Sour Cream Ranch Pasta Salad Food

CREAMY RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to package directions. Rinse with cold water and set aside.
• While the pasta is cooking, prepare your salad dressing and ingredients.
• To make the dressing, cream together the mayonnaise, sour cream, ranch dressing, milk and salt and pepper. I like to use a hand blender to do this.
• Chop the cooked bacon, cheese, broccoli, tomatoes, onions, celery and bell pepper.
• In a large bowl mix together the noodles, bacon, cheese, vegetables, and frozen peas with the dressing.
• Let the salad rest for 1 to 2 hours. Make sure to stir it before serving.
• Then serve and enjoy!

CREAMY BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain under cold water.
• In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta, dressing, bacon bits, onions and garlic powder.
• Toss to mix well.
• Chill until ready to serve.
• Useful Tip: Or use cooked, crumbled bacon.

RANCH PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions. , In a large bowl, mix Italian cheese blend, 1 cup Parmesan cheese, sour cream and salad dressing. Drain pasta; add to cheese mixture. Fold in spinach. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Tear French bread into pieces; place in a food processor. Cover and pulse until crumbs form. Toss bread crumbs with oil, lemon zest, parsley, garlic salt and remaining Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over pasta mixture., Bake, covered, 25 minutes. Uncover; bake until golden brown and bubbly, 5-10 minutes.

SOUR CREAM-RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta; drain.
• Mix together with rest of ingredients.
• Chill overnight.

CREAMY RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package instructions. Drain the pasta, then rinse it under cold water to cool completely; drain it well again.
• Meanwhile, reserve 2 tablespoons of the carrot for garnish. Put the remaining carrot in a large bowl and whisk in the mayonnaise, sour cream, chives, celery leaves, lemon juice, Worcestershire, onion powder, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper until combined. The dressing can be refrigerated, covered, up to 1 day.
• Add the pasta to the bowl with the dressing and toss to combine. To serve, top it with the Parmesan, reserved carrots and additional chives and season with pepper.

RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package instructions. Remember to salt the pasta water so the noodles have some flavor. I use about 1 teaspoon salt. Drain the pasta and rinse under cold water so pasta can cool.
• In a mixing bowl combine the cooled pasta, broccoli, cucumber, tomatoes, and parmesan cheese. Stir. Add ranch and stir again to coat the noodles and veggies in the ranch.
• Serve right away or let it refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving. Pasta salad tends to dry out in the fridge so don't leave it in there too long before serving. If needed, add some additional dressing and give it a good stir to moisten it back up.
• ** If you are making the homemade ranch dressing, I would suggest making it before you make the salad so it has plenty of time to refrigerate and get cold. Combine all the ranch dressing ingredients into a small bowl and stir with a wire whisk. It makes just enough for the salad. For leftovers, I just use store-bought ranch dressing to moisten it back up.