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Ranch Black Olive Bowtie Pasta Salad
* 1 pkg. Ranch dressing packet (Hidden Valley brand is recommended)
* 1 3 oz can finely chopped black olives
* 1 cup sour cream
* 1 cup milk
* 1/2 tsp onion powder
* 1/2 tsp garlic salt
* 1/2 tsp dill
* 1/2 cup shredded paremsan or Italian cheese

Posted by KMOM14 from Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States • Published 25th June 2009 • See KMOM14's 372 projects »

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Step 1
This is a good alternative to a standard ranch pasta salad to take on a picnic or barbeque as it does not contain any mayonnaise and holds up a bit better as the pasta is firmer.

1 lb box bowtie pasta
Cook according to directions on the box, drain and place in large bowl. Add 2 tbsp of margarine, olive oil and and toss to distribute (keeps pasta from sticking together). Put in fridge while you prepare dressing.:
Step 2
Mix dressing together throughly using the above ingredients.

Remove the pasta salad from the fridge and pour in 1 1/2 cups of the above dressing and toss. If you want your salad to be creamier, you could use the entire 2 cups of the above dressing that was made.
Step 3
Other add-ins to this salad are:

Sunflower seeds
Green olives
Finely chopped red or green pepper
If pressed for space in small cooler, you could put the pasta salad in a zip lock bag.

If it is going to be left out for a period of time, you could take a larger bowl, fill it full of ice and pour the pasta salad into a smaller bowl that you put inside the larger one and cover it with a plate for easy access (but keep the bugs out).