chicken, bacon, and ranch pasta salad
This is a pasta salad I have been making for at least 15 years. So simple and easy, yet it tastes so good everyone will think it took forever to make it.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
This chicken, bacon, and ranch pasta salad could be a light summer meal or a hearty side dish. Crumbled bacon adds a nice smoky, savory crunch to the colorful and refreshing salad. Ranch dressing is the perfect choice because its flavor works well with the mixed vegetables, chicken, and bacon. Using store-bought rotisserie chicken means the only real cooking that has to happen is boiling the rotini pasta and frying the bacon.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
No-Cook or Other
yield
8 - 10
Ingredients
- 1 package frozen mixed vegetables, thawed (family-size bag, 19 oz)
- 1 box vegetable rotini pasta (8 servings size, 16 oz)
- 1 - rotisserie chicken, deboned
- 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 jar homemade ranch dressing (or 1 bottle store-bought, 16 oz)
How To Make chicken, bacon, and ranch pasta salad
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Step 1Boil pasta according to package directions. Drain and cool. While pasta is cooking, make ranch dressing (if using homemade). -
Step 2Shred chicken.
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Step 3Add to a large bowl with vegetables and cooked pasta. Toss to combine.
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Step 4Add bacon and ranch dressing to the bowl. Stir until all ingredients are coated with dressing. Refrigerate until chilled and serve cold.
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Category:
Chicken
Category:
Vegetables
Category:
Pasta Sides
Category:
Other Side Dishes
Category:
Other Appetizers
Category:
Pasta Salads
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Category:
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Category:
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Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#Healthy
Collection:
Food in a Flash
Collection:
Summer Recipes
Ingredient:
Pasta
Method:
No-Cook or Other
Culture:
American
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