Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, lauren's bacon ranch pasta salad. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Lauren's Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Lauren's Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have lauren's bacon ranch pasta salad using 19 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Lauren's Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad:
- Prepare 1 (12 oz) box small shell or rotini pasta
- Make ready 5 strips bacon
- Make ready 1 cup chopped cucumbers
- Prepare 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- Take 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- Take 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- Get 1 1/4 cup ranch dressing or more to taste
- Get My Homemade Ranch Dressing
- Take 1/2 cup Mayo
- Make ready 1/2 cup buttermilk
- Prepare 1/4 cup sour cream
- Make ready 1/2 tsp dried parsley
- Get 1/2 tsp dried dill weed
- Make ready 1/2 tsp dried chives
- Take 1/2 tsp onion powder
- Take 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
- Take 1/4 tsp salt
- Take 1/8 tsp black pepper
Instructions to make Lauren's Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad:
- Cook bacon in skillet or oven at 400 degrees for 6-8 minutes or until crispy.
- 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.
- In a mixing bowl combine the cooled pasta, cucumber, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese parmesan cheese and bacon. Stir. Add ranch and stir again to coat the noodles and veggies in the ranch.
- 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 or a dash of olive oil and give it a good stir to moisten it back up.
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