Name: Not Your Usual Pasta Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Seashell pasta - 1 (16 ounce) package; Bacon - 8 slices; Creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip®) - 1 cup; White wine vinegar - ¼ cup; Worcestershire sauce - 2 tablespoons; Olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Garlic, crushed - 2 cloves; Dijon mustard - 1 tablespoon; Dried oregano - 1 teaspoon; Red onion, finely diced - 1; Sliced water chestnuts, rinsed and drained - 1 (8 ounce) can; Hard-cooked eggs, chopped - 4; Green bell pepper, diced - ½; Red bell pepper, diced - ½; Celery, diced - 2 stalks; Sliced black olives - ½ cup; Diced sharp Cheddar cheese - ½ cup; Grated Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Not Your Usual Pasta Salad

1. Seashell pasta - 1 (16 ounce) package

2. Bacon - 8 slices

3. Creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip®) - 1 cup

4. White wine vinegar - ¼ cup

5. Worcestershire sauce - 2 tablespoons

6. Olive oil - 2 tablespoons

7. Garlic, crushed - 2 cloves

8. Dijon mustard - 1 tablespoon

9. Dried oregano - 1 teaspoon

10. Red onion, finely diced - 1

11. Sliced water chestnuts, rinsed and drained - 1 (8 ounce) can

12. Hard-cooked eggs, chopped - 4

13. Green bell pepper, diced - ½

14. Red bell pepper, diced - ½

15. Celery, diced - 2 stalks

16. Sliced black olives - ½ cup

17. Diced sharp Cheddar cheese - ½ cup

18. Grated Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Not Your Usual Pasta Salad

1. Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook shell pasta at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water.

2. Stage

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels; crumble.

3. Stage

Whisk creamy salad dressing, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, olive oil, garlic, Dijon mustard, and oregano together in a bowl to make a creamy dressing.

4. Stage

Mix pasta, bacon, red onion, water chestnuts, eggs, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, celery, olives, Cheddar cheese, and Parmesan cheese together in a large bowl. Add dressing and stir to coat. Chill in refrigerator at least 1 hour before serving.