Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups pasta (uncooked shells)
• 5 baby carrots, shredded (or 1 large regular carrot)
• 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise, more if desired but not miracle whip
• 1 ounce hidden valley ranch dressing mix (or 1/2 of a .4 oz. package of the buttermilk version)
• 1/4 cup bacon bits (i use hormel real bacon bits or pieces)
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, mix mayo, dressing mix, bacon bits, shredded carrots and onion powder. chill this mixture while you continue making the rest of the salad.
• 2 cook pasta al dente, drain and cool. fold in pasta carefully.
• 3 gently fold in peas last.
• 4 chill for several hours and serve chilled or at room temperature.
• 5 refresh salad if needed with a tiny bit of mayo, but it usually doesn't need it.
• 6 garnish top with more bacon bits pieces. you can never have too much bacon.