Very awesome! I used Hellman's olive oil mayo and used organic Sunday bacon that I cooked that morning with my pancakes. This was a huge hit at my party.

I would have given this recipe 5 stars but after a couple of hours in the fridge the dressing was completely soaked up and it was rather dry. If you add milk to loosen it up you lose the flavor, I suggest reserving some of the dressing to toss the pasta salad with before serving. Also, if you are not a huge fan of bacon, I would add some bacon bits instead of freshly cooked bacon because it is a very strong flavor in this dish. Overall it was pretty good and I would make it again with those modifications.

My hubby LOVED it! He is a gourmet cook. No way did I tell him how easy this was.

Really easy to make and everyone loves it. I find it a little bland if you don't add Lowery's or something...I also use cherry/grape tomatoes whole so that people can either pick them out or it won't gunk up your leftovers. Definately go with bacon bits over real bacon - the flavor comes thru more.

I don't normally like pasta salad, but I have to admit that this one was really good. I didn't have time to make the bacon so I purchased real bacon bits. I'm sure the regular, crispy bacon would have been better and I'll try it next time. I would also add a bit more mayo, as I think I would like it a bit more wet.

easy and tasty salad but does not referigerate well.

I thought this was fine but not great. It was too dry so I had to add more of the dressing. I could not find garlic pepper so I just increased the garlic powder a bit and added pepper. It still had an overpowering flavor of garlic. The tomato wilted too fast also and I saw that people were picking them out. I don't think I would make this again.

My fiance loved this salad!

Beyond yummy!

This recipe was great, better than box kind. It didn't lose flavor or moisture the next day!

I really loved this recipe. I read all the other reviews and tried to implement all the other reviews suggestions. I added, broccoli, red pepper, green onions, cherry tomatoes, and omited the cheese. I didn't have garlic pepper so I added more garlic powder and used black pepper. I made sure I cooked the bacon in the microwave to make it extra crispy and right before mixing I added the bacon. So a great recipe if you plan to do this for a party and this allows you to make it a day before, but just don't mix it until the party. I think next time I will add more veggies to this dish. Thank you for the recipe, everyone loved it!

this salad turned out really dry. i made it the night before i needed it, and wish i would have brought some extra ranch dressing or something. it just wasnt creamy like i expected. the flavor was good though.even though i came home with more leftovers than i would have liked i think i will give this recipe another shot.

AHH, just ok. I actually didn't have enough ranch as the recipe called for, you need 2 packets to get 3 tablespoons. And w/ not enough I thought is was too ranch tasting.

I used 2 tbls of regular ranch mix and 1 tbls of "Fiesta Ranch" dip mix by Hidden Valley. It added a fantastic kick and I think I will use even more next time!! I didn't think this recipe could get any better... and I love that I can enjoy a pasta salad that doesn't take like italian dressing.

I absolutely LOVED this pasta salad. I didn't use the olives but added peas and it was delish!! Can't wait to make it again. ~Val

Great hearty flavor. Not a light salad. Tastes much better than Suddenly Salad. I used half the bacon and no olives. I added frozen peas with 3 minutes left in the boiling pasta. Will use fresh, uncooked peas when in season. I also used a whole wheat blend pasta for half of the r