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Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

SUBMITTED BY: Wilemon PHOTO BY: TRICIA JAEGER

"This is a very flavorful pasta salad. The crisp cooked bacon really adds a nice flavor. I get requests for this pasta salad for every get together and cook out."

PREP TIME	10 Min
COOK TIME	15 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 25 Min

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Original recipe yield: 6 servings

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INGREDIENTS

1 (12 ounce) package uncooked tri-color rotini pasta
10 slices bacon
1 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons dry ranch salad dressing mix
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic pepper
1/2 cup milk, or as needed
1 large tomato, chopped
1 (4.25 ounce) can sliced black olives
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

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DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Stir in rotini pasta and cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until al dente; drain.
Place bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook until evenly brown. Drain and chop.
In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise, ranch dressing mix, garlic powder, and garlic pepper. Stir in milk until smooth. Place bacon, tomato, black olives and cheese in bowl and toss to coat with dressing. Cover and chill at least 1 hour in the refrigerator. Toss with additional milk if the salad seems a little dry.

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Reviewed on May 27, 2006 by IMVINTAGE

I have always loved Suddenly Salad's Bacon & Ranch Pasta...they ain't got nothing on you Wilemon! This was sooo much better!!! I used a chopped roma tomato because that's what I had on hand, & I'm not a big fan of garlic powder so I subbed fresh minced garlic. I also used lite mayo (I always do...it's the only kind I buy). I didn't use fresh bacon as I had a huge bag of real bacon bits to use up....I probably added 3 or 4 handfuls because we were eating this for dinner & hubby likes his bacon. My can of olives were whole & there was no way I was going to slice them so I gave them a rough chop instead (I really loved the bites that had the olives in them so next time I think I might add more). I squeezed half a lemon (it wasn't a really juicy lemon) over it all & gave it a toss before serving & it freshened it up a bit. Very, very good pasta salad! BTW 3 tbp. of ranch mix is about the same as a packet of ranch mix.

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Reviewed on May 27, 2006 by TchrJrHi

The best pasta salad I think I have ever had. I did omit the olives just because I don't like them. Will be making again. Thanks for the post.

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Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2006 by Wilemon

On step 3 I neglected to instruct to add the pasta with bacon, tomatoes, etc. then toss. My grocery store has since started carrying grape tomatoes, I use them now because the salad will stay even fresher with uncut tomatoes by adding the grape tomatoes whole IF there is any left over.

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Wilemon

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Afton, Virginia, USA Living In: Larkspur, Colorado, USA
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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 676

Total Fat: 46.5g
Cholesterol: 56mg
Sodium: 1042mg
Total Carbs: 47g
Dietary Fiber: 2.8g
Protein: 17.7g

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