Best 20 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.

RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the pasta, broccoli, cucumber and tomato. Drizzle with salad dressing; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese.

RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and reserve.
• In a large bowl, combine black olives, green olives, Cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, bacon bits, dressing, onion, ground black pepper and pasta; mix well.
• Cover bowl, refrigerate to chill for one hour, and serve.

TURKEY AND PASTA RANCH SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water; drain well., Place pasta, vegetables, turkey and parsley in a large bowl; toss with dressing and salt. Sprinkle with cheese.

CHIPOTLE RANCH CHICKEN AND PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Empty Pasta mix into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 15 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding corn during last 3 minutes of cooking.
• Drain pasta with corn; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, stir together seasoning mix and milk until blended. Stir in mayonnaise. Stir in pasta with corn, chicken, tomato and onions. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Serve with lime wedges. Cover; refrigerate any remaining salad.

CREAMY RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water. When pasta is almost tender (about 2 minutes from done) add broccoli. Return to a boil and continue cooking until pasta is al dente and broccoli is crisp-tender. Drain and rinse with cold water. Drain again and return to pot; add bell pepper and chill while preparing dressing.
• Prepare dressing by combining all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and stirring thoroughly. Taste and adjust seasonings.
• When salad is cool enough, add cheese cubes (you don't want them to melt) and dressing. Stir well to combine and transfer to a large bowl or casserole dish. Serve chilled.

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.

RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Prepare pasta noodles al dente according to package directions.
• 2. Strain and cool.
• 3. In a separate bowl, mix the ranch dressing envelope according to the package directions adding mayo & buttermilk.
• 4. I thin it out with a couple additional tablespoons of buttermilk or milk if needed.
• 5. Add cubed cheese, cucumber, tomato halves, and optional ham to the pasta.
• 6. Add dressing.
• 7. Combine well.
• 8. Refrigerate for an hour or more. If the noodles soak up most of the dressing, you may add a bit of milk to loosen it up or just a squirt or two of bottled dressing.

RANCH BROCCOLI PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the pasta, broccoli and onion. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, milk, salad dressing mix and salt. Add to pasta mixture; toss to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, stir in bacon.

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.

RANCH HAM AND PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in 4-quart Dutch oven; add enough water just to cover potatoes. Cover and heat to boiling; boil 4 minutes. Remove potatoes from water with slotted spoon.
• Add pasta to boiling water in Dutch oven; cook and drain as directed on package, adding broccoli for last 2 minutes of cooking. Cool potatoes, pasta and broccoli slightly. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until completely chilled.
• Mix potatoes, pasta, broccoli, ham, bell peppers and onions in large glass or plastic bowl. Mix mayonnaise, ranch dressing and pepper; gently stir into potato mixture. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 2 hours before serving.

BLT PASTA SALAD WITH RANCH DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Rinse with cold water; drain well.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat about 4 minutes, turning occasionally, until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Crumble into small pieces or cut into thirds.
• In large bowl, mix pasta, onion and tomatoes; toss gently with dressing to coat. Place lettuce leaf on each of 6 salad plates; divide pasta mixture evenly along plates. Sprinkle each with bacon.

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.

RANCH PASTA SALAD WITH PEAS

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in pasta shells and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 9 minutes.
• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add peas, cover, and steam until tender, 2 to 6 minutes.
• Drain pasta and place in a large bowl. Add mayonnaise and mix well. Add ranch packet and mix again. Stir in the peas, onion, bell pepper, celery, bacon, and carrots to combine. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

DILL PICKLE-RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Boil pasta (from salad boxes) as directed on boxes; drain, and place in large bowl.
• In small bowl, mix mayonnaise, sour cream and 1 of the seasoning packets (from salad box). Dis-card or save other packet for another use. Mix until well combined. Add to large bowl of pasta.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours 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.

FIESTA RANCH CHICKEN PASTA SALAD RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Cook pasta, drain and cool. Add all of the other ingredients and then mix up the dressing. Add dressing to the salad and keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Right before serving, add in Frito corn chips to taste. Enjoy!

CREAMY RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Empty Pasta mix into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well.
• In large bowl, stir together seasoning mixes (from salad mix), mayonnaise, mustard, onions and celery. Stir in pasta and chopped eggs until evenly coated. Garnish with hard-cooked egg slices and paprika.