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Not Your Usual Pasta Salad

By KB COUNTRYGIRL • Pasta Salad • Cuisine?
4.63 Prep: 20m Cook: 20m
Ingredients:
  • 1 (16 ounce) package seashell pasta
  • 8 slices bacon
  • 1 cup creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip®)
  • ¼ cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 red onion, finely diced
  • 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, rinsed and drained
  • 4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
  • ½ green bell pepper, diced
  • ½ red bell pepper, diced
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • ½ cup sliced black olives
  • ½ cup diced sharp Cheddar cheese
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Created: Sep 23, 2025 Updated: Sep 23, 2025