I'm always happy to be the first reviewer of a new recipe and report that I enjoyed it and recommend it. This is not a unique pasta salad, but it's a good one, and the submitter is correct - the bacon and cheddar DOES make it better. In this case, I needed something at the last minute and this was good, filling and simple. I find that often it's the basic recipes, the non-fussy, non-fancy recipes, that are the best. I stuck pretty much to the submitter's intent, only adding a little sour cream as I always do to mayonnaise-based salads to mellow out the tang of the mayo, and some thawed, frozen peas. This was exactly what I had in mind for our impromptu, grilled burgers dinner tonight.
I used red bell pepper instead of green, reduced fat mayonnaise and homemade dry ranch seasoning mix. My husband and kids liked it but it was unanimous that it needs double the bacon, for us at least. Great quick pasta salad. EDITED: My husband said this was even better the next day, after it had sat. He ate all the leftovers.
This was right up our alley. I did mix mayo with sour cream as another reviewer recommended. Great ranch flavor and super quick to prepare. Highly recommend!
This recipe is really good. Added more of the ranch mixture. Try heating up. It's excellent. Actually better hot.
In looking for a pasta salad recipe that included bacon I found this one. I was drawn to the simplicity of ingredients and inclusion of cheddar cheese along with the bacon and mayonnaise. I will definitely make this one again I did add a bit of sour cream to the mixture of mayo and ranch dressing as per other reviewers if anything next time I would add a bit more bacon and a little extra ranch dressing This was very easy to make and crowd pleasing.
This salad was ok but I had to adjust the recipe. Using a full pound of macaroni I had to almost double the ranch dressing. I used shredded cheese because that's what I had on hand I think I liked it better than I would have liked cubed. I also wish I had used miracle whip instead of mayo because it needed a little zing (I guess I could have added a little vinegar but didn't think about it at the time). Good starter recipe and easily adjustable to your tastes.
We love this salad! I've made this a few times now with minimal changes. I usually use whole wheat pasta and do 3/4 c mayo and 1/4 sour cream. I use shredded cheddar. This is the best macaroni salad we've ever tasted! Thank you!
this recipe was a nice alternative to classic mac salad. I just had to substitute some sour cream because I ran out of mayo but it was just fine that way. yum!
I am new to cooking and found this recipe the be easy and delicious! I followed some other reviewers' advice and added some extras including green onions sour cream salt pepper and double the amount of bacon. Very simple recipe and easy to add things you like!
