BLT Pasta Salad Recipe — The Mom 100

Ingredients

• 10 slices bacon
• 2 pints cherry or grape tomatoes ((halved))
• 4 cups thinly sliced romaine lettuce
• 1 cup thinly sliced scallions
• 1 pound bow tie pasta ((or gemelli, fusilli, small shells, penne rigate, or other small chunky shaped pasta))
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• ½ cup Ranch or Caesar dressing ((store-bought or homemade))
• ¼ cup milk
• Juice of 1 lemon
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper ((to taste))
• 1 avocado ((diced; optional))