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Seaside BLT Pasta Salad
A refreshing pasta salad combining sweet lump crabmeat with crisp bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes. It uses a convenient boxed ranch and bacon pasta mix as a base, making assembly incredibly fast. This chilled dish is a great choice for warm weather picnics or casual weekend lunches. The creamy dressing gets a bright lift from fresh lemon juice, perfectly complementing the rich crab and salty pork.
Ingredients
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Salad™ ranch & bacon salad mix
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 cans (6 oz each) lump crabmeat, drained, rinsed
- ¼ cup thinly sliced green onions (4 medium)
- 4 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled (¼ cup)
- 2 cups thinly sliced iceberg lettuce
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped, drained (1½ cups)
Instructions
- 1Fill a 3-quart saucepan two-thirds full of water and bring to a boil. Add the pasta mix and boil gently uncovered for 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the seasoning mix, mayonnaise, milk, and lemon juice. Fold in the drained crabmeat, sliced green onions, and crumbled bacon.
- 2Drain the cooked pasta and rinse under cold water. Shake off the excess water and stir the pasta into the crabmeat mixture. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour to chill. Just before serving, gently toss the salad with the sliced iceberg lettuce and chopped tomatoes until evenly coated.