Turkey Bacon Pasta Salad
Turn leftover turkey into a refreshing pasta salad with sweet great peas, crunchy celery topped with bacon.
Yield
6 servingsPrep
15 minCook
15 minReady
180 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | cups |
pasta, fusilli
Tri color, or regular |
* |
| 10 | ounces |
green peas
frozen |
|
| 2 | cups |
turkey
cooked, cut up |
*
|
| ¾ | cup |
salad dressing
|
|
| ½ | cup |
cheddar cheese
shredded |
|
| 5 | medium |
scallions, spring or green onions
sliced |
|
| 1 | stalk |
celery
sliced |
*
|
| ⅓ | cup |
sweet relish
optional |
|
| 4 | slices |
bacon
cooke crisp and crumbled |
|
| 3 | cups |
lettuce
torn into bite size pieces, or mixed greens, optional |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 355 | ml |
pasta, fusilli
Tri color, or regular |
* |
| 289 | ml/g |
green peas
frozen |
|
| 473 | ml |
turkey
cooked, cut up |
*
|
| 177 | ml |
salad dressing
|
|
| 118 | ml |
cheddar cheese
shredded |
|
| 5 | medium |
scallions, spring or green onions
sliced |
|
| 1 | medium |
celery
sliced |
*
|
| 79 | ml |
sweet relish
optional |
|
| 4 | slices |
bacon
cooke crisp and crumbled |
|
| 7.1E+2 | ml |
lettuce
torn into bite size pieces, or mixed greens, optional |
*
|
Directions
Cook the pasta according to the package directions and drain.
Rinse with cold water and drain again.
Rinse the frozen peas with cold water to separate and drain.
Mix the pasta, peas and remaining ingredients except the greens (if using) and the bacon if using.
Serve topped with crumbled bacon on a bed of greens.
