7 Layer Salad

A layered lettuce salad that's chilled overnight and topped with bacon and cheese.

Ingredients

• • A layered lettuce salad that's chilled overnight and topped with bacon and cheese.
• • 1 head lettuce
• • 1/2 cup green pepper
• • 2 cups chopped celery
• • 1 package frozen peas
• • 2 cups mayonnaise
• • 2 teaspoons sugar
• • 1 1/2 cups grated cheese

Instructions

1. 1 - Paper towels for pan
2. 2 Wash and spin lettuce dry in a salad spinner
3. 3 Line bottom of pan (9x13 for full recipe, 8x8 for half) with paper towels and pat lettuce as dry as possible
4. 4 Layer ingredients in this order: lettuce, green pepper, celery, and frozen peas
5. 5 Spread mayonnaise over the top as a seal
6. 6 Sprinkle sugar over the mayonnaise
7. 7 Cook bacon in microwave until crisp
8. 8 Add cheese next to mayo layer
9. 9 Crumble bacon over the top
10. 10 Chill for 24 hours
11. 11 - Recipe can be halved using an 8x8 pan
12. 12 - Use microwave bacon for convenience
13. 13 - Add as much bacon as desired on top
14. 14 - Reduce cooking time of peas by 2 minutes