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Ultimate Bacon Chicken Ranch Pasta Salad

Transform chicken, crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, and cooked pasta coated in a homemade ranch dressing into the most amazing pasta salad! Ultimate Bacon Chicken Ranch Pasta Salad easy pasta salad, rotisserie chicken salad, bbq chicken pasta salad, cookout foods, leftover salads, hot and cold salads

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Transform chicken, crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, and cooked pasta coated in a homemade ranch dressing into the most amazing pasta salad!

Ingredients

Homemade Buttermilk Ranch

Pasta salad

  • 1/2 pound cooked pasta
  • 3 cups cooked chicken, chopped
  • 6 slices thick-cut cooked bacon, crispy and chopped
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar, freshly shredded
  • 3 green onions

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, whisk together the ranch dressing and set aside. To a large bowl add the pasta salad ingredients and pour in 1/2 -3/4 of the ranch dressing. Gently mix, and coat all of the ingredients.
  2. Transfer to a covered bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour. Right before serving, mix and if necessary, add some of the remaining ranch dressing.
  3. This can be served hot, warm, or cold. Store leftovers in the fridge,