It’s almost summertime, which means lots of outdoor activities and lots of yummy BBQs and picnics! One thing I can’t get enough of when it comes to summertime is pasta salad. Usually I buy the boxed stuff, but I decided it was time I made my own. I’m loving it, and my family is too! In fact, I’ve made it twice since Monday… Yes, twice in a 4 day period. Monday we had it with smoked pulled pork sandwiches, and tonight we had it with BBQ burgers. Perfect side dish to an already fantastic main dish!
Creamy Ranch Pasta Salad
2014-05-16 00:52:44
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
12 min
Total Time
17 min
Ingredients
- 12 oz bag of Wacky Mac Pasta
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons juice from peperoncini (I poured it from the jar)
- 1 oz package of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
- 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
- 2- 2oz cans of slices olives
- 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- 6 peperoncinis, chopped
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- While pasta is cooking, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, milk, peperoncini juice, package of ranch dressing, onion, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and perperoncinis in a large serving bowl.
- After pasta is cooked, drain and rinse with cold water until cooled, then pour pasta into dressing mix.
- Gently stir until combined, top with cheese and stir until just incorporated.
- Serve alongside your favorite summertime meal!
Notes
- This would be good with more veggies added, so feel free to get crazy and mix it up! I can't wait to try it with broccoli, bell peppers, raw zucchini... The possibilities are endless!
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This looks so good! I haven’t had pasta salad in so long.
Thanks Michelle! 🙂 You reminded me I need to go over and share this on SYITG (way faster to type that, lol).
Well, next week… Just went and saw it’s closed. lol
I’m glad you came back to link. I’m featuring your pasta salad when this week’s party goes live tonight!
AH! Yay! Thank you so much!!!
Oooooooo!!! This looks amazing! We love pasta salads (and just salads) during the summer too. Grill some chicken, pasta salad, and maybe some crusty bread and perfection!!! The Peperoncini in it sounds like the perfect bit of bite we would love. Thanks for the recipe!!!
This looks delish! My family loves stuff like this! We just bought the box kind today but I’d much rather this homemade one! Thanks for the recipient!
My husband isn’t one for creams and pasta. I wish I could get him to eat it! I miss a good creamy pasta salad. When I try to make a small batch just for myself, I still make too much and end up wasting some of it. Maybe some day I’ll make the perfect small batch! Thanks for linking at The Yuck Stops Here!
We always make pasta salad for get togethers, but I secretly don’t like Italian dressing Shh! I’m going to switch up our memorial day pasta salad with this!
This looks amazing and I have most of those ingredients. Would love if you shared this on the Merry Monday Linky Party.
Definitely trying this. I love pasta salad and my kids love ranch, so should go over great!
Oh yum! this looks super delicious! I will have to make this at out next bbq. Already pinned recipe.
I have to make this amazing Creamy Ranch Salad! It looks so delicious and fun to make. I love pasta and so does my family, and this would be a good one to have with fried chicken!