Creamy Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

Name: Creamy Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounces short cut pasta, such as rotini; 1/2 pound bacon, cooked; 1 cup frozen peas, thawed; 1 cup cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes; 1/2 tsp parsley flakes; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp dried dill; 1 ounce packet dry ranch seasoning mix; 1/3 cup green onions, sliced; 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt; 1 cup mayonnaise

5 steps

Prep:20minCook:10min

Creamy Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad combines crisp bacon, cheddar cheese, tender pasta with peas for a juicy bite with a creamy ranch dressing. A great summer pasta salad for any occasion.

Updated at: Sat, 18 May 2024 13:53:39 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories514.5 kcal (26%)

Total Fat39.4 g (56%)

Carbs27.3 g (10%)

Sugars4 g (4%)

Protein14.3 g (29%)

Sodium634.9 mg (32%)

Fiber1.9 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

8 ouncespasta

short cut, such as rotini

0.5 poundbacon

cooked

1 cupfrozen peas

thawed

1 cupcheddar cheese

cut into small cubes

½ tspparsley flakes

½ tsponion powder

½ tspgarlic powder

½ tspdried dill

1 ouncedry ranch seasoning mix

⅓ cupgreen onions

sliced

½ cupplain greek yogurt

1 cupmayonnaise

Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain, rinse in cold water and add to a large mixing bowl.

Step 2

Cut the cooked bacon into pieces. Add the bacon to the bowl with the pasta.

Step 3

To the same mixing bowl add the thawed peas, cheddar cheese, all the seasonings and green onions. Spoon in the Greek yogurt and mayonnaise and mix everything together until well combined.

Step 4

If the pasta seems dry, add more yogurt or mayonnaise to your preference.

Step 5

Refrigerate leftovers up to 4 days.

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