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PASTA SALAD TO GET EXCITED ABOUT CHICKEN BACON RANCH

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Could you use a quick, easy, delicious, all in one pasta dish that your kids will love? If so, you will love this Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad. What is in this Pasta Salad? This Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad includes pasta, chicken, bacon, cheddar cheese, tomato, zucchini, and copycat OutBack Ranch Dressing.

PASTA SALAD TO GET EXCITED ABOUT CHICKEN BACON RANCH

Prep Time: 10 min Cooking Time: 30 min

Ingredients

  • 12 ounce pack Spiral pasta
  • 3 chicken breast, chopped
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 chopped tomato, or a handful of cherry tomatoes chopped in half
  • 6 pieces bacon, cooked hard and crumbled
  • 1 zucchini shredded

Preparation

  1. Cook the bacon, hard and crumbled when cooled.
  2. Season chicken with salt and pepper and bake for 30 minutes in the oven 350 degrees.
  3. Cut the chicken breast up into bite sizes.
  4. Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
  5. In a large bowl, combine the chopped chicken, cooked and drained pasta, ranch dressing,
  6. shredded cheese, chopped tomatoes, zucchini, and 6 pieces bacon.

Recipe Tags

To create this quick and easy pasta salad, I added several of my families favorite ingredients. This ingredients include pasta, chicken, bacon, and Ranch. I even hid zucchini and tomatoes in it. Lately, I have made this pasta several times. Each time I make this Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad, it gets rave reviews. This pasta salad is delicious served warm or cold right out of the refrigerator. bb6b3c9c51afc45ecf8f594cd71e82987f129f24.jpg

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