Creamy Italian Ranch Pasta Salad

3.93 stars

Creamy Italian Ranch Pasta Salad is the best pasta salad recipe that I make on repeat all summer long. It's always a huge hit and is super easy to make! Made with juicy tomatoes, fresh broccoli and cauliflower, arugula, black olives, and red onion, this pasta salad is packed full of veggies then tossed in Italian and Ranch dressing! The combination is addicting. Perfect for potlucks, BBQs or as a weeknight side dish. Everyone will be going back for more.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Total Time25

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings (side dish)

Calories: 356kcal

Author: Rachel Kochlin

Ingredients

1 pound bowtie pasta (or your favorite short cut pasta)
1 head broccoli cut into bite size pieces (about 3 cups)
1 head cauliflower cut into bite size pieces (about 3 cups)
½ red onion diced
1 pint cherry tomatoes cut in half
6 ounces black olives cut in half
2 cups arugula
1 ½ cups Italian dressing
1 cup ranch dressing

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, then cook the pasta until soft and tender. Drain and rinse the pasta under cold water.
While pasta is cooking, prepare the vegetables.
In a large serving bowl, toss together the cooked pasta, vegetables, arugula, Italian and ranch dressing.
Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving. As the pasta sits, it absorbs the dressing, so add more as needed.

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