pasta salad with ranch dressing

Name: Pasta salad with Ranch dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounce(s) pasta,i like spaghetti or farfalle for this; 3 tablespoon(s) green bell pepper, diced; 1/2 stick(s) celery, diced; 1/2 small red onion, diced; 2 ounce(s) thinly sliced deli ham, diced; 4 ounce(s) extra sharp cheddar cheese, small dice; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt and pepper, or to taste; 3/4 cup(s) plus 1/4 cup more ranch salad dressing

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Jane Whittaker

Massena (now in FL), NY

Updated on Jan 20, 2011

We were discussing mac salad in Chatterbox, and then I remembered I have a pict plus wrote down directions to a pasta salad I make all the time. When I was working I got a lot of requests for this. I know all you gals in Just A Pinch have your own version, and from what I saw they all looked YUMMY, here is one of my versions.

Rate

prep time 20 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Stove Top

yield 10 or more

Ingredients

8 ounces pasta,i like spaghetti or farfalle for this
3 tablespoons green bell pepper, diced
1/2 stick celery, diced
1/2 small red onion, diced
2 ounces thinly sliced deli ham, diced
4 ounces extra sharp cheddar cheese, small dice
1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper, or to taste
3/4 cup plus 1/4 cup more ranch salad dressing

How To Make pasta salad with ranch dressing

Step 1

Cook pasta per package directions,and run cold water over to cool. Drain very well.

Step 2

Add all other ingredients, plus the 3/4 cup Ranch dressing.
Step 3

Cover and chill, when ready to serve see if you need to add more Ranch dressing, as most pasta's will soak up the dressing and make your salad a little dry.
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