Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
In Idaho right now the temperature is close to reaching 100 degrees. I know when it starts getting that hot I want something cool, tasty, quick to make and has bacon. This bacon ranch pasta salad is so good that you will absolutely come back for seconds. I mean it has bacon right?
This pasta salad is so flavorful using Life44 Veggie Lotion (ranch seasoning). I am so happy that we have a dry ranch seasoning where I can actually pronounce all the ingredients. Add some bacon, cheese, olives, peas, mayo (Dukes is my favorite), and pasta and you have a great side dish or even main dish.
Use this Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad with a tasty cheeseburger, a grilled chicken breast or a perfectly medium rare rib eye. The choice is yours and you really can’t go wrong with any choice. I hope you enjoy this recipe and please make sure you let us know how it turns out. Send me your feedback.
The pasta may absorb some of the ranch mayo (it will) so you may want to add a little more mayo to make it a bit creamier and that is it. It is so simple to make this side dish for those hot summer days.
Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
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Category
SaladsServings
4
Prep Time
30
Cook Time
5
Ingredients
- 16 oz box of medium shell pasta (or your choice) cooked per package directions
- 16 oz shredded cheddar cheese
- 6 slices cooked bacon diced
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp Veggie Lotion (ranch seasoning)
- 1 cup frozen peas thawed
- 1 can 2.25 oz sliced black olives
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- Salt & pepper to taste
Directions
- Combine the ranch seasoning with the mayo.
- Add the cooked pasta to the ranch mayo and fold.
- Add the remaining ingredients and combine
- Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving
- The pasta may absorb some of the ranch mayo (it will) so you may want to add a little more mayo to make it a bit creamier and that is it. It is so simple to make this side dish for those hot summer days.