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    Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad Recipe

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    by Kathy 2 Comments

    This Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad is going to be your new favorite side dish for cookouts, BBQs and tailgating parties. Tender pasta is combined with crunchy bacon and a ranch sauce for a taste that is seriously addictive!

    Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad has sour cream, mayonnaise, cheese and tomatoes.

    Pasta Salads

    Whenever I’m at a cookout or a BBQ party, I’m always just as excited about the side dishes as I am about what comes off the grill. I’ve had some seriously tasty recipes in my day, from the fresh and light Corn and Tomato Salad to a zesty Macaroni Salad with Ham and Cheese. In fact, I LOVE pasta salad dishes. Some of my other favorites are this Easy Rotini Pasta Salad and this Cowboy Pasta Salad. I just feel like side salad dishes are full of really fun flavor combinations.

    Pasta Salad with Bacon and Ranch has chopped up bacon.

    Bacon and Ranch: A Match Made In Heaven

    Speaking of flavor combinations, do you want to know what one of the best is? Yeah, chocolate and peanut butter. But, I’m talking about the OTHER one. Bacon. And Ranch! Bam!!!!! Yummm!

    That smooth, creamy texture and flavor of ranch dressing combined with the salty, crunchiness of the bacon is to die for! I love bacon and ranch on lettuce, in a potato or on a sandwich. It’s so good anywhere. So, today, we thought we’d share a recipe for Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad!

    Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad Ingredients include cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic and onion salt.

    Bacon and Ranch Pasta Salad

    This recipe is so easy to make. Just mix some ingredients, cook your pasta and get you bacon really crispy. Throw it all in together and let it chill for a bit. Here is what you will need to get started:

    • Bacon
    • Mayonnaise
    • Sour Cream
    • Milk
    • Cherry or Grape Tomatoes
    • Shredded Cheddar Cheese
    • Ranch Mix
    • Garlic Powder
    • Onion Powder

    Bacon and Ranch Pasta Salad Recipe

    Bacon and Ranch Pasta Salad: Notes, Tips and Tricks

    • AL DENTE: Cook the pasta to al dente. You want it to stay nice and firm so that it won’t get to soggy when mixed with all the other ingredients.
    • WHERE ARE THE OLIVES?: You may see some other recipes that put black olives in their dish. I am not a fan of black olives. That is the only reason that I left them out. If you want to put a 4.25 ounce can of black olives in this recipe, go for it! I won’t hold it against you.
    • ADD PEAS: Give this dish a little extra color and flavor with some peas. Simply let some frozen peas thaw out and toss them in with the bacon, tomatoes and cheese at the end.
    • AVOCADO: Do you love avocado? I do! It might be a good idea to top this Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad with some fresh sliced avocado.
    • CUBED CHEESE: Instead of shredded cheese, go for cubed cheddar cheese in this recipe. This can give it a little more texture and bursts of cheesy flavor!
    • CRISPY BACON: This recipe is best with the bacon nice and crispy. Make sure you are cooking it enough. It doesn’t matter if you cook it on the stove top or the oven. Me, I like to broil my bacon in the oven on low for about 10 minutes. I flip them halfway through.
    • PLAY WITH THE PASTA: We used Tri-Colored Rotini Pasta for this recipe. But feel free to give it a try with another kind that strikes your fancy. Shells would be fun too!

    I hope you enjoy this recipe for Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad. Let me know how it turns out for you in the comments.

    Ranch and Bacon Pasta Salad being served as a side dish for a cookout.

    Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad has sour cream, mayonnaise, cheese and tomatoes.
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    Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

    This Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad is going to be your new favorite side dish for cookouts, BBQs and tailgating parties. Tender pasta is combined with crunchy bacon and a ranch sauce for a taste that is seriously addictive!
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Keyword bacon, Pasta Salad, ranch
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Resting Time 2 minutes
    Calories 260 kcal

    Ingredients

    • 12 ounces Tri-Colored Rotini Pasta
    • 10 strips Bacon
    • 3/4 cups Mayonnaise
    • 1/4 cup Sour Cream
    • 1/2 cup Milk
    • 3/4 cups Cherry or Grape Tomatoes
    • 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
    • 1 package Ranch Mix
    • 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
    • 1/2 tsp Onion Powder

    Instructions

    1. Cook pasta in boiling water for about 8 minutes or until Al Dente.

    2. In a large bowl, combine Mayonnaise, Sour Cream, Milk, Ranch Seasoning, Garlic and Onion Powder.

    3. Cook bacon until it is nice and crispy. Chop into small pieces.

      Pasta Salad with Bacon and Ranch has chopped up bacon.
    4. Rinse pasta in cold water to cool it off. Pour it into the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix together.

    5. Add bacon, tomatoes and cheese, mix together.

    6. Put in the refrigerator for no less than two hours.

    Nutrition Facts
    Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 260
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Filed Under: Side Dishes, Uncategorized Tagged With: bacon, pasta salad, ranch

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    1. Tiffany says

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      How much pasta noodles does the recipe call for?

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      • Kathy says

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        Thank you for pointing that out. It is a 12 ounce box. I updated the recipe!

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