Lauren's Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad. Great recipe for Lauren's Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad. My Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad, is the best pasta salad side dish! Small shells or Rotini noodles, cucumber, tomato, parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese with an easy dressing of ranch.

A cool and refreshing pasta salad that makes for a great side dish, or just eat it by the bowl full. The flavors of Ranch Dressing and Bacon make for an awesome combination. In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise, ranch dressing mix, garlic powder, and garlic pepper. You can cook Lauren's Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad using 19 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Lauren's Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

Prepare 1 (12 oz) of box small shell or rotini pasta.
Prepare 5 strips of bacon.
Prepare 1 cup of chopped cucumbers.
It's 1 cup of chopped tomatoes.
Prepare 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
Prepare 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese.
It's 1 1/4 cup of ranch dressing or more to taste.
You need of My Homemade Ranch Dressing.
Prepare 1/2 cup of Mayo.
It's 1/2 cup of buttermilk.
Prepare 1/4 cup of sour cream.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of dried parsley.
You need 1/2 tsp of dried dill weed.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of dried chives.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of onion powder.
You need 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
You need 1/2 tsp of worcestershire sauce.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
Prepare 1/8 tsp of black pepper.

Place rotini, bacon, tomato, black olives and cheese in bowl and toss to coat with dressing. In a large mixing bowl, stir together sour cream, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, ranch seasoning, and garlic powder. Add pasta, chopped bacon, Parmesan, cherry tomatoes, and dill. Use a spatula to incorporate all ingredients.

Lauren's Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad step by step

Cook bacon in skillet or oven at 400 degrees for 6-8 minutes or until crispy..
Cook pasta according to package instructions. Remember to salt the pasta water so the noodles have some flavor. I use about 1 teaspoon salt. Drain the pasta and rinse under cold water so pasta can cool..
In a mixing bowl combine the cooled pasta, cucumber, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese parmesan cheese and bacon. Stir. Add ranch and stir again to coat the noodles and veggies in the ranch..
Serve right away or let it refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving. Pasta salad tends to dry out in the fridge so don't leave it in there too long before serving. If needed, add some additional dressing or a dash of olive oil and give it a good stir to moisten it back up..

Garnish with additional dill before serving. Reser's Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad is studded with bacon and packed with flavor. It features mini penne noodles cooked to perfection, smoky bacon, crunchy celery, and onions in a zesty ranch dressing. Ranch Pasta Salad, made with Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning, is a delicious and easy potluck pasta salad that is perfect for cook outs and picnics. The flavors of bacon combined with homemade ranch dressing, creates a classic Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad that is perfect for summer.