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 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Resting Time 2 minutesminutes
Calories 260kcal
Ingredients
12ouncesTri-Colored Rotini Pasta
10stripsBacon
3/4cupsMayonnaise
1/4cupSour Cream
1/2cupMilk
3/4cupsCherry or Grape Tomatoes
1cupShredded Cheddar Cheese
1packageRanch Mix
1/2tspGarlic Powder
1/2tspOnion Powder
Instructions
Cook pasta in boiling water for about 8 minutes or until Al Dente.
In a large bowl, combine Mayonnaise, Sour Cream, Milk, Ranch Seasoning, Garlic and Onion Powder.
Cook bacon until it is nice and crispy. Chop into small pieces.
Rinse pasta in cold water to cool it off. Pour it into the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix together.
Add bacon, tomatoes and cheese, mix together.
Put in the refrigerator for no less than two hours.