Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Tender pasta is coated in creamy ranch dressing, bacon and lots of other goodies in this Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad. This pasta salad is perfect for summer barbecues and is always a hit!
I have one delicious recipe to share with you all today! It’s my Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad and it is divine. It’s a variation to the classic pasta salad and is out of this world good! This side dish is bursting with flavor. The creamy dressing combined with a few extra goodies coats the noodles perfectly. This recipe is a must-make!
This pasta salad manages to be both flavorful and light. I love that it’s not overpowering like a lot of other pasta salads I’ve tried. It really is delicious. Everyone gobbles this up! It’s the perfect side dish for any summer barbecue or potluck dinner. 🙂
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Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 1 package (12 ounces) tri-color rotini pasta
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 package (1 ounce) dry ranch dressing/seasoning mix
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- 8 slices cooked bacon, chopped (see notes below)
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 1 can (4.25 ounces) sliced black olives, drained
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add rotini pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain water. Rinse pasta with cold water to cool. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, dry ranch mix, garlic powder and milk. Add pasta, cooked bacon pieces, tomato, olives and cheese to the bowl. Gently toss to combine everything.
- Cover and chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours before serving.
Notes
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Can you make with elbow noodles? I have them on hand
Yes! Any noodle should work 🙂
Absolutely delicious Thank you for the recipe! This is perfect for my work lunches.
This is DELICIOUS! I added red kidney beans for some more protein and fire roasted corn. So yummy!
this looks really good. Do you use halmans mayonnaise or miracle whip?
I use Hellmann’s mayo 🙂
just made this! It is so delicious
I made this and added 2 sliced green onions and one small jar of diced pimentos, drained. It was fantastic.
Those additions sound so delicious, and I’m sure give this salad so much extra flavor! 🙂
I made this pasta salad and it was the absolute best pasta salad! Now I make it all the time!
Thank you for the recipe.
Great salad! I used a spicy ranch packet and added shredded carrots.
This is a great recipe because you can throw anything into it! I’ve made it as written, but it also lends itself to any throw-ins you have on hand. I have olive-haters in my family, so I’ve made it using red and green peppers, blanched broccoli, celery, or whatever else I have on hand…but I never omit the bacon! So easy and delicious!
could you use bacon ranch salad dressing and bypass the mayo and sour cream ?
Yes, absolutely!
I used to make this years ago but instead of tomato and olives i used ham and turkey (like a good deli style lunch meat) cut into strips and then i would add just plain croutons the regular seasoned type is good too. we really loved it, a great summer meal.
Great recipe! I used elbow macaroni because that’s what I had. I added green peas which I partially cooked from frozen in the pasta water for the last three minutes of cooking.