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    Home » Recipes » Side Dishes

    Bacon Crab Pasta Salad

    Published: Sep 21, 2016 Modified: Aug 25, 2021 by Kristin King / This post may contain affiliate links

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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!

    Overhead view of bacon crab pasta salad on a white bowl on a blue background garnished with parsley.

    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.)

    Side shot of bacon crab pasta salad in a white bowl on a white and blue cloth.

    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.

    Overhead shot of bacon crab pasta salad in a white bowl on a white and blue cloth.

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    Bacon Crab Pasta Salad

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

    Ingredients
     

    • 8 ounces orzo pasta (½ box)
    • 8 ounces imitation crab (roughly chopped)
    • 10 ounces frozen peas, thawed (1 bag)
    • ½ cup chopped cooked bacon
    • ½ cup mayonnaise
    • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
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    Instructions
     

    • Cook the orzo pasta according to the directions on the box.
      8 ounces orzo pasta
    • While the pasta is cooking, combine the rest of the ingredients in a medium bowl.
      8 ounces imitation crab, 10 ounces frozen peas, thawed, ½ cup chopped cooked bacon, ½ cup mayonnaise, ¼ teaspoon onion powder
    • When the pasta is done, drain and rinse a bit with cold water to cool the pasta.
    • Combine in the bowl with the rest of the ingredients and mix well.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 529kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 526mg | Potassium: 299mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 560IU | Vitamin C: 28.4mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1.8mg

    Nutritional information is an estimate. The nutritional values for your final dish may vary based on measuring differences and products used.

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    1. Carrie Bearie

      March 10, 2021 at 10:01 pm

      5 stars
      My husband and I both loved this! I googled bacon and fake crab meat recipes because that's what I had to cook with for dinner! I used a special onion mix (vs. onion powder), and I added a little bit of sour cream and salt and pepper. Very good!

      Reply
      • Kristin

        March 11, 2021 at 12:41 pm

        That's great to hear, thanks so much! Love your customizations! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Quinn Caudill

      October 03, 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
    3. Kristin McCarthy

      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
    4. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome

      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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