Quick & Easy Bacon Pea Salad
This Quick & Easy Bacon Pea Salad is the perfect side dish! This simple recipe is welcome at any meal and is always a crowd-pleaser at potlucks, barbeques, picnics, and Church lunches.
Last Friday was one of those cool fall evenings, perfect for a backyard fire. We roasted hot dogs, opened a bag of potato chips, and I whipped up a batch of this quick and easy Bacon Pea Salad. It was the perfect meal for a cozy family night, topped off with smores for dessert.
I’ve made Bacon Pea Salad countless times for picnics, potlucks, and simple family meals. It’s one of my go-to’s when I need to make something fast that I know MOST people will love and eat.
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Why You’ll Love This Quick and Easy Bacon Pea Salad
- The actual prep time takes about 10 minutes – just mix everything but the bacon together, chill and stir in the bacon when you’re ready to serve it.
- There is something really awesome about the flavor/texture of the peas, bacon, and shredded cheddar cheese mixed together. Frozen veggies never tasted so good!
- You can easily swap out half a cup of real bacon bits for the bacon strips, making this side dish even easier.
- Swap the bacon out for turkey bacon or even leftover Easter ham for another tasty combination.
What You’ll Need to Make Quick and Easy Bacon Pea Salad
- 4 cups of frozen peas (thawed)
- 3/4 cup of sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup of prepared ranch dressing
- 1/3 cup of diced red onion
- 1/4 tsp of salt
- 1/4 tsp of pepper
- 8 strips of bacon, cooked and crumbled
To make this recipe even easier, you can substitute 1/2 cup of real bacon bits (the kind that look and feel like REAL bacon, not the dried kind) for the bacon strips.
When I made the recipe for these photographs, I used turkey bacon and reduced-fat ranch dressing to make it a little healthier.
How to Make Easy Bacon Pea Salad Side Dish
Step One
Combine all of the ingredients except for the bacon in a large serving bowl, making sure that everything is coated with ranch dressing.
Cover the bowl and put in in the refrigerator, allowing it to chill for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Step Two
Sir in the bacon crumbles just before serving.
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Quick & Easy Bacon Pea Salad
Ingredients
- 4 cups of frozen peas thawed
- 3/4 cup of sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup of prepared ranch dressing
- 1/3 cup of diced red onion
- 1/4 tsp of salt
- 1/4 tsp of pepper
- 8 strips of bacon cooked and crumbled
Instructions
Step One
- Combine all of the ingredients except for the bacon in a large serving bowl, making sure that everything is coated with ranch dressing.
- Cover the bowl and put it in the refrigerator, allowing it to chill for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Step Two
- Sir in the bacon crumbles just before serving.
Notes
- To make this recipe even easier, you can substitute 1/2 cup of real bacon bits (the kind that looks and feel like REAL bacon, not the dried kind) for the bacon strips.
- Use turkey bacon and reduced-fat ranch dressing to make it a little healthier.
