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Italian Style Chop Salad

A hearty and flavor filled chop salad inspired by Italian flavors and created with simple ingredients
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: chop salad, easy sides, Italian salad, pasta salad, salad, side dishes

Ingredients

  • 2 heads romaine lettuce chopped
  • 1 package bacon cooked
  • 8 oz provel rope cheese feta or parmesan also work; crumbled
  • cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • 2 bell peppers red, yellow, or orange; chopped
  • pepperocini peppers
  • 8 oz ditalini noodles
  • Imo's salad dressing classic Italian dressing will work as well

Instructions

  • Cook the ditalini noodles and bacon according to packaging.
  • Crumble the bacon once it is cooled completely.
  • In a large bowl, toss chopped romaine, cheese, tomatoes, bell peppers, pepperocinis, noodles, and bacon
  • Add the salad dressing when you are ready to serve the salad to prevent it from becoming soggy. Use just enough to lightly coat, not soak, the salad. I used about half of the bottle
  • Serve chilled

Notes

All ingredients are measured to your preference. Add as much of each topping as desired.