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Home » Creative Recipes » Recipe Attributes » 30-Minutes-or-Less » Jalapeno Popper Pasta Salad

Jalapeno Popper Pasta Salad

Jalapeno Popper Pasta Salad

BY: Michele
PUBLISHED: May 15, 2014
UPDATED: Dec 9, 2020
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Jalapeño Popper Pasta Salad is my contribution to a Summer Salad Recipe Round up with several fantastic bloggers to celebrate May as Salad month.

Jalapeno Popper Pasta Salad

This Jalapeño Popper Pasta Salad is perfect for a barbecue, picnic, or pot luck…..spicy, creamy, crispy, and crunchy.

Jalapeno Popper Pasta Salad

This pasta salad includes jalapeños, and bacon just as in a jalapeño popper appetizer, providing a bit of a kick to the usual summer pasta salad.

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Jalapeno Popper Pasta Salad

Jalapeño Popper Pasta Salad is perfect for a barbecue, picnic, or pot luck…..spicy, creamy, crispy, and crunchy.
Course Pasta Salad, Salad, Side
Cuisine American
Keyword Jalapeno Popper Pasta Salad
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
Servings 8
Calories 429kcal
Author Michele @ Flavor Mosaic

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces dried penne pasta
  • ½ cup mayonnaise I use light mayonnaise
  • ½ cup sour cream I use light sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 to 3 jalapeños seeded and chopped (or 1 can chopped jalapeños)
  • 1 cup of Mexican Blend cheese shredded
  • 6 slices center cut bacon cooked and chopped
  • 1 cup of crushed Ritz crackers
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Instructions 

  • Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.
  • Run cold water over pasta to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream, garlic powder, and pepper together.
  • Stir pasta, jalapeños and bacon into the mayonnaise dressing until combined. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Sprinkle crackers over the pasta salad before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 429kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 538mg | Potassium: 209mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 229IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 132mg | Iron: 1mg

 

In honor of Salad month, here is our full list of Salad recipes.  I’m not sure which one I want to try first!  They all look wonderful.  Please visit these wonderful blogs, and pin and share your favorites.

Summer Salad Round Up

1. Tzatziki Pasta Salad from Life Tastes Good

2. Zesty Bread Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette from The Cookie Rookie

3. Honey Dijon Spinach Salad from Grumpy’s Honeybunch

4. Berry Delicious Fruit Salad from Dizzy Busy and Hungry

5. Orecchiette Greek Pasta Salad from Recipes, Food and Cooking

6. Bacon Ranch Potato Salad from Num’s the Word

7. Jalapeno Popper Pasta Salad from Flavor Mosaic

8. Super Salad from Memories By the Mile

9. BLT Chopped Salad from Food Storage Moms

10. Mexican Lime Quinoa Salad from Hot Eats and Cool Reads

 

You may also like my Antipasto Pasta Salad.

Antipasto Pasta Salad

Another pasta salad you may like if my Bacon Pasta Salad Primavera.

Bacon Pasta Salad Primavera

If you are looking for a green salad, try my Apple Walnut Cranberry Salad.

Apple Walnut Cranberry Salad

 

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Filed Under: 30-Minutes-or-Less, Budget-friendly, Comfort Food, Dinner Recipes, July 4th, Lunch, Make Ahead, Memorial Day, Pasta, Pasta Salads, Pot Luck, Quick and Easy, Recipe Round Up, Ritz, Savory, Side Dishes, Spicy, Summer Tagged With: bacon, cheese, jalapeños, mayonnaise, penne pasta, ritz crackers, sour cream, summer

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Comments

  1. Renee's Kitchen Adventures says

    May 15, 2014 at 8:42 am

    This sounds like something my family would really love. We are big fans of jalapeno poppers! I love that you found a way to use up some of those ritz crackers too! haha

    Reply
  2. Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says

    May 16, 2014 at 1:00 am

    Perfect for summer!

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    • Michele says

      May 16, 2014 at 1:30 pm

      Thanks Jamie!

      Reply
  3. Marion@Life Tastes Good says

    May 19, 2014 at 12:25 pm

    Love this! We love your Buffalo Chicken Jalapeno Popper Pizza, so I can’t wait to try this!! I still have Ritz Crackers, so this would be a great way to use some of those up!! Pinning!!

    Reply
  4. Erica (@Erica's Recipes) says

    May 28, 2014 at 7:00 pm

    Oh my gosh I just salad died this looks AMAZING!

    Reply
    • Erica (@Erica's Recipes) says

      May 28, 2014 at 7:01 pm

      lol I typed so fast I didn’t see my flub on the word order – but you know what I meant 🙂

      Reply
      • Michele says

        May 28, 2014 at 7:08 pm

        LOL Erica! I know what you meant! Thanks for the compliment. You have some amazing recipes too!

        Reply
  5. My Recipe Journey says

    June 7, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    What a great idea! I’ll have to try this! Thanks! Pinning! =D

    Reply
  6. Food and health says

    April 18, 2016 at 11:24 am

    Great pasta salad

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