This Avocado Ranch Pasta Salad is a delicious and unique recipe that is perfect as a side dish for your summer barbecue or even a quick dinner!
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Is anyone else completely excited for summer? I love getting together with family and friends for backyard barbecues, and I can’t wait to do it a lot now that we live close to the Mister’s family!
One thing I’ve never been particularly fond of is pasta salad. I’m not a big egg fan, and the ones you buy from the store always gross me out. So when I saw that Hidden Valley Ranch just came out with a new Avocado flavor, I knew I had to get creative and come up with a delicious pasta salad recipe I could bring to family barbecues this summer!
This recipe is so simple, and it only takes 20 minutes to make. I used fresh basil from my basil plant I got for Mother’s Day, and then bought the rest of the ingredients.
The first thing you have to do is boil your noodles. I love using cavatappi noodles because I think they hold sauces well, but you could use bowtie or elbow macaroni, too.
While the noodles were cooking, I sliced my tomatoes, diced my avocados, and chopped my basil leaves.
After the pasta was done, I drained it, and tossed it in a bowl with the Hidden Valley Ranch Avocado.
Next, add your tomatoes and avocados.
Now add in the basil.
Squeeze the lime over your bowl and mix everything together!
And voila! You now have a delicious bowl of Avocado Ranch Pasta Salad that is perfect for any backyard barbecue.
This Avocado Ranch Pasta Salad is a delicious and unique recipe that is perfect as a side dish for your summer barbecue or even a quick dinner!
Avocado Ranch Pasta Salad
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We actually liked this recipe so much that we had it for dinner one night. Even my toddler son liked it! It works great as a main dish if you need something quick and easy, too.
Healing Tomato says
This is a very delicious pasta salad. I am a huge fan of anything avocado.
Chelsea Johnson says
Thanks! It’s so yummy! And the avocados make it creamy and just oh so good! Plus that pop of green in there is beautiful!
Katie says
This sounds so yummy. We tried their avocado ranch in a potato salad with great results, so I bet pasta salad would be great. Can’t wait to try this.
Chelsea Johnson says
I bet my husband would love that, too! I’m not a huge potato salad fan, but maybe I would like it more with the avocado ranch!
Emily says
This looks delicious! I love recipes that are simple, quick, and easy! We’re headed to a bbq this weekend, maybe I’ll bring this great Hidden Valley Ranch recipe with me! #client
Chelsea Johnson says
Do it! I’m sure people will be asking for the recipe once they taste it!
Julie S. says
There’s an avocado ranch dressing now? I MUST HAVE IT!
Chelsea Johnson says
Right? It’s incredible!
Jessica Dimas says
I am so obsessed with pasta salad, avocados, and seriously what could be better than AVOCADO RANCH DRESSING, omg. Can’t wait to try that stuff!! Pinning this!
Chelsea Johnson says
Right? It’s so amazing, I am not even kidding! Thanks so much!