Description
This Southwest Ranch Chicken Pasta Salad is loaded with vibrant, flavorful ingredients, tossed with a creamy salsa Ranch dressing and topped off with crushed Doritos®.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 ounces rotini (spiral) pasta
- 1 cup frozen corn, defrosted and drained well
- 15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained well
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 2.25 ounce can sliced olives, drained
- 1 cup cubed Colby Jack cheese
- 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 ½ cups chopped cooked chicken
- 1 cup crushed Cool Ranch Doritos
- ½ cup bottled Ranch salad dressing
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup chunky salsa
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Step 1: Cook the rotini pasta according the package directions. Rinse with cool water for several minutes until pasta is no longer warm. Drain well.
- Step 2: Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl and mix to combine. Set aside.
- Step 3: Transfer cooled and drained pasta to a large mixing bowl. Add dressing and toss to combine. Add remaining pasta salad ingredients, through chicken (reserve Doritos for later) and mix until the ingredients are well incorporated. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Step 4: Top with crushed Doritos just before serving.
Notes
For maximum crunch, add the crushed Doritos immediately before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad, Side Dish
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 637 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 703 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 84 g
- Fiber: 10 g
- Protein: 21 g
- Cholesterol: 26 mg
Keywords: southwest ranch chicken pasta salad, summer pasta salad, creamy pasta salad, potluck side dish