Creamy Bacon & Ranch Pasta Salad

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Pretty to look at and delicious to eat, tri-colored pasta, bacon and creamy ranch dressing – easy pasta salad!

Creamy Bacon & Ranch Pasta Salad

I am on quite a few food committees at church. (imagine that, right?)  It seems whenever the funeral food committee calls for help, they need salads.  Typically pasta salad or a fruit salad.  When I find an easy one, I try to keep the ingredients on hand for if they need something. This is one of those salads.  It’s easy to throw together in a snap, and typically I have the ingredients in the pantry.

Creamy Bacon & Ranch Pasta Salad

 It simply takes some tri-colored rotini pasta, a ranch dressing packet, some sour cream, mayo, bacon bits, olives and Parmesan cheese. It’s best to let it refrigerate overnight, to get all of those flavors up to full capacity! 😉

Feel free to throw in any other veggies you might enjoy — I love it with tomatoes, but in January, fresh ones are not good here in Nebraska, so I omitted them this time.

Creamy Bacon & Ranch Pasta Salad

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Creamy Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

Pretty to look at and delicious to eat, tri-colored pasta, bacon and creamy ranch dressing - easy pasta salad!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Additional Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 15 minutes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Creamy Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Servings: 6
Calories: 250kcal
Author: Michaela Kenkel

Ingredients

  • 1 12 ounce package Tri-Colored Rotini Pasta, cooked al dente
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 packet ranch dressing mix
  • 1/4 cup real bacon bits or pieces
  • 1 2.25 ounce can sliced black olives, drained
  • 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Rinse cooked pasta in cold water, place in a bowl.
  • Whisk together sour cream, mayo and ranch. Pour over the top of the pasta and fold to incorporate.
  • Add bacon, olives and Parmesan cheese, toss.
  • Cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours, or overnight.
  • Add fresh veggies like cucumbers and tomatoes if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 680mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g

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