Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Salad Pasta Salad Rotini Pasta Salad
This is a very flavorful pasta salad. The crisp cooked bacon really adds a nice flavor. I get requests for this pasta salad for every get together and cook out.
Servings per recipe: 10
Calories per serving: 336
Preparation time: 10m
Total cooking time: 1h 25m
Ingredients:
- 1 (12 ounce) package uncooked tri-color rotini pasta
- 10 slices bacon
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons dry ranch salad dressing mix
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic pepper
- 1/2 cup milk, or as needed
- 1 large tomato, chopped
- 1 (4.25 ounce) can sliced black olives
- 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Directions:
- 1 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.
- 2 Place bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook until evenly brown. Drain and chop.
- 3 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.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 26.8g | 41% |
| Saturated Fat | 7.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 691mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 140mg | 4% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 14.9g | 5% |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.1g | 4% |
| Protein | 9.3g | 19% |
| Sugars | 2g | |
| Vitamin A | 401IU | |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | |
| Calcium | 116mg | |
| Iron | 1mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 2mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 10mg | |
| Folate | 7mcg |
