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.
Prep Time:10 minutesmins
Ingredients
4cupsof frozen peasthawed
3/4cupof sharp cheddar cheeseshredded
1/2cupof prepared ranch dressing
1/3cupof diced red onion
1/4tspof salt
1/4tspof pepper
8strips of baconcooked 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.