CHEDDAR RANCH PASTA SALAD

This Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad is one you will make over and over. It’s absolutely delicious and the perfect addition to any gathering! So many wonderful additions to this salad.

Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad

If you love this salad you will also love our Amish Pasta Salad, it’s our most popular pasta salad recipe!

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

This Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad is great for a cookout or gathering. We love pasta salad and this one will not disappoint! My husband loves peas so anytime I can use them in a dish, he’s happy. The peas, cheddar cheese, and ranch add such a wonderful flavor to this salad. You can make this dish the night before and enjoy it for a few days.  You could double the recipe or even cut it in half.  It keeps well refrigerated.  Make this for any holiday or event and you probably won’t bring any home.

🍴KEY INGREDIENTS

  • Elbow Macaroni
  • Red Onion
  • Frozen Peas
  • Hardboiled Eggs
  • Bacon, cooked
  • Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • Mayonnaise
  • Greek Yogurt
  • Hidden Valley Original Ranch Salad Dressing Seasoning Mix
  • Dillweed

SWAPS

You can use white onion, switch out the cheese for another kind, use turkey bacon, replace the yogurt with sour cream.

🍽️HOW TO MAKE

This recipe is super easy, the most time consuming part is getting the ingredients ready, like making the pasta, cooking the bacon and boiling the eggs.

Step 1
Cook pasta according to directions on the box, rinse in cold water. Then add all ingredients and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad

⭐TIP

This salad can definitely be made in advance. It’s wonderful the next day, and if it is dry just add a little more mayonnaise.

OTHER PASTA SALADS

SERVE THESE SALADS WITH

  • Southern Tomato Pie – This summer classic is a must-make! One you must try if you are a fan of delicious summer tomatoes!
  • Best Classic Meatloaf – This recipe has been in our family for many years and it’s one we love and you will too!
  • Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs – This recipe has wonderful reviews, super easy to make and is a wonderful addition to this pasta salad.

STORING & SERVING SIZE

We store this in the refrigerator and makes about 8 servings.

Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad

Leigh Walkup

This Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad is one your family will love! The combination of ingredients are perfect and it’s perfect for any summer gathering.

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
chill 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 12 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients  

  • 2 cups of elbow macaroni uncooked
  • 1/4 cup of diced red onion
  • 1 1/2 cups of frozen peas thawed
  • 3 hardboiled eggs peeled and chopped
  • 4 pieces of cooked bacon chopped
  • 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup of mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt
  • 1 packet of Hidden Valley Original Ranch Salad Dressing Seasoning Mix
  • 1/2 teaspoon of dill weed

Instructions 

  • Cook pasta according to directions on the box, rinse in cold water. Then add all ingredients and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
Keyword Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad
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