Not Your Usual Pasta Salad

Name: Not Your Usual Pasta Salad
Total time: 100
Yield: 16
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

Recipe by KB COUNTRYGIRL from allrecipes.com

Lunch 2 Hr. 40 Mins.

Ingredients

16 servings

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1 (16 ounce) package seashell pasta
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8 slices bacon
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1 cup creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip®)
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¼ cup white wine vinegar
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2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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2 cloves garlic, crushed
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1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
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1 teaspoon dried oregano

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1 red onion, finely diced
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1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, rinsed and drained
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4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
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½ green bell pepper, diced
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½ red bell pepper, diced
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2 stalks celery, diced
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½ cup sliced black olives
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½ cup diced sharp Cheddar cheese
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¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook shell pasta at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water.
Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels; crumble.
Whisk creamy salad dressing, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, olive oil, garlic, Dijon mustard, and oregano together in a bowl to make a creamy dressing.
Mix pasta, bacon, red onion, water chestnuts, eggs, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, celery, olives, Cheddar cheese, and Parmesan cheese together in a large bowl. Add dressing and stir to coat. Chill in refrigerator at least 1 hour before serving.