Creamy Ranch Pasta Salad
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Have you been on the search, for the creamiest, most flavorful pasta salad? I know I have….for quite some time now. Well, seeing as I’m a bit obsessed with ranch flavored recipes, I just HAD to put a ranch spin on a pasta salad.
Here is my rendition of the best, most creamy pasta salad out there. Meet my Creamy Ranch Pasta Salad. Don’t you just want to dive in with a spoon right now?! I sure did. Over, and over and over again 🙂
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Creamy Ranch Pasta Salad
- Prepare pasta according to package. While waiting for the pasta to boil, gather your carrots, celery, red onion, frozen peas, ham and cheddar cheese. Set aside
- To make the dressing, whisk together ranch mix, mayo and milk. Mix until all lumps are gone.
- Once pasta is done, drain and let cool for a couple minutes. Once cooled, mix in carrots, celery, red onion, frozen peas, ham and cheddar cheese.
- Next pour dressing over the pasta salad, and stir gently until well combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1-2 hours before serving.
- Right before serving, give your Creamy Ranch Pasta Salad a couple more stirs to mix in any of the dressing that had settled at the bottom.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound elbow macaroni pasta
- 1 cup medium diced or shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup celery finely chopped
- ¼ red onion diced
- 2/3 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup ham cubed
- 1 cup cheddar cheese cubed
- 1 packets ranch seasoning mix
- 1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- Prepare pasta according to package. While waiting for the pasta to boil, gather your carrots, celery, red onion, frozen peas, ham and cheddar cheese. Set aside
- To make the dressing, whisk together ranch mix, mayo and milk. Mix until all lumps are gone.
- Once pasta is done, drain and let cool for a couple minutes. Once cooled, mix in carrots, celery, red onion, frozen peas, ham and cheddar cheese.
- Next pour dressing over the pasta salad, and stir gently until well combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1-2 hours before serving.
- Right before serving, give your Creamy Ranch Pasta Salad a couple more stirs to mix in any of the dressing that had settled at the bottom.
Nutrition
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Post updated September 2020
How many ounces are in your seasoning packet that you use?
I wondered the same thing because theres a one ounce or three ounce pkg..
This sounds similar to a salad in the deli at one of my favorite stores. They add hard-boiled eggs and use rigatoni noodles. I think this is the closest I have found to that recipe. Thanks for sharing.
This looks delicious and I will definitely be trying it! I love recipes like this for easy summer meals. One word of caution though. My frozen peas warn that they should be cooked in order to kill bacteria…so I think I would run mine though some boiling water, just to be safe.
I put my frozen peas at the bottom of my strainer when I drained the pasta and ran cold water over them! Not mushy and fabulous recipe! Thank you!
Have made this twice now for summer pool parties…I have some picky party goers but everyone loves this! Thanks for an easy and tasty pasta salad!
Wanted to make this for our camping trip, wondering if this stays well in the fridge for a few days??
Yes! It sure will 🙂