Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad with Summer Veggies

I’ve really been getting into playing around with Summer salads. Last week, I featured the Tomato, Cucumber, and Avocado Salad, so this week I thought I would share one of my favorite pasta salads.

 

This recipe is super simple to make, which is what I like in the Summer and if you keep it on ice, it will be a big hit a cookouts.

 

Ingredients

 

Pasta (cooked to al dente)

1 Packet of Kraft Ranch Dressing*

1 Cup of Mayo*

½ Cup of Bacon Bits

1 Large Yellow Zucchini

1 Pint of Tomatoes (any small tomato will work)

Blue Cheese Crumbles

 

*Not a fan of Mayo, skip it and the ranch dressing packet and use your favorite ranch dressing instead. I’m a fan of Ken’s Steakhouse Ranch Dressing.

 

1-Cook pasta to al dente and allow to drain.

2-In a medium bowl combine mayo, ranch dressing packet and bacon bits. Stir together.

3-Cube the zucchini and dice the tomatoes. Shave carrots with a veggie peeler and run a knife through them. Add your veggies to the bowl and mix until combined.

4-Add pasta to the bowl and mix until combined.

5- Top with blue cheese crumbles and serve.

Do you have a favorite Summer Salad?