Creamy Parmesan Pasta Salad

Creamy Parmesan Pasta Salad

This Creamy Parmesan Pasta Salad will knock your socks off! it’s a cinch to make and super scrumptious. BBQ and potluck winner!

Are you always looking for an easy side dish to serve with your grilled meats and burgers and hot dogs?  Well look  no further. This pasta salad is simple to make and always a huge hit. We always have the ingredients to make this pasta salad in our fridge and pantry so are always ready to throw this pasta salad together. 

I don’t know about you but we like pasta salad when it has been sitting awhile. even made the day before you need it. The flavors meld together and when possible we always make it the day before.  If you haven’t tried this with any of the pasta salads you make you really should. 

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Creamy Parmesan Pasta Salad is an easy peasy recipe that consists of  pasta, mayo, frozen peas, lemon juice, salt, pepper and bacon! With those ingredients this is destined to become a new favorite dinner side dish,  BBQ or  potluck favorite! 

HOW TO MAKE CREAMY PARMESAN PASTA SALAD

Boil pasta as directed on package. Add frozen peas in the last few minutes of boiling. Strain shells and peas.
Wash and strain with cold water to cool down the pasta and peas. Pour into a large bowl.
 Stir in mayo, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Add parmesan, salt, and pepper. Toss well.
Top with cooked crispy bacon and parsley.
Toss well.
Place in fridge until ready to serve. 

This pasta salad is so super simple because it doesn’t involve chopping and dicing any vegetables. Of course if you want to add any extra veggie you like but we like this pasta salad just as is. Plain, simple, creamy and delicious. 

Make this a complete meal by adding some grilled chicken, steak or shrimp along this delectable side dish and dinner is done! 

OTHER PASTA SALADS YOU MIGHT LIKE:

Caprese Pasta Salad

Broccoli Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

Easy Creamy Pasta Salad

Zesty Italian Pasta Salad

Creamy Parmesan Pasta Salad

This Creamy Parmesan Pasta Salad will knock your socks off! it's a cinch to make and super scrumptious.

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 9 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 lb. pasta shells, cooked
• 1 ⅓ cups mayonnaise
• ¾ cup parmesan cheese; shredded
• ½ cup frozen peas
• 1 lemon; juiced
• 4-6 slices of bacon; cooked and diced
• 2 tsp sea salt
• 2 tsp black pepper
• ⅓ cup

  chopped Italian parsley

Instructions

• 1. Boil pasta as directed on package.

  2. Add frozen peas in the last few minutes of boiling. Strain shells and peas.

  Wash and strain with cold water to cool down the pasta and peas. Pour into a large bowl.

  3. Juice the lemon. Stir in mayo, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Add parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Toss well.

  4. Top with bacon and parsley and toss well.

  5. Place in fridge until ready to serve.
  
  
  
  
  
  

Disclaimer

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.