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By Cooking for the Brooks Boys

Ranch Pasta Salad

Name: Ranch Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box (12 oz) tricolor rotini pasta; 1 cup chopped broccoli; 1 cup chopped cucumbers ((peeled & seeded)); 1 cup chopped tomatoes; 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese; 1¼ cups ranch dressing ((more or less to taste)); 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1/4 cup sour cream; ½ teaspoon dried parsley; ½ teaspoon dried dill weed; ½ teaspoon dried chives; ½ teaspoon onion powder; ½ teaspoon garlic powder; ½ teaspoon worcestershire sauce; ¼ teaspoon salt; ⅛ teaspoon pepper

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:8min

Ranch Pasta Salad is the best pasta salad side dish! Rotini noodles, cucumber, tomato, broccoli, parmesan cheese with an easy dressing of ranch. Everyone will love this pasta salad!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:49:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories306.7 kcal (15%)

Total Fat20.7 g (30%)

Carbs24.8 g (10%)

Sugars3.6 g (4%)

Protein6 g (12%)

Sodium375.1 mg (19%)

Fiber1.5 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 x 12 oztricolor rotini pasta

box

1 cupbroccoli

chopped

1 cupcucumbers

chopped, peeled & seeded

1 cuptomatoes

chopped

½ cupshredded parmesan cheese

1 ¼ cupsranch dressing

more or less to taste

½ cupmayonnaise

½ cupbuttermilk

¼ cupsour cream

½ teaspoondried parsley

½ teaspoondried dill weed

½ teaspoondried chives

½ teaspoononion powder

½ teaspoongarlic powder

½ teaspoonworcestershire sauce

¼ teaspoonsalt

⅛ teaspoonpepper

Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

In a mixing bowl combine the cooled pasta, broccoli, cucumber, tomatoes, and parmesan cheese. Stir. Add ranch and stir again to coat the noodles and veggies in the ranch.

Step 3

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 and give it a good stir to moisten it back up.

Step 4

** If you are making the homemade ranch dressing, I would suggest making it before you make the salad so it has plenty of time to refrigerate and get cold. Combine all the ranch dressing ingredients into a small bowl and stir with a wire whisk. It makes just enough for the salad. For leftovers, I just use store-bought ranch dressing to moisten it back up.

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