Susie's Pasta Salad

I haven't been doing a lot of blogging lately because we have been very busy. Two and a half years ago we sold our home and moved into a high rise condo in mid-town Kansas City. We have loved the experience, but decided that we wanted a place with our own deck and a little outside space for a pot or two of flowers and herbs. Consequently, we sold our condo and found a forty year old townhouse in Leawood, Kansas, that we are having totally renovated.  It is almost like building new, as we have to pick out flooring, tile, cabinets, paint, lights, etc. etc. We are moving out of the condo on August 28th and hope to have the townhouse done by September 1. Wish us luck with that.

Now back to food ! A couple of posts back, I mentioned we had really enjoyed some pasta salad that our neighbor Susie shared with us. I promised to post the recipe when I got it, so here goes. It is quite simple and really really good. 

Ingredients:

1 box of bow tie pasta, cooked per package directions
1 Lb bacon, cooked extra crispy, and chopped
3 heads of broccoli, chopped
1/2 cup sweet yellow onion, chopped
1/2 cup salted sunflower seeds
(for the dressing)
11/2 cup Miracle Whip
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup white vinegar

Preparation:

Combine first four ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
In a separate bowl combine the Miracle Whip, sugar and vinegar. Whip with a mixer until the dressing is smooth. Add the dressing to the other ingredients and combine well with a wooden spoon. Stir in the sunflower seeds at the end. Refrigerate and serve when chilled. Thank You, Susie !