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Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 10 oz Bow tie pasta dry
- 1 c Cheddar cheese shredded
- 6 slices Bacon cooked crisp, crumbled
- 1-2 Green onions sliced
- 1/2 c Buttermilk ranch dressing
Instructions
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Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the al dente package directions.
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Drain pasta and cool it down with cold water.
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Transfer cooled pasta to a large bowl.
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Add the cheddar, green onions, and ranch dressing. See notes below
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Fold ingredients together gently as to not tear the pasta
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Refrigerate salad covered for approximately one hour before serving.
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Just before serving, fold in crumbled bacon. See notes below
Recipe Notes
- When adding the ranch, start with 1/2 c. If you find you like a creamier salad as more as you go, in small increments.
- Waiting to add the crumbled bacon at the end ensures that the bacon will hold its crispiness, and not get soft while sitting in the salad ingredients.