Bacon Ranch Garden Patch Salad
 
 
A super main dish salad with meat, vegetables and pasta.
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 ¼ cups pasta such as rotini, shell or farfalle
  • ½ cup bacon ranch dressing
  • ½ teaspoon dried dill
  • 2 Tablespoons bacon crumbles
  • 1 ½ cups broccoli florets, cut small
  • ½ cup red bell pepper, diced
  • ½ cup cucumber, seeded and diced
  • 4 medium green onions, sliced (about ¼ cup)
  • 1 ½ cups ham or chicken, into small pieces
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Fill 3 quart saucepan ⅔ full of salted water and bring to boil.
  2. Add pasta and return to boil.
  3. Cook until al dente according to package directions. Do not overcook!
  4. Drain and rinse pasta with cold water.
  5. In meantime, mix dressing, dill weed and bacon crumbles in large bowl.
  6. Prepare broccoli, pepper, cucumber and onions and pour into that same bowl.
  7. Cut ham or chicken into bite sized pieces and add to bowl.
  8. Add cooled pasta and mix well.
  9. Chill 2-3 hours or overnight before serving. If salad seems dry before serving, add another tablespoon of bacon ranch dressing.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cup
Recipe by A Pinch of Joy at https://www.apinchofjoy.com/2014/06/bacon-ranch-garden-patch-salad/