37 Reviews of Ranch Picnic Pasta Salad

From: TheDancingCook

On Aug 4, 2007

Tasty and colorful! I used the angel hair pasta, halved a pint of cherry tomatoes, omitted the green pepper because my yellow pepper was very large, used red onion and added 1/2 lb crumbled feta and sprinkled on about 3 Tbsp of McCormick Salad Supreme... added everything else the same as the recipe called for. I had a little bit of dressing left over that I didn't have to use; I felt the salad would've been too saturated in dressing if I used the entire amount called for in the recipe. I marinated the salad in about a little over half of the dressing overnight then added a small amount prior to serving. I will definitely make this again; I made this for a family picnic and it was enjoyed. I would like to try it with corkscrew/rotini pasta next time. Thanks for posting!

From: Heather W.

On Jul 25, 2005

This is the best pasta salad. I used rotini pasta and this recipe has been requested multiple times and everyone wants me to make it and bring it to parties. I'm almost sick of making it! Thanks!

From: Deb's Recipes

On Jul 15, 2009

This tasty and attractive salad was my contribution to our recent family reunion. I added a half pound each cubed Genoa Salami & cubed Provolone. Three packets of Ranch Dressing felt like too much, so I halved it to 1 1/2 packets. I put everything together the night before using 3/4s the total amount of dressing. The next day the salad was still nice & moist, so I left off the remaining portion of dressing. Thank you for sharing a great salad recipe!

From: Sheri-BDB

On Jun 30, 2006

This pasta salad is wonderful and taste really good! I used angel hair pasta and made exactly like said at it was so perfect. Thanks a whole bunch Shawn C....

From: Chef #330074

On Jul 2, 2006

Perfect pasta salad. A real hit with the family. I added a little parmesan cheese and wow was it good!!!

From: Lisa44KS

On Jul 11, 2006

This is really a great recipe for Pasta Salad! I used the Tri-color spiral pasta, and had never used Red Wine Vinegar- but it made this pasta really tasty! The only things that I left out were the bell peppers ( personal choice)- and I used the diced black olives instead of the chopped. I will definitly use this for the next Potluck dinner that I go to!!

From: firealarmqueen

On Sep 27, 2008

As written, I felt this recipe was super strong in the seasoning department. I didn't even pour in the full amount and I still went back and rinsed about a 3rd of my pasta off. I would suggest halving the dressings (or if you're feeding an army, double everything else Once I'd made my adjustments, the pasta was good. I added cubed cheddar right before serving.

From: jbglotz

On Dec 27, 2006

Great idea with the ranch dressing packets. Had a bit too much dressing for the amount of pasta, but I'll try it again for sure! Thanks.

From: Marsha D.

On Mar 23, 2007

WoW!! I stumbled across this recipe by clicking on random recipe and when I saw the picture Sheri-BDB made, I added the recipe to todays menu. Oh My Gosh!! Its outstanding! DH and I both couldn't wait a day, I just chilled it in the ref. for a few hours and had it with Dan's Seasoning Glazed Baby Backs (Pork). We absolutely love this recipe. Only change I made was I added a can of petite diced tomatoes(instead of fresh tomatoes) that I drained well and than added to the salad. I also added some black pepper and alittle Accent to enhance the flavor more. This is most certainly a KEEPER!! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!!

From: Me & Mr. Jones

On Mar 24, 2007

I am ready for summer food so I thought I'd start by making this! Very easy to throw together, and very tasty. I think this salad would also be great with some crumbled cheese and cubed salami. Thanks for posting, Shawn C!