Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

• 1 (16 ounce) box pasta
• 1 medium purple onion
• 1 (3 7/8 ounce) can black olives
• 1 (3 7/8 ounce) jar artichoke bottoms
• 1 lb bacon
• 2 (1 ounce) packages original ranch dressing mix (not buttermilk)
• 1 12 cups mayonnaise (I use Best Foods)

1. Boil pasta according to directions on the box.
2. Chop onion and black olives.
3. Rinse artichoke bottoms and chop.
4. Brown bacon until crisp and crumble.
5. Put all chopped ingredients in large bowl with cooked and cooled pasta.
6. Pour in both packages of Ranch Dressing mix and enough mayo to make the salad creamy.

pasta, purple onion, black olives, bottoms, bacon, original ranch dressing, mayonnaise

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bacon-ranch-pasta-salad-461816 (may not work)