Cobb Pasta Salad

While my girlie loves to just eat a hard boiled egg right from the shell we decorated for Easter, I prefer to find some ways to eat them in or with something. I have always loved a fresh Cobb Salad, but since I had some pasta in the pantry and ham (instead of chicken) I decided to try a Cobb Pasta Salad (variation)! My girlie and I had fun making it together and we all enjoyed eating it!



Ingredients:

• Hard Boiled (Easter) Eggs


• Pasta (I had a 1/4 box each of ditallini and ziti in the pantry so that's what we used)


• Ham diced or chopped (use your leftover Easter ham or deli ham)


• Shredded Cheddar Cheese


• Crumbled Bacon


• Chunks of fresh tomato


• Cucumber slices


• Onion chopped


• Salt & Pepper to taste


• Italian & Ranch Dressing

Directions:

Boil pasta, drain and let cool. Dice your tomatoes and onions and slice cucumbers. Put veggies in a big bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste and a splash of Italian Dressing, stir to coat. Add your pasta to the bowl, add a little more Italian Dressing and stir to coat and combine with the veggies.

Layer your plate: pasta and veggies, then top with a row of diced/chopped ham, a row of chopped hard boiled egg, a row of shredded cheddar and finally a row of chopped bacon.

You can then decide whether to eat with Italian Dressing or as I did with some Ranch Dressing on the side!

This post is linked with Blessed With Grace for Tempt My Tummy Tuesday and Balancing Beauty and Bedlam for Tasty Tuesday. Check out the other yummy dishes over there...sure helps me with my meal planning!

Enjoy,