Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2006

How easy was this!!! These are ingredients I normally have on hand so I know I will make this again - am looking forward to using the garden grown tomatoes in a few weeks!

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Aspiring Chef Rita

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Home Town: Woodside, New York, USA

Living In: Linden, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2006

I brought this to a potluck and everyone loved it. I think it tastes best with the packaged ranch dressing mix, adding buttermilk and mayo to it, rather than bottled ranch. Also, next time I think I'd add sharp cheddar cheese to it. Yum!

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Jharmon27

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Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2006

When my husband, who dislikes most cold side salads, declared 5 stars after only a couple of bites, I knew I had a winner on my hands. Very easy to prepare. I was surprised to find bacon ranch in my fridge, so that's what I used. I halved the recipe, and I know there were more than 5 servings there.

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LIZCANCOOK

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2006

I have to hand it to you armywife 99, I took this dish to a potluck today and the bowl looked like it was licked clean! I made several copies of the recipe and people were asking for more copies. I am going to take this dish to our Father's Day picnic this weekend. I made the night before and the flavors were perfect! Thank You for a great dish.

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MARTHALYNN

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2006

Not bad at all! I just missed the L in BLT and added some arugula. I also added some parmesan but i wouldn't advise it, flavours become too conflicting.

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SunFlower

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2006

Very good and easy!! Everyone hates tomatoes but me so substituted peas in the salad. I used mayo, milk and a package of hidden valley ranch whipped together. Very tasty and easy, will make again!

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TCSTEFFEY

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Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2006

I loved this! Very simple and perfect for a barbecue. I think next time I make it, I may try the bacon ranch dressing, as I didn't put a full pound of bacon, but missed the extra flavor it would have added. Yummy!

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TRACY32999

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Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2006

I made this salad for the guests at my son's birthday party. While I didn't eat it because I don't care for pasta salads, I got RAVE reviews about it and four people asked me for the recipe.

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Chantal

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Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2006

Not crazy about this one, but it may be because of my own substitutions. I used fat free Ranch dressing and fake bacon (we are not meat eaters). Regardless, I will not be making this one again as there are many other pasta salad recipes that I prefer.

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2006

Super easy, and tasted awesome. Got great reviews, at a couple of events. AS usual a change or two. First off, used Hormel Bacon Bits (I get a huge bag from Costco--saves soo much time), used red onion, and the first time I made this, I didn't realize that I was almost out of Ranch dressing, so I mixed what I had with a cup of buttermilk, and the next day added more dressing. Still awesome. My hubby keeps asking for it. UPDATE!! I am still making his on a regular basis, but make a few changes every now and then. I use Kraft 3 cheese dressing, and is awesome, and I will use the Hidden Valley Ranch dressing! Also, I will alternate between using scallions or red onions! This is still always amazing and gets awesome reviews!!

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WILDWOMAN71

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Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2006

I took the advice of bacon ranch and next time I will stick with regular. Will also add celery. Thanks!

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Sully

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Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2006

this is so good, you do have to add more ranch dressing after its been in the fridge for a while. I took the advice of another user and used bacon ranch dressing. all I can say is WOW!

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KHAJEK

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Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2006

I think that this pasta was excellent! Its way better then the normal pasta salad. I think it could do with out the onions, and my family and I just put bacon bits on top. We felt no need to cook bacon. Yet it was still good!!!

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Reviewed: May 4, 2006

I like this recipe. More importantly, my husband LOVES this recipe. It is terribly simple to make, which is a plus. However, I have made a few changes as I have made this recipe again. I thought the pasta soaked up too much of the dressing as it sat and it kindof lost it's ranch flavor. I add more ranch as it sits until it is the consistency I like. Also, I started using Bacon Ranch to up the ranch flavor. Also, I use green onions instead of regular onions, and add about 2 cups of peas.

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KRYSTA LYN

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2006

My husband and I loved it! We ate it for lunch several days after. We used Rotini noodles instead to add some color. (See picture)

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E_Engle

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2006

My kids LOVE this pasta salad! It's tasty and simple to prepare. Sometimes I substitute fusilli noodles for the shells. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2006

This is very easy to make and quick .. its good cold or warm ... I'd definitely make this one again.

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2006

I thought this recipe was great..and it was soo easy to make!! I love the Ranch dressing in it :>) Though I did add a stalk of celery, otherwise everything else was the same. Thanks sooo much for sharing it!!

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Val S.

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2005

I really liked this recipe. I have never made home-made pasta salad before. It was super easy. I really like italian dressing and my husband loves ranch.. so I did 1 cup ranch and 1/2 cup italian. It turned out wonderful. We ate it before refrigerating it and loved it. A few hours later we got it back out and it was pretty dry and not as good. We will add more dressing before eating it again. No biggie. LOVED IT!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2005

Very good recipe! I added chopped celery and pre-chopped the bacon before frying it. Also, the Kraft Ranch with bacon dressing tastes great for this recipe!

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