Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, bacon cheddar ranch pasta salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
The trick is to use the shredded SHARP cheddar cheese. A mild or medium just doesn't hold up to the myriad of flavors in this salad. Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad: a quick, easy & creamy pasta salad with cheddar cheese, bacon, peas & ranch seasoning all tossed together for a great potluck dish! This Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad might have a little edge on the tuna salad because it is loaded with bacon and ranch seasoning.
Bacon Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Bacon Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook bacon cheddar ranch pasta salad using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Bacon Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad:
- Take 3 cups bow-tie pasta, uncooked
- Prepare 2/3 cup cheddar cheese crumbles
- Prepare 6 slices cooked bacon, diced
- Prepare 2-3 small tomatoes, seeded & diced
- Take 2/3 cup fresh broccoli, chopped
- Get 2/3 cup red onions, diced
- Make ready 1/3 cup black olives
- Prepare 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- Get 1/2 cup creamy ranch dressing
- Prepare 1 clove garlic, minced
- Get 1/2-1 teaspoon oregano
The ranch-mayo dressing is the perfect balance to provide flavor and creaminess without overpowering the other ingredients. I love cold pasta salads and this creamy bacon cheddar ranch pasta salad is amongst my favs. The fresh onions, garlic, tomatoes, broccoli and olives really makes this pasta salad pops. The perfect side dish for a summer bbq!
Steps to make Bacon Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad:
- Cook pasta until al dente. Be careful not overcook. - Drain pasta and rinse with cold water until pasta is cool. - Add drained pasta to a large bowl. - Add in the bacon, broccoli, red onions, black olives, and tomatoes. - essing in with the pasta mixture until well coated.
- Toss to combine. (you may need to add a tiny bit of water to moisten the pasta if it's too sticky to toss) - In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, ranch dressing, garlic and oregano. - When ready to serve, mix the dressing
- Serve immediately.
- Notes- when I made this I was low on ingredients so I substitute it for lettuce, and my kids don’t black olives so I left it out. I just used ranch because I have no mayo…
The fresh onions, garlic, tomatoes, broccoli and olives really makes this pasta salad pops. The perfect side dish for a summer bbq! Chicken pasta salad bursting with cheddar, bacon, and ranch! This easy pasta salad is going to be the hit of your next barbecue! I think I'm I mean, this is a bacon cheddar ranch pasta salad with bits of juicy chicken inside.
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