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Bacon Crab Pasta Salad

September 21, 2016 by Kristin 3 Comments

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Bacon Crab Pasta Salad is great as a side dish or a light main dish. And so easy peasy to make!Bacon Crab Pasta Salad | DizzyBusyandHungry.com - Great as a side dish or a light main dish. And so easy peasy to make!

I am not a huge fan of peas, I will admit. But I truly do not mind them in this Bacon Crab Pasta Salad. And Thing 1 and Thing 2 seem to feel the same, so this recipe is a great way to get veggies into the kids without having to deal with the sour faces and pouty postures.

Yes, even as teenagers, they still raise a fuss over having to eat things they don’t like! I am hopeful that someday that will change, but for the moment the sour faces and pouty posture show up whenever I serve something deemed to be ‘yucky’. (Oh, and what is deemed yucky seems to frequently change without any notice at all.)

Bacon Crab Pasta Salad | DizzyBusyandHungry.com - Great as a side dish or a light main dish. And so easy peasy to make!

I actually wasn’t really surprised that Thing 1 liked the Bacon Crab Pasta Salad, but I wasn’t too sure how Thing 2 would feel, as he is the pickier of the two. I confess that he didn’t LOVE this, but he ate all of it without complaint, which is huge for him! So this dish is getting a permanent spot in our rotation.

You can shortcut your prep by buying pre-cooked bacon or even the bacon recipe pieces (not artificial bacon bits, but the pieces that are actually real bacon). I confess that I did that.

But the next time I make this, I will probably just cook up some bacon to use in it, because I bet it will taste even better, and it isn’t that hard to do.

Bacon Crab Pasta Salad | DizzyBusyandHungry.com - Great as a side dish or a light main dish. And so easy peasy to make!

Bacon Crab Pasta Salad

Great as a side dish or a light main dish. And so easy peasy to make!
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Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 529 kcal
Author Kristin

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces orzo pasta (1/2 box)
  • 8 ounces imitation crab (roughly chopped)
  • 10 ounces frozen peas, thawed (1 bag)
  • 1/2 cup chopped cooked bacon
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder

Instructions

  1. Cook the orzo pasta according to the directions on the box.
  2. While the pasta is cooking, combine the rest of the ingredients in a medium bowl.
  3. When the pasta is done, drain and rinse a bit with cold water to cool the pasta.
  4. Combine in the bowl with the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
Nutrition Facts
Bacon Crab Pasta Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 529 Calories from Fat 207
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23g 35%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 20mg 7%
Sodium 526mg 22%
Potassium 299mg 9%
Total Carbohydrates 62g 21%
Dietary Fiber 6g 24%
Sugars 7g
Protein 15g 30%
Vitamin A 11.2%
Vitamin C 34.4%
Calcium 3%
Iron 10.2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Enjoy!
Kristin -
 

 

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  1. Quinn Caudill says

    October 3, 2016 at 1:41 pm

    We have been obsessed with orzo lately and this salad sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing with us at Throwback Thursday. Pinned and shared!

    Reply
  2. Kristin McCarthy says

    September 29, 2016 at 2:17 pm

    This basically encompasses everything I love about food- sans cheese. I could eat this every single day- no joke.

    #theshinebloghop

    Reply
  3. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says

    September 26, 2016 at 8:54 am

    I love orzo – this salad looks incredibly good! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up!

    Reply

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