Easiest Way to Make Award-winning Brad's Easter pasta salad

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook brad's easter pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Brad's Easter pasta salad:

1. Make ready 12 Oz small shell pasta
2. Prepare 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
3. Get 1 LG ham steak
4. Take 1 cup shredded mozzarella
5. Make ready 1 LG can black pitted olives, sliced
6. Make ready 5 sprigs fresh dill, chopped
7. Make ready Juice of half a lemon
8. Take 1/4 cup ranch dressing
9. Prepare Mayonnaise
10. Make ready 1/2 tsp garlic powder, dry mustard, black pepper

Instructions to make Brad's Easter pasta salad:

1. Bring 4 qts water, 1 tbs oil, 1 tbs kosher salt to a rolling boil. Add pasta. Cook 8 minutes to al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.
2. When drained, add to a large mixing bowl. Add tomatoes, olives, and lemon juice. Mix well and let acids blend for a few minutes.
3. Heat a dry pan on medium heat. Fry ham steak until browned on both sides. Remove and cool. Trim any fat and bone. Dice ham and add to pasta.
4. Add rest of ingredients except mayo. Mix well.
5. Use mayo to bring to desired creaminess. I used about a third of a cup.
6. Refrigerate an hour before serving. Garnish with fresh dill. Enjoy.

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