rae's italian bs pasta salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (12 ounce) package tri-colored spiral pasta
• 1 pound bacon
• 1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach leaves
• 1/3 cup italian-style dressing
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle creamy italian-style salad dressing
• 3 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced
• 1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 4 hrs 35 mins


• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. cook spiral pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 12 minutes; drain.
• fry bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, 5 to 10 minutes. drain bacon on paper towels and crumble. reserve about 2 tablespoons of bacon grease.
• wilt spinach in the skillet with reserved bacon grease over medium heat, 2 to 3 minutes.
• toss cooked pasta with 1/3 cup italian-style dressing in a large bowl; stir bacon, spinach, and green onions into coated pasta.
• stir creamy italian-style dressing, tomatoes, and olives into pasta mixture. chill in refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight.