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I have been making this ranch pasta salad for years! At least for as long as I’ve been married which will be 10 years in October. That’s a decade people?! Now, I feel really old….. I found this in a Taste of Home magazine and in all the years of making it, we never get tired of it.
It literally takes minutes to make and you can eat it right away or put it in the fridge for an hour or so before you need it. I prefer serving it right away because pasta salads tend to get dry and soak up all the dressing as they sit in the fridge.
Just make sure you use cold ranch dressing on the salad. Especially if you plan on serving it right away. I always use my homemade ranch dressing for this salad. The flavor is unreal and one batch makes just enough for this ranch pasta salad.
I’ve also seen lots of variations of ranch dressing in the grocery store. There is a bacon ranch (umm, hello BACON), a cheesy ranch, and even a cucumber ranch and spicy ranch dressing. Any of the ranch dressings would work in this salad and be equally delicious.
Ranch Pasta Salad
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Ingredients
- 1 box (12 oz) tricolor rotini pasta
- 1 cup chopped broccoli
- 1 cup chopped cucumbers (peeled & seeded)
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 1/4 cups ranch dressing (more or less to taste)
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Remember to salt the pasta water so the noodles have some flavor. I use about 2 teaspoons salt. Drain the pasta and rinse under cold water so pasta can cool.
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