Creamy Pea Pasta Salad Recipe that is perfect served along side a holiday ham or for a side dish with any meal. Would be delicious served at a summer barbecue.
Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water following the directions on the box. Rinse and drain the pasta well. Pour the pasta into a large mixing bowl.
Add the diced tomatoes, sliced green onions and chopped bacon to the bowl. Toss well.
Roughly chop the hard boiled eggs and add them to the bowl. Gently mix to combine with the other ingredients.
In a small bowl mix the dressing ingredients well.
Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients in the bowl and toss well to coat all of the pasta salad ingredients with the dressing.
Fold the drained canned peas into the pasta salad just until combined.
Slice a few extra hard boiled eggs in half and arrange on top of the creamy pea pasta salad before serving, if desired.
Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Makes about 8 to 10 servings.
Recipe Expert Tips
I used a combination of small fresh red tomatoes and yellow cherry tomatoes from my garden. You can use 1 or 2 large red tomatoes if that that is what you have.