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

Yield: 6

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 Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 15 minutes

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 Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 250Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 680mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 6g

Nutrition isn't always accurate.

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