The healthiest salad dressings are the simplest ones.
Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
A mixed bowl of all the season's best greens is one of the healthiest meals you can make for yourself — until you add on the dressing, that is.
Recipe Summary Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
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.Ingredients | Healthy Salad Dressing Brand
1 (12 ounce) package uncooked tri-color rotini pasta
10 slices bacon
1 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons dry ranch salad dressing mix
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon garlic pepper
½ cup milk, or as needed
1 large tomato, chopped
1 (4.25 ounce) can sliced black olives
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Directions
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; 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 rotini, 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.
Info | Healthy Salad Dressing Brand
prep:
10 mins
cook:
15 mins
additional:
1 hr
total:
1 hr 25 mins
Servings:
10
Yield:
10 servings
TAG : Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
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Healthy Salad Dressing Brand - Dressings like ranch, blue cheese, and thousand island are often high in calories, unhealthy saturated fat, and a green salad with chicken may sound like a healthy meal, but descriptions like crispy and crunchy are red flags.
