Easy Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad Recipe
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This Easy Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad Recipe is now my go-to summertime recipe. Now I can’t believe the thought of making a pasta salad in the past scared me. Over the years, this has become requested at cookouts over and over!
We had a potluck for the get-together with friends and family. A pasta salad was perfect since I could make it a day or two before and then grab and go. (It was a hit with everyone there, I had a lot of recipe requests from other people there)
Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad Ingredients:
- Rotini Pasta
- Mayo
- Sour Cream
- Ranch Seasoning– You can use packets or dry ranch seasoning from a container to make this. I have a container of dry ranch seasoning because of how much we use. If you want Homemade Ranch Seasoning is amazing in this dish
- Garlic Powder
- Mayonnaise
- Milk
- Bacon– You will want this sliced and cooked. Make sure the bacon is as well done as you want; I tend to do it more crispy for this recipe for others.
- Tomatoes
- Black Olives– I bought presliced black olives for this recipe, but you could slice whole olives if you want or are in a pinch.
- Cheddar Cheese
- Green Onion
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How To Make Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad:
Start a pot of water boiling for your pasta and cook to the directions.
Cut up your bacon and start to fry it in the pan.
Strain and rinse the pasta with cold water when done. I did this with an over-the-sink strainer so it could drip while I prepped the rest.
Prep your tomatoes by cutting them; we cut out the innards to make the recipe look clean and fresh.
Drain the juices off the olives.
*Reserve some bacon, cheese, green onion, and tomato for garnish*
Mix the sour cream, mayo, garlic powder, milk, and ranch packet in a large mixing bowl.
In a bowl, throw in all ingredients and mix it in a big bowl; I opted to use my Tupperware Mega Bowl. My mom got this for me; it has been excellent at mixing everything!! It’s called THATSA® MEGA BOWL; we have used it for everything.
Refrigerate overnight to let the flavor soak in; you can mix up more ranch if the salad seems dry the next day.
Serve and enjoy!!!
What is your favorite pasta salad recipe?
Other Add-Ins For Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
- Bell Peppers
- Mexican Three Cheese
- Premade Ranch Dressing
- Substitute Ranch for Zesty Italian Dressing
How To Store Leftover Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Store in the fridge in a container for up to four days after making it.
Amazing Pasta Salads
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Easy Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
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Ingredients
- 32 Ounces Rotini Pasta
- 1 Cup mayonnaise
- 1 Cup Sour Cream
- 3 Ounce Dry Ranch Mix
- 1 1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 Cup Milk
- 8 Slices Bacon
- 4 Large Tomatoes
- 4.5 Ounces Sliced Black Olive
- Cheddar Cheese
- Green Onion
Instructions
- Start a pot of water boiling for your pasta and cook to the directions
- Cut up your bacon and start to fry it in the pan.
- Strain and rinse the pasta with cold water when done
- Prep your tomatoes but cutting them, we cut out the innards of the tomatoes to make the recipe look clean and fresh
- Drain the juices off the olives
- In a large bowl mix together the sour cream, mayo, garlic powder, milk, and ranch packet
- *Reserve some bacon, cheese, green onion, and tomato for garnish*
- In a bowl throw in all ingredients and mix it up in a big bowl,
- Refrigerate overnight to let the flavor soak in, you can mix up more ranch if the salad seems dry the next day.
- Serve and enjoy!!!
That sounds amazing!!
I don’t see mayo in ingredient list?
Thank you for pointing that out! It was in the recipe card but not the list in the post. Added it in!
This is a favorite!
This sounds amazing!