Creamy Ranch Pasta Salad

Creamy Ranch Pasta Salad is my go-to pasta salad recipe! It's loaded with tender noodles, salty, smoky bacon bits, and fresh veggies, and finished with a creamy Ranch dressing.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 pound pasta (I used rotini)
• 1 heart of romaine (chopped (about 3-4 cups))
• 1 cup grape tomatoes (halved)
• 8 pieces of bacon (cooked to crispy and crumbled)
• 3/4 cup buttermilk (divided)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic (minced)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Cook the pasta per package directions. Once done, rinse with cool water and let drip dry.
2. 2While the pasta is cooking, make the buttermilk ranch dressing by whisking together ½ cup buttermilk, all of the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic, dill, salt, pepper and chives. Drizzle in the remaining 1/4 cup of buttermilk while whisking until the dressing is smooth and pourable.Chill until ready to use. (The ranch dressing can also be made up to three days ahead of time and used when ready to serve the salad.)
3. 3In a large bowl, combine the pasta, romaine and grape tomatoes. Pour in the creamy ranch dressing and toss until everything is coated. Last, stir in the bacon.
4. 4Serve immediately as a side or main dish. Enjoy!