The flavors of blue cheese and steak come together in this creamy pasta salad - a delicious dinner made using Betty Crocker® Suddenly Salad® ranch and bacon salad mix.
Creamy Black and Blue Pasta Salad
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 box (7.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Salad® ranch and bacon salad mix
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 oz blue cheese, crumbled (1/2 cup)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1 package (6 oz) refrigerated seasoned steak strips, chopped
- 1 bag (6 oz) fresh baby spinach leaves
Instructions
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Step1Fill 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of water; heat to boiling. Add Pasta. Gently boil, uncovered, 12 minutes, stirring occasionally; drain. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.
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Step2Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine Seasoning mix from packet, mayonnaise, sour cream, blue cheese and lemon juice. Stir in remaining ingredients except spinach. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
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Step3Just before serving, place 2 cups of the spinach on each of 4 plates; divide pasta salad evenly over spinach.
Nutrition
540
Calories
27g
Total Fat
28g
Protein
48g
Total Carbohydrate
9g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 540
- Calories from Fat
- 240
- Total Fat
- 27g
- 41%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 38%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 65mg
- 21%
- Sodium
- 950mg
- 39%
- Potassium
- 630mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 48g
- 16%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 14%
- Sugars
- 9g
- Protein
- 28g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 140%
- 140%
- Vitamin C
- 100%
- 100%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 3 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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