Bacon ranch pasta salad

[Duncanpup]

I tripled this recipe
48 ounces tri color pasta
4 bags of actual bacon diced into bits
12 Roma tomatoes
6 cups broccoli chopped
15 ounces sliced olives
6 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3 cups mayonnaise
Two tablespoons ranch seasoning
I’m out ranch seasoning so I just used some ranch dressing i substituted one of cup ranch and used only two cups mayonnaise.
Gonna dice up pepperoni and add capicola ham diced after I get to store this morning. If the deli doesn’t have capicola I substitute a deli meat called Berks hoagie meat it’s spicy ham.

[Lunabell]

1. Oh, that looks good.

May I suggest some sour cream substituted for some of the mayo? It will give it more of the ranch tang. And what olives? Black?

[Duncanpup]

2. Excellent idea Lunabell

Do you think after pasta soaks up mayo and ranch it be ok to add sour cream definitely measure by eye to keep it creamy.
Yes I used black olives as well was thinking of tossing in some frozen corn that i cooked yesterday yet didn’t.

[Lunabell]

3. I LOVE pasta salad.

But, my wife hates cold pasta. So, I don't make it for us. Just for potlucks. I'm putting this in my recipe file.

[Phoenix61]

6. Adding sour cream to keep it creamy should work great. nt

[Duncanpup]

7. It did

[twodogsbarking]

4. I'll bring some fresh baked bread. When do we eat?

[sprinkleeninow]

5. What's not to love? 🩷