Buffalo Chicken, Bacon And Ranch Pasta Salad

A salad version of the sandwich with a few veggies and delicious dressing.

Ingredients

The Dressing

2/3 cup ranch dressing
2/3 cup buffalo ranch dressing or, double the ranch & add a few drops of hot sauce
2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/3 cup small diced red onion
1 tsp garlic powder
1/3 cup mayo
2 Tablespoons yellow mustard
1 tsp kosher salt
1/3 cup pickle relish

The Salad

2 ribs celery, cleaned and small diced
10 strips bacon cooked and chopped
3 cups shredded cooked chicken
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1 lb cooked pasta- large shape

Instructions

In a large bowl, add all of the ingredients for the salad dressing and mix well with a large whisk and set aside the fridge to chill.


Cook the chicken, pasta and bacon if you need to. I like to use rotisserie chicken for this. Cook the pasta and bacon according to package directions. Cook the pasta slightly under the recommended time. You do not want the pasta to be too soft. It should still have a chew to it.


Chop the celery and both the chicken and the bacon. Add all of these ingredients along with the pasta, and shredded carrots to the salad dressing.


Gently, mix all of the pasta salad ingredients together and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours minimum before serving. This is a salad that is best served very cold. Enjoy!

Recipe came from - Emeraldmenus.com. This work is licensed under creative commons attribution licenses