Ranch BLT Pasta Salad
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Keywords: bake entree salad bacon chicken
Ingredients (8 servings as a side dish)
- 8 ounces radiatore pasta (or another type of medium-sized pasta)
- 1 bottle Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing
- 1 + 1/2 cup diced tomatoes, seeds removed
- 1 cup cubed Swiss cheese
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onions
- 1 pound bacon, cooked crispy and chopped
- 2 cups finely chopped romaine or iceberg lettuce
- coarse salt and fresh black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package directions to al dente in plenty of salted water.
- Drain pasta, toss with dressing to lightly coat so they don’t stick together and refrigerate until cold.
- In a large bowl toss the cold pasta with the tomatoes, Swiss, onions, bacon and lettuce.
- Add enough dressing to generously coat everything and season to taste with salt and pepper.
