Chicken Bacon Ranch Macaroni Salad.

A loaded macaroni salad with pasta, rotisserie chicken, bell peppers, and bacon, all combined with a creamy mayonnaise and ranch dressing  mixture.

This macaroni salad is the perfect side dish to serve at any get-together and is a meal in itself.

Summer cook-outs, graduation parties, and picnics are just about here.  We may not be able to have the large gatherings we want, during this time, because of the pandemic,  but this recipe can be adjusted to serve any size crowd.

Macaroni salad is like having a blank canvas to add any number of other ingredients.  A rotisserie chicken and a package of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing mix are some of the flavorful ingredients in this recipe. I also added bell peppers and celery to give it some extra crunch.

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN BACON RANCH MACARONI SALAD  

1. Boil the macaroni in a large pan of salted water as directed on the box.  Drain water and set aside. Any pasta shape can be used. I used elbow macaroni for this one.
2. Combine mayonnaise and package of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix in a small bowl.
3. In a large mixing bowl, place the celery, bell peppers, relish, salt and pepper, cooked macaroni, chicken and half of the bacon. Add the mayonnaise mixture and combine well to coat all ingredients.
4. Transfer to a serving bowl and top with remaining crumbled bacon.
5. **If the pasta salad seems a little drier than you like, stir in a little more mayonnaise. Sometimes the pasta seems to absorb it.  I check it prior to serving also.

Some other cook-out side dishes are:
Chicken Bacon Ranch Potato Casserole
Old Fashioned Potato Salad

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CHICKEN BACON RANCH MACARONI SALAD

A loaded macaroni salad with pasta, rotisserie chicken, bell peppers, and bacon, all combined with a creamy mayonnaise and ranch dressing  mixture.

Course Salad, Side Dishes

Cuisine American

Keyword Chicken Bacon Ranch Macaroni Salad, Macaroni Salad with Chicken

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Calories 400kcal

Author pamelashank2015

Ingredients

• 2 cups elbow macaroni uncooked
• 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups mayonnaise
• 1 1oz package Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
• 1/2 cup celery chopped
• 2 Tablespoons red bell pepper chopped
• 2 Tablespoons green bell pepper chopped
• 1/4 cup sweet relish
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 1/2 cups rotisserie chicken chopped
• 5 slices bacon cooked crisp and crumbled

Instructions

• Bring a large pan of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook macaroni until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise and ranch dressing packet.
• In a large mixing bowl, place the celery, bell peppers, relish, salt, pepper, cooked macaroni, chicken and half of the bacon. Add the mayonnaise mixture and combine well to coat all of the ingredients. May add the remaining mayonnaise if mixture is too dry.
• Transfer to a serving dish and top with remaining bacon.

Notes

NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER. Calorie count provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.