This fun Weight Watcher’s BLT Pasta Salad is the perfect side to bring to your next 4th of July gathering. A lighter version of a pasta salad with a spin on the classic BLT sandwich.
For the 4th of July the husband and I are packing it up and going to the lake. Just like all North Dakotan’s and Minnesotan’s do around this time of year. You’ll get eaten alive by mosquitos and stay awake all night listening to never ending fireworks being shot off. We did not go out and buy any fireworks at all, hopefully there’ll be some people shooting some off around the different parts of the lake. I’m definitely bringing my camera and trying to get pictures of that. Hopefully a star trail picture too. I love night time photography.
I’m bringing this pasta salad recipe I found on pinterest and let me tell you something about pinterest. If you see a recipe that keeps on getting repinned and repinned over and over again it’s usually a good recipe. This one did not disappoint either. I mean c’mon it’s a BLT pasta salad in a sauce with light mayo, vinegar and mustard and it’s topped with BACON. You can still eat bacon and be Healthy at the same time.
Weight Watcher’s BLT Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 3 2/3 cup large macaroni shells pasta, cooked
- 4 cup tomatoes, diced
- 4 slice bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 3 cup lettuce, thinly sliced (can sub scallions 1 cup or as many as you like)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup fat free mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup light sour cream (can sub greek yogurt)
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 salt
- 1 pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix pasta, bacon, tomatoes, and lettuce.
- In a small bowl, mix sugar, vinegar, mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, and salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
Weight Watchers Points: 3 points per 1/2 cup
SmartPoints: 5 (divide into 6 equal portions)
Recipe and nutrition info food.com
Points plus will very on this recipe depending on serving size.
If you want even more flavor add in about a 1 tsp of liquid smoke and a packet of ranch seasoning.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 6
- Fat: 4.7g
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 9.6 g
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 5
If you like pasta salads try this Mexican Pasta Salad
This pasta salad looks really amazing! I love a combination of mayonnaise and sour cream in my pasta salad!
Is that scallions you’ve sprinkled on top?
Yep!
this looks so tasty! quick question – did the lettuce hold up ok in this salad? did it get too soggy? just wondering if i should mix in the lettuce right before serving… ?
I didn’t serve this for 3 days and the lettuce was still good.
“3⅔ cup large macaroni shells pasta, cooked
4 cup tomatoes, diced”
So…there are more tomatoes than actual pasta? Does that work out to be a nice balance?
The recipe says “large pasta shells,” but those look like very small pasta shells – is that a typo or does it just look small in the picture?
Also, is 4 cups of diced tomatoes correct? That seems like a LOT.
Thanks! Making this tonight so hopefully it tastes as good as it looks!
There are so many recipes on your website that I want to eat right now! I’m so excited to try this one. YUM!
Glad to hear!
Hi there — just wondering if anyone has figured out the tomato amount — is it 4 cups? Looks delish as does the Mexican Pasta Salad.
Do you think it’d be good if I held the tomatoes?
yes
So…this looks amazing, and I can’t wait to try it. However, it appears (in the picture) that there are green onions. But, I don’t see green onions in the list of ingredients. Are there in fact, green onions in this?
use the amount of tomatoes YOU lk e…..green onions were used as a garnish it looks like! Or mix some in! It’s a pasta salad , make it to your liking!
Green onions are also zero points too. 🙂
I’ve never been a big fan of any type of vinegar. I see its only 2 tsp. in this recipe. Can you actually taste the vinegar in it? Does it serve a purpose in the recipe or can I just omit it?
Just out of curiosity – how did you calculate the weight watchers points plus value? When I input the ingredients into their website for 6 servings, it says that each 1 cup serving is 12 points. The nutritional facts that you have stated calculate it out to be 2 ppv per serving. How did you get these numbers? Thanks.
I used the Weight Watcher’s Points Plus calculator on their website got the recipe from a website that provided the nutrition info for me.
I entered the ingredients into the WW recipe builder and the points plus per serving (recipe divided in 6) was 6 points plus.
The points plus will very on this recipe depending on serving size.
Hi – I see all if and but’s, it’s a salad “Have fun with it”
Sooooo…. The main question concerning the tomatoes was never answered but others were. That’s very odd. Mind answering whether or not it IS actually 4 cups? Lots of tomatoes.
great recipe even the pickiest of my grandsons liked it. Used nonfat Greek yogurt in place of sour cream. Will definitely become a regular addition to our summer menus.
Oh wow this looks fabulous!! I’m always looking for new takes on classics, and this sounds perfect. My husband would just love it! Thanks!!!
How did everyone get 4 pts? I used the same amounts of everything, but used whole wheat medium shells and mine is coming up as 7 points per half cup.
4 pts was the old plan before smart points.
Search function is easy to use. I’m going to try the WW BLT Salad. Sounds yummy.
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I made this recipe with just a few small changes and my picky family loved it! I used the small shell pasta and only 3 Roma tomatoes. I also added to this recipe some celery, diced half red and yellow bell peppers, diced red onion and added some cubed sharp cheddar cheese.With the leftovers, I added diced rotisserie chicken to it and it was delicious. I don’t follow Weight Watchers, so I know nothing about how theses changes effects points, etc., but love this recipe!! Thanks for sharing!!