![]() ![]() This pasta salad is perfect for picnics, potlucks, parties, or everyday eating-like lunch! Enjoy! It can be enjoyed as a main dish or sans the meat and serve as a side dish. I love that you could mix almost anything with pasta and it would be delicious. You can usually find some kind of pasta on our dinner plates at least once a week in some variety or another. For a few more tasty pasta salads check out Taco Pasta Salad, Caprese Pasta Salad, and Creamy Asparagus Pasta Salad is always a hit!īe sure to sign up for my email… to get new recipes and ideas in your inbox! Pasta Salad is perfect as a light meal or side dish. The PERFECT dish to bring to a potluck, picnic, or a quick weeknight dinner for the family! The pasta is rinsed in cold water which helps cool the salad, and I make the dressing first and then leave it in the fridge while I am cooking the pasta and getting the mix-ins ready to go.This Creamy Chicken Pasta Salad features a medley of chopped veggies, juicy chicken, and corkscrew pasta packed with flavor and covered in a sweet Italian dressing. – I like to serve this pasta salad within a couple of hours of making it. If you don’t have extra dressing, then add some ranch dressing and give it a good stir. Just add some additional cilantro ranch dressing (leftover from when you made it) and stir to mix together. – As with any pasta salad, as it sits in the fridge it will thicken up and the pasta will absorb the dressing. Or even some chili powder would do the trick. If you want to up the heat factor then leave the seeds in the jalapeno and/or add some cayenne pepper in with the ranch dressing. – This recipe as written has mild spice to it. I always take the seeds and the white membrane out of the jalapeno, but if you want the added heat then leave the seeds in. I just added some fresh lime juice, chopped jalapeno, and a bunch of cilantro. Homemade Cilantro Ranch Dressing – This is based off of my very popular recipe for homemade ranch dressing. If you want some spice then use Pepper Jack cheese in it’s place. Monterey Jack Cheese – Cut this into really small cubes for the salad. Red Onion – Use as much or as little as you prefer. I just love the pretty color of the red and yellow tomatoes together. I normally use rotini pasta but sometimes I can’t find that one in the 16 oz box so I end using a fusilli pasta or something similar.īlack Beans – Make sure to drain and rinse these well!Ĭanned Corn – Again, be sure to drain and rinse well.Ĭherry Tomatoes – I like to use red and yellow ones in my pasta salads but all red cherry tomatoes will work just fine. Just make sure the box is the 16 oz size. Spiral Pasta – You can use any spiral shaped pasta you want. INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR CILANTRO RANCH PASTA SALAD Which is why I thought a homemade creamy cilantro ranch dressing would make the most perfect dressing for a pasta salad. If you know anything about that place, then you know they are famous for their creamy cilantro ranch dressing. One of my favorite places to eat is Cafe Rio. But sometimes it’s good when ideas like this pasta salad pop in your head. Even while exercising I am thinking of what I can make next. I basically think about food all the time □ For real. Like many of my recipe creations, this idea for creamy cilantro ranch pasta salad, came to be while exercising on my Peloton. ![]()
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