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Depends on how you make it. When I first met Marc he told me he didn't really care for pasta salad but I about gotta get a stick out to keep him away from this recipe. Bet you could sub taters for pasta. It's the combo of mayo, ranch, and oregano that makes it goos.

Creamy Bacon Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad Recipe

Ingredients

3 cups bow-tie pasta, uncooked (I used corkscrew pasta, the tri colored ones)
2/3 cup cheddar cheese crumbles
6 slices cooked bacon, diced
2-3 small tomatoes, seeded & diced (I used Romas)
2/3 cup fresh broccoli, chopped
2/3 cup red onions, diced
1/3 cup black olives (Yuck, I didn’t add these)
1/2 cup mayonnaise (I doubled this)
1/2 cup creamy ranch dressing (I doubled this too)
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2-1 teaspoon oregano (I used at least 1 tsp if not more)

Instructions

Cook pasta until al dente. Be careful not overcook.
Drain pasta and rinse with cold water until pasta is cool.
Add drained pasta to a large bowl.
Add in the bacon, broccoli, red onions, black olives, and tomatoes.
Toss to combine. (you may need to add a tiny bit of water to moisten the pasta if it's too sticky to toss)
In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, ranch dressing, garlic and oregano.
When ready to serve, mix the dressing in with the pasta mixture until well coated.
Serve immediately.

Notes
~TIPS~ Feel free to add in your favorite veggies and meats! Dress the pasta salad right when you are ready to serve. If you like a super creamy pasta salad, double to dressing mixture.

My tips: I cooked the pasta first and then just let it sit in cold water while I chopped up the other stuff. I mixed the mayo, ranch dressing, garlic, and oregano in a separate bowl. Mixed the drained pasta with the veggies then mixed in the mayo mixture.

This is kind of like spaghetti; I think it is better the next day, LOL