by All Recipes
Serves: 6. Preparation time: 40 minutes.
- 1 lb. Short Pasta (Mini Bowtie)
- 10 Slices of Cooked Crispy Bacon (Chopped)
- 2 C. Chilled Dill Pickles (Chopped)
- ⅓ C. Pickle Brine
- 2 T. Fresh Dill (Chopped)
- 1 C. Sharp Cheddar Cheese (Diced)
- ⅔ C. Mayonnaise
- ⅔ C. Sour Cream
- 1½ t. Kosher Salt
- 1 t. Fresh Ground Pepper
- 1 t. Onion Powder
- Table Salt
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add some table salt and cook the Pasta until al dente (about 10 minutes). Drain and rinse well in warm water.
• Cook the Bacon in a frying pan or microwave it (covered) until well done, then dry with paper towel. Dice it or crumble the Crispy Bacon.
• In a large bowl add the Cooked Pasta, the Chopped Pickles, Dill, Cheese and half the Crispy Bacon. Mix thoroughly.
• In a medium bowl mix the Pickle Brine, Kosher Salt, Mayonnaise, Sour Cream, Black Pepper and Onion Powder until well combined. Now add this mixture onto the Pasta bowl and mix well. Transfer to a serving bowl. Refrigerate 2+ hours if desired. Top with the remaining Crumbled Crisp Bacon and serve.
Dill Pickle - It's just a Cucumber fermented in vinegar and "pickled" in the herb, dill. Pickles are all the rage in 2025. "Pickleback" is a shot of (Irish) Whiskey, followed by a chaser of Pickle Brine. It was concocted by a bar in Brooklyn, NY. and now spread nationwide. Who knew this would be a popular craze?
