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Ham Pasta Salad
A delightful blend of tender pasta, savory ham, hard-boiled eggs, crisp peas, celery and onion, tossed in a flavorful, creamy ranch dressing.
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
Total Time 20 minutes minutes
Servings 8
Calories 173kcal
- 24 ounces elbows pasta cooked according to package directions
- 12 ounce bag frozen peas thawed
- 3 hard boiled eggs chopped
- ½ cup diced celery
- ½ cup diced red onion
- 1 ½ cups diced ham
- ½ cup diced Colby cheese
- 1 ½ cup Miracle Whip
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup ranch dressing
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
In a large mixing bowl, combine cooked pasta, frozen peas, eggs, celery, and red onion.
Add ham and eggs. Stir well.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk Miracle whip, milk, ranch, sugar, paprika, salt, and pepper until smooth.
Pour mixture over top of salad and mix well.
Serve chilled.
- While your pasta water is boiling, add in a dash of salt for extra flavor.
- This is a great recipe to add extra veggies to. Add in corn, black olives, cherry tomatoes and chopped bell peppers.
- When your macaroni is done cooking, rinse it with cold water to stop the cooking.
- Let your pasta cool completely so the dressing sticks to the pasta.
Serving: 8g | Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 1110mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 285IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg