BLT Pasta Salad

BLT Pasta Salad is some serious comfort food - the perfect crowd pleasing side dish or main course for a backyard barbecue, party or picnic!

INGREDIENTS
Salad
2 cups pasta farfalle, fusilli or macaroni
1 1/2 cup tomatoes chopped
4 cups Romaine lettuce chopped
4 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup red onion chopped
Dressing
1/4 cup ranch dressing
1/4 cup plain yogurt Greek if available
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tbsp vinegar red wine or apple cider vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta until al dente. Meanwhile, prepare the rest of the salad.
In a medium-large bowl, place the tomatoes, lettuce, bacon and red onion.
In a small bowl, mix ranch, yogurt, mayonnaise, vinegar and pepper.
Drain the pasta and rinse with cold water to cool down.
Then toss pasta with the BLT mixture and the dressing until coated. Serve and enjoy!

NOTES
If you want to make a vegetarian version, you can substitute in vegan bacon bits like these.