Spinach and Caesar Pasta Salad

  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Salad® Caesar pasta salad mix
  • 1 package (12 oz) turkey bacon, cooked and cut into small pieces
  • 1 container (10 oz) washed fresh baby spinach leaves
  • 1 package (8 oz) sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 5 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon water

Steps

  • 1
    Empty Pasta mix into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • 2
    Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well.
  • 3
    In large bowl, gently toss together pasta, bacon, spinach, mushrooms and eggs. In small bowl, stir together Seasoning and Crouton Blend, sugar, ketchup, vinegar, oil and water. Just before serving, gently toss salad ingredients with seasoning mixture. Serve immediately.

  • Use precooked bacon and make this salad even faster.
  • Toss in crumbled blue cheese.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
340
Calories from Fat
160
Total Fat
18g
27%
Saturated Fat
4g
21%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
155mg
52%
Sodium
1040mg
43%
Potassium
460mg
13%
Total Carbohydrate
31g
10%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
12g
Protein
16g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
70%
70%
Vitamin C
20%
20%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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