Best Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad Recipes

BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
• Place bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook until evenly brown. Drain and chop.
• In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise, ranch dressing mix, garlic powder, and garlic pepper. Stir in milk until smooth. Place rotini, bacon, tomato, black olives and cheese in bowl and toss to coat with dressing. Cover and chill at least 1 hour in the refrigerator. Toss with additional milk if the salad seems a little dry.

CHEESY BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the mayonnaise, ranch dressing, green onions, bacon, garlic salt, onion powder, and pepper until well combined.
• Add your cooled noodles and cheddar cheese.
• Mix until well combined. Place in fridge for about 2 hours before serving.

RANCH, BACON, AND PARMESAN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the bow tie pasta and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink. Transfer to a bowl, and refrigerate until cool, at least 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate, let cool, and chop.
• In a large salad bowl, stir together the ranch dressing, bacon, Parmesan cheese, carrot, celery, and red onion until well combined. Lightly stir in the cooled pasta to coat with dressing, and refrigerate 2 hours to blend flavors before serving.

CHICKEN BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta as directed on package; rinse with cold water. In large bowl, mix pasta, chicken, bacon, tomatoes and green onions.
• In small bowl, using whisk, beat yoghurt, milk, ranch dressing mix and black pepper. Add to pasta mixture; stir until mixture is incorporated.
• Cover and refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

CHEESY BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Slice bacon into thin strips (1/2 - 1 inches in width). Separate slices and place into a preheated frying pan.
• While bacon is browning, prepare the tortellini's according to the package's directions. When the tortellini's are fully cooked, run under cool water, drain, and set aside to cool.
• When the bacon is fully cooked, carefully drain the grease and spread the bacon pieces onto paper towels to remove excess grease. Set aside to cool.
• Slice the tomatoes in half.
• In a large bowl, combine the tortellini's, bacon, tomatoes, cheese and ranch dressing. Stir to combine.
• Cover and refrigerate at least one hour, but as much as 2 days.
• When ready to serve, you may add the extra ranch dressing if you wish.

BACON BROCCOLI RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Fry bacon crisp & crumble. You don't want it to still be hot when you add it to pasta salad.
• Boil pasta according to package instructions.
• While pasta is boiling, cut broccoli into bite size florets.
• Rinse pasta in cold water & drain.
• In large mixing bowl combine pasta, broccoli, olives, ranch dressing to taste, crumbled bacon and salt & pepper.
• (grated chees & grated carrots are nice variations.).
• Chill before serving. I like to make it the day before I plan to serve it.

TURKEY-CRANBERRY BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Fill 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of water; heat to boiling. Add Pasta. Gently boil, uncovered, 12 minutes, stirring occasionally; drain. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.
• In large bowl, combine Seasoning mix from packet and mayonnaise. Stir in turkey, celery, cranberries and cheese until well mixed. Stir in cooked pasta. Transfer to serving dish. Top with almonds.

HOMEMADE BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Mix all ingredients together and lightly tossed until thoroughly combined.
• 2. Chill for 2 hours or more before serving.

CHICKEN-BACON-RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels. In bacon drippings, cook chicken over medium-high heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink in center. Remove from heat; cool.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta as directed on package, adding peas and carrots during last 3 minutes of cooking time. Drain; rinse with cold water to cool.
• In large bowl, toss bacon, chicken and onions. Add pasta, peas and carrots. Add dressing; toss to combine. Garnish with tomato. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until serving time.

BBQ BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix mayo, ranch dressing and barbecue sauce until blended.
• Combine all remaining ingredients except corn chips in large bowl. Add mayo mixture; mix lightly.
• Refrigerate 2 hours.
• Top with corn chips just before serving.

TURKEY-CRANBERRY BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Fill 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of water; heat to boiling. Add Pasta. Gently boil, uncovered, 12 minutes, stirring occasionally; drain. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.
• In large bowl, combine Seasoning mix from packet and mayonnaise. Stir in turkey, celery, cranberries and cheese until well mixed. Stir in cooked pasta. Transfer to serving dish. Top with almonds.

SPINACH RANCH & BACON PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix vegetables & pasta in a large bowl.
• Add Dressing.
• Chill.
• Eat! :).

CREAMY BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain under cold water.
• In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta, dressing, bacon bits, onions and garlic powder.
• Toss to mix well.
• Chill until ready to serve.
• Useful Tip: Or use cooked, crumbled bacon.

COUNTRY PASTA SALAD (TURKEY, BACON, RANCH)

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain and rinse with cold water until completely cool.
• In a large salad bowl, combine macaroni, turkey, pepper, carrots, bacon and olives.
• Add dressing and toss well, cover and chill.

RANCH PASTA SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Stir in rotini pasta and cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until al dente, drain.
• Place bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook until evenly brown. Drain and chop.
• In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise, ranch dressing mix and garlic powder. Stir in milk until smooth. Add bacon, tomato, black olives and cheese and toss to coat with dressing. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover and chill at least 1 hour in the refrigerator. Toss with additional milk if the salad seems a little dry.

EASY BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all together with cooked pasta that has been rinsed and drained. Chill at least 2 hours before serving. Can use Tastefully Simple Bacon Bacon as substitute for bacon bits.

BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix mayo, dressing mix, bacon bits, shredded carrots and onion powder. Chill this mixture while you continue making the rest of the salad.
• Cook pasta al dente, drain and cool. Fold in pasta carefully.
• Gently fold in peas last.
• Chill for several hours and serve chilled or at room temperature.
• Refresh salad if needed with a tiny bit of mayo, but it usually doesn't need it.
• Garnish top with more bacon bits pieces. You can never have too much bacon.

CREAMY BACON-RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix mayo and ranch seasoning until well blended.
• Set aside.
• In large bowl combine pasta, tomatos, cucumbers, and mayo mixture.
• Add salt, pepper, and bacon bits.
• Let pasta salad set 4-6 hours or overnight if possible.
• Add more mayo if needed before serving (the creamier the better!).
• Serve chilled.
• My husband is a cheese lover and likes me to add 2 cups of shredded sharp cheddar.
• For a change of color, I use garden blend spiral pasta.

BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain. Place bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook until evenly brown. Drain and chop. In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise, ranch dressing mix, garlic powder, and garlic pepper. Stir in milk until smooth. Place rotini, bacon, tomato, black olives and cheese in bowl and toss to coat with dressing. Cover and chill at least 1 hour in the refrigerator. Toss with additional milk if the salad seems a little dry.

BACON CHEDDAR RANCH PASTA SALAD RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. About 5 minutes into the boiling process, add the peas and carrots. Continue boiling until the macaroni is done. Drain. Rinse the macaroni and vegetables in cold water and drain. Repeat twice. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix the onion, bacon, ranch dressing mix, Miracle Whip and mayonnaise until well-blended. Add the macaroni, peas and carrots and cheese. Mix well. Refrigerate before serving.