Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

This is a recipe I found on the web, tweaked a bit, and came to the conclusion my way is better! It is real similar to Suddenly Salad's Bacon Ranch pasta.
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Ingredients Needed:
1 package WackyMac rotini pasta
1# bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 cup Miracle Whip
1 packet dry ranch salad dressing mix
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic pepper
1/2 cup milk, or as needed
1 large tomato, chopped
1 (4.25 ounce) can sliced black olives
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

1. Boil pasta until tender, but firm. Drain and rinse with cold water.
2. Mix Miracle Whip, milk and seasonings together, set aside.
3. In large bowl, combine pasta, seasoning mix and remaining ingredients.

ENJOY!!

Italian Pasta Salad

I sort of made up this recipe based off of having other peoples' pasta salad. I tweaked it to my specifications. I never have to worry about leftovers.
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Ingredients Needed:
1 bag WackyMac rotini pasta
1 sm box pepperoni, halved
4 oz. cheddar cheese cubes
1/2 can black olives, sliced
any assortment of veggies you like
1 bottle italian dressing

1. Boil pasta until tender, but firm, drain and rinse with cold water.
2. In large bowl, add pasta.
3. Mix in the remaining ingredients.
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Variations:
The veggies part can be anything you like, I personally like to use cauliflower, carrots, celery, green peppers, cukes and baby tomatoes. You can use any amount you like, I usually try to make it colorful. Cheese can be any flavor, though I prefer cheddar.

ENJOY!!

Tuna Salad

This is a dish my mom has been preparing for years, my Grama Louise makes it too, so I can only presume it is a long standing family dish. I know many others that make this, but none exactly like us and this is my preferred version.
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Ingredients Needed:
1 can of tuna in water, drained
4 stalks of diced celery
1 8 oz. package small shell noodles
3/4-1 cup Kraft Miracle Whip
1/8 tsp. Lawry’s Season salt
1/8 tsp. onion salt
1/8 tsp. pepper

1. Boil water for noodles, cook, and cold rinse them when they are done.
2. Take drained tuna and place in medium sized bowl, mix in pepper, onion salt, and Lawry’s Season salt.
3. Mix in chopped celery.
4. Add in cold rinsed noodles.
5. Stir in Miracle Whip.
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Variations:
I know people who add onion, peas, or cheese. Have also seen egg in it. Some substitute salmon in place of tuna. Most people use mayonnaise and not Miracle Whip, but to me, Miracle Whip rocks.

ENJOY!!