Ham and Cheese Ranch Macaroni Salad By Kelly Miller • September12,2016 • Updated February 3, 2020 • 4 Comments 26.6K 23 Jump to Recipe This Ham and Cheese Ranch Macaroni Salad is perfect for get-togethers and busy school nights! Macaroni pasta with cubed ham, ranch dressing, and vegetables – this is a wonderful pasta salad recipe! We’re about a month into school over here and I feel like I need a medal! Silas is in 2nd grade and Wesley is in Kindergarten. For the most part, it went smoothly. But I will admit, there were a few bumps along the way these past few weeks. I was wondering all summer how Wesley would react to all day Kindergarten. Mainly because, he TOLD me he didn’t want to go several times! Actually, he fluctuated between saying he wanted to stay home with me and saying he wanted to go back to his preschool class. The first few days of school he did fine, and then the tears started. More like sobbing right before school every day.Luckily I was able to talk him through it and that only lasted about 3 days. I’m so happy that he has his big brother to talk to and walk him into school so he’s not alone. Silas makes me so proud! Needless to say, when I’m dealing with the hard stuff of letting kids grow up (they can stop now!) there are many nights that I really “flub” dinner. Some of the best nights come out of just a bit of preplanning. I made a batch of this Ham and Cheese Ranch Macaroni Salad on a Sunday night last week, and it was perfect to serve with various easy dinners (sandwiches, grill outs, etc). Plus, containers of salad tucked into lunch boxes is a great switch up to a tranditional mid-day meal. This is one of those pasta salad recipes where you just keep going back to the bowl and grabbing a fork-full, yum!! If you liked this Ham and Cheese Ranch Macaroni Salad recipe, leave a rating and a comment below this post! Ham and Cheese Ranch Macaroni Salad Ham and Cheese Ranch Macaroni salad made with macaroni, cooked ham, tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber, onion, and cheese in ranch dressing. 5 from 3 votes Print Pin Rate Course: SaladCuisine: AmericanKeyword: recipe for ham and cheese macaroni salad Prep Time: 20 minutes minutesCook Time: 0 minutes minutes Servings: 12 servings Calories: 217kcal Author: Kelly Miller Ingredients▢ 2 cups macaroni pasta cooked and rinsed under cold water▢ 8 oz cooked diced ham▢ 2 roma tomatoes diced▢ 1/2 green pepper diced▢ 1 cucumber peeled and cubed▢ 1/4 cup onion diced▢ 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded▢ 1 cup ranch salad dressing InstructionsMix all ingredients in a large bowl.Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve cold. NutritionCalories: 217kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 526mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 193IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg Tried this recipe?Follow me @mostlyhomemademom or tag #MostlyHomemadeMom! 26.6K 23
Jami says July 30, 2019 at 9:44 am Hi! Love your recipie! My mother has always made USB’s aversion of this but uses Spam not ham. We call it Spam Salad it’s very delicious! Reply
LAS says September 8, 2019 at 9:26 pm I just prepped a smaller version, subbed zucchini because I didn’t have cucumber, for our lunches tomorrow. Taste tested & it’s delicious! I’m looking forward to eating it tomorrow after the flavors meld! Reply
Morgan says April 25, 2021 at 2:59 am You know u could also use imitation crab instead of ham, leave out tomatoes, maybe add a little black olives, and do a mixture of ranch (preferably olive garden or marzetti brand) and mayo. Ta-da a seafood salad! Reply
Rose Work says February 16, 2022 at 1:21 am I love trying alot of new recipes! And all your recipes look really delicious! Reply