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Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Creamy, delicious Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad made with crispy bacon, fresh veggies, and a zesty ranch dressing. Perfect for potlucks & BBQs!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 588 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Salad:
- 16 ounces pasta any shape we prefer fusilli
- 1.5 pounds Bacon cooked
- 16 ounces Cherry or grape tomatoes
- 4 ounces broccoli crowns
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion
Dressing:
- 1.5 cups mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons ranch seasoning
- 2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 4-6 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions.
- While pasta cooks chop your bacon into small pieces, slide tomatoes in half, and cut the broccoli crowns into bite size pieces.
- In a small bowl combine the mayonnaise, ranch seasoning, apple cider vinegar. Stir together.
- Add 4 tablespoons of water and stir together. You want a consistency to be pourable so if needed continue to add 1 tablespoon of water at a time until it is just thin enough to pour.
- Once pasta is cooked pour the pasta into a strainer over the sink. Run cold water over it to cool the pasta. Let it drain until it is no longer dripping.
- In a large bowl combine the cooked pasta, bacon, tomatoes, broccoli, red onion, and half of the dressing. Toss everything together until well coated.
- Cover the pasta salad with plastic wrap or a lid and place in refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours. Also tightly cover the remaining dressing in place in the refrigerator to chill.
- When ready to serve pour the remaining dressing over the pasta salad and toss before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
588kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
44g
(68%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
16g
Monounsaturated Fat
15g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
49mg
(16%)
Sodium
842mg
(35%)
Potassium
323mg
(9%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
413IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
14mg
(16%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 588
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 588kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 44g | 68% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 16g | 94% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 842mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 323mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 413IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.