Pea Pasta Salad

Name: Pea Pasta Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz. mini pasta shells (cooked and cooled); 2 cups frozen peas (frozen or refrigerator thawed, but they began as frozen); 1 cup real mayonnaise; 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese; 2 green onions (sliced); 6 strips bacon (cooked and chopped into small pieces); 2 tablespoons ranch seasoning

Instructions

Prep:20min

Pea Pasta salad recipe with bacon and Ranch Seasoning. A simple potluck salad, this pea and mini shells pasta is the creamiest side salad EVER! Not just covered in mayo, the tangy spices of ranch combined with the bursting flavors of bacon and cheese make this a pasta salad perfect for a BBQ. Peas and pasta are a classic and often referred to, old fashioned side dish that goes amazing with summer time BBQs and potlucks. An easy, flavorful and fun side, this colorful pea pasta salad includes the perfect pea, mini pasta shells, bacon, cheese and creamy homemade dressing. Sure to be one of your favorite spring and summer dishes of all time, this perfect pairing of filling pasta and fresh peas is incredibly delightful. Plus, pea pasta salad also makes delicious left overs for lunch the next day! Make this side dish a day ahead or the day of, as long as its served cold, this Southern Spring salad will be gone in an instant!

Updated at: Mon, 01 Dec 2025 23:06:41 GMT