Easy Pasta Salad

It's hard to make soup in my crock pot now that the weather has warmed up - but I still need some easy grab and ready meals as we seem to be in and out of the house with little time for a sit down dinner these days.  This one is again from the Pioneer Woman  - minus the onions and fresh basil. 

Here it is:

12 oz pasta (any kind - I always use whole wheat)

8 slices of bacon (what isn't good with bacon?!)

1/2 c of mayo (I use light)

1/2 c of milk (I used 2%)

4 TB white vinegar

1/2 t salt

Dash of sugar (you could probably omit this if you want)

10 oz grape tomatoes halved

1/2 lb cheddar cheese, cut in small cubes

3 green onions (if you want them)

Salt/pepper to taste

Fresh basil (or dried if you don't have it on hand)

**Cook the pasta, drain and rinse in cool water.  Set aside and let cool.  Cut bacon in small pieces and cook in skillet (or be lazy and buy the pre-cooked and heat it in the microwave like me!).  Mix the dressing:  mayo, milk, vinegar, salt, and sugar.  Assemble the salad - pasta, bacon, cheese, tomatoes, onions and toss with the dressing.  Add basil last.  You can eat right away or chill - it lasts a couple days in the fridge:)  We added avocados too - I recommend that too:)

Eat up!