Turkey Bacon Pasta Salad
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Turn leftover turkey into a refreshing pasta salad with sweet great peas, crunchy celery topped with bacon.
Ingredients
| 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 |
* |
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.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 87g (3.1 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 18667% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 14g
21%
Saturated Fat 4g
20%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 16mg
5%
Sodium 834mg
35%
Total Carbohydrate
4g
4%
Dietary Fiber 1g
6%
Sugars g
Protein
11g
Vitamin A 14%
•
Vitamin C 7%
Calcium 8%
•
Iron 5%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
