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Creamy Bacon Broccoli Pasta Salad

Here is a delicious and quick pasta salad made with bacon, broccoli, and a creamy dressing.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6 servings
Calories 783 kcal

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients

  • 16 ounce rotini pasta
  • 1 pound fresh broccoli chopped with stems removed
  • ½ cup diced red onion
  • ½ pound bacon cooked crispy and crumbled
  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • ½ cup red wine vinegar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Cook the rotini pasta in your pressure cooker with water for the broth depth for about 4 minutes under high pressure.
  • Once done, do a quick release. Drain and rinse pasta under cold water.
  • Chop broccoli into bite-size pieces and dice red onion.
  • Cook bacon till crisp and crumble it into small pieces.
  • In a big bowl, mix pasta, broccoli, onion, and bacon. Whisk mayo, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper to create dressing. Toss all together with the dressing and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

Serve chilled. Consider adding chopped pecans or halved red grapes for extra flavor.