Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad is a hearty, creamy, and fresh pasta salad loaded with seasoned chicken, crisp bacon, crunchy romaine, and cheddar, all tossed in ranch dressing for an easy, satisfying family meal.
Ingredients
For the Pasta Salad
- Chicken breast or tenderloins diced, seasoned, cooked
- Romaine lettuce shredded
- Bacon cooked, diced
- Rotini or fusilli pasta cooked and cooled
- Cheddar cheese shredded
- Green onions diced
- Ranch dressing your favorite brand or homemade
- Poultry seasoning or Italian seasoning
- Salad Supreme seasoning
- Croutons added right before serving
Instructions
- Cook diced bacon over low heat for ten to twelve minutes until crisp, drain on paper towels, and keep two tablespoons of drippings in the pan.
- Coat diced chicken in olive oil and seasoning, cook in the same skillet for three to four minutes per side, then rest and dice.
- Boil pasta in salted water until al dente, rinse under cool water, and drain thoroughly.
- Combine pasta, chicken, cheddar, bacon, and green onions in a large bowl, then toss with most of the ranch dressing.
- Add Salad Supreme seasoning and toss again to adjust flavor.
- Right before serving, mix in romaine, croutons, and the remaining ranch, tossing gently to keep everything crisp.