Description
A delicious and colorful Fall Pasta Salad featuring creamy poppyseed dressing and savory turkey bacon.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces fusilli pasta
- 1 cup cooked turkey bacon, chopped
- 1/2 cup diced apples
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup celery, diced
- 1/4 cup green onions, sliced
Instructions
- Cook the fusilli pasta according to package directions. Drain and let cool.
- In a large bowl, combine the cooled pasta, turkey bacon, apples, cranberries, walnuts, celery, and green onions.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the creamy poppyseed dressing.
- Pour the dressing over the pasta mixture and toss to combine.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- This salad can be made a day in advance for easier meal prep.
- Feel free to add additional vegetables like bell peppers or carrots for added crunch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: fall pasta salad, creamy dressing, turkey bacon