Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bacon ranch pasta salad, easy pasta salad, pasta salad
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 9 (1/2 cup servings)
Calories: 179kcal
Author: Malinda Linnebur
This Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad is a crowd pleaser! It's a close copy cat to the store bought box version only better!
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- 8 ounces (225g) small shell pasta
- ⅓ cup (40g) matchstick carrots
- ⅓ cup (50g) frozen peas
- 4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 green onions, chopped
DRESSING:
- ½ cup (120g) mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon dried dill
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Cook the pasta and matchstick carrots according to pasta package directions. Drain well and rinse under cold water until pasta cooled.
While pasta is cooking: In a large bowl combine ingredients for dressing along with peas, bacon, and green onions. When pasta is ready, add to the bowl and gently stir to combine.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Before serving stir and if it seems a little dry add a splash of milk.
- Nutrition Facts: Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the information shown is just an estimate.
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8.6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 153mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1310IU | Vitamin C: 4.2mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.7mg