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Ranch Pasta Salad is the best pasta salad to take to any potluck or serve with your favorite grilled dish. It’s easy to throw together and is so flavorful. This recipe makes enough to feed a crowd, which is why we love to serve it at parties or family gatherings.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our ranch pasta salad, you need the following ingredients:
- 16 ounces Angel Hair Pasta
- 1 ounce Italian Dressing Mix (1 packet)
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 3 (1 ounce) packages ranch dressing mix
- ½ cup olive oil
- ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 ¼ ounces sliced olives drained
- 2 cucumbers peeled and diced
- 1 red onion diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper diced
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make This Ranch Pasta Salad Recipe
- Cook pasta according to package directions, rinse in cold water and drain.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together Italian dressing mix, white vinegar, water and vegetable oil.
- In another small mixing bowl, whisk together ranch dressing packets with olive oil and red wine vinegar.
- Place cooked pasta and remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
- Pour both dressing mixtures over top and toss well.
Storage Suggestions
- Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving to give time for flavors to marinate.
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Ranch Pasta Salad
Take this easy and flavorful ranch pasta salad to your next potluck or serve it with your favorite grilled dish.
Serving servings
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Angel Hair Pasta
- 1 ounce Italian Dressing Mix, (1 packet)
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 3 (1 ounce) packages ranch dressing mix
- ½ cup olive oil
- ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 ¼ ounces sliced olives, drained
- 2 cucumbers, peeled and diced
- 1 red onion, diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions, rinse in cold water and drain.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together Italian dressing mix, white vinegar, water and vegetable oil.
- In another small mixing bowl, whisk together ranch dressing packets with olive oil and red wine vinegar.
- Place cooked pasta and remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
- Pour both dressing mixtures over top and toss well.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours to give time for flavors to marinate.
Notes
Mix this salad up by adding chicken and other seasonal veggies!
Nutrition
Calories: 347 kcal · Carbohydrates: 39 g · Protein: 7 g · Fat: 18 g · Saturated Fat: 6 g · Sodium: 308 mg · Potassium: 283 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 3 g · Vitamin A: 209 IU · Vitamin C: 38 mg · Calcium: 29 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Did You Make This Recipe?We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a review or a question in the comment section below the post.
Have you gals ever tried adding chicken to this pasta and making it the main dish?
Chicken would be so delicious in this and you could have it be the main dish! Great idea!!! 🙂
I made this over the weekend for my college student to take back to school with her for “finals week”. One batch made enough for her to take half and we kept half at home. YUM!! Very good. Will definitely make this again.
One addition I would make is to add some fresh mozz cheese to it.
Just checking its 3 packages of ranch dressing mix?
Thanks 🙂
3 packages ranch dressing mix.
I’m confused. You said it’s just one packet of Ranch Dressing, but in the list of ingredients it says “3 (1 ounce) packages ranch dressing mix” Packets as in plural.
Sorry, my mistake! That is 3 (1 ounces packages each) ranch dressing mix.
Awesome recipe! needed to find some food with flavor or taste. cooking with little or no salt at all.
I cut the Angel Hair Pasta because it did not mix well. It was easier to manage that way. I had thought of breaking in thirds before I put it in the boiling water, but chose to follow the directions. I would be interested in knowing why Six Sisters’ doesn’t recommend this.
Those that ate this (I have picky eaters) commented that they liked it.