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Our family loves to grill together in the summertime! Now that warmer weather is here to stay, we are spending this time at home making recipes that are great sides for our favorite grilled foods - like chicken, hamburgers, and lots of hot dogs. Our favorite side dish for grilling is this Ranch Mac and Cheese with Hidden Valley Ranch! It takes less than 30 minutes to cook which is a win in my book, and it also tastes great leftover!

This recipe is just made with 7 ingredients, including our favorite Hidden Valley Ranch. The boys just love any recipe made with ranch, so I constantly include this mac and cheese in our meal rotation! Not only do they love it in their mac and cheese, but they dip just about everything in Hidden Valley Original Ranch®, chips, wings, and pizza included. It’s safe to say that there’s always a bottle on our table!

We pick up our favorite Hidden Valley Original Ranch at our local Walmart, and for this recipe we ordered through online grocery pick-up! I was inspired to make this recipe after browsing the ranch recipes here. It would be a great recipe to make for a side dish for a Fourth of July BBQ, birthday party, or any event this summer!

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RANCH MAC AND CHEESE

What you’ll need...

3 cups cavatappi pasta
1 can evaporated milk
1 cup Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing
2 eggs, beaten
3 cups grated cheddar & monterey jack cheese
½ cup bread crumbs
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

INSTRUCTIONS

Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 1 ½ quart casserole pan by greasing with oil.
Begin by cooking pasta according to directions, rinse and drain.
In a medium bowl, mix evaporated milk, dressing and beaten eggs together until smooth. Next, fold in the cheese. In a separate bowl, combine bread crumbs and melted butter.
Add the cooked pasta to the dressing bowl and mix well. Pour the pasta mixture into the pan. Sprinkle bread crumb mixture on top of pasta.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the top is browned and heated through. Enjoy!

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