After a few weeks of failed recipes I finally came upon one that made the cut, thanks Jay. Chicken bacon ranch pasta, do I really need to say more. Surprisingly this is one of those recipes that has a lot of moving parts but requires no urgency, meaning cook at your own pace.
I started with cooking the pasta rinsing it then setting aside, then cooked the bacon and set aside too. I then made my alfredo sauce, you can buy the jarred stuff but its not as good, and let it simmer while I shredded the chicken. By the way I cooked the chicken ahead of time, for easy shredding try using a crock pot for the chicken. After everything is ready we just dump it into a bowl and mix up.
Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Pasta
Description
This is one recipe that bacon lovers should really try. Take a break from traditional pasta and add a little bacon, ranch and cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Penne pasta
- 6 pieces – Chopped bacon
- 2 C – Shredded chicken
- 1/2 C – Ranch
- 2 C – Shredded mozzarella
Alfredo Sauce
- 8 TB – Butter/margarine
- 2 tsp – Minced garlic
- 2 C – Parmesan cheese
- 1 1/2 C – Heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 tsp – Parsley
Instructions
Alfredo sauce
- In a large fry pan add 1 stick(8 TB) of butter on med-low heat
- Once butter begins to melt add the minced garlic and let cook to golden
- Make sure to stir and add heavy cream
- Stir for a few minutes and add parmesan cheese and parsley
- Continue to stir until sauce thickens
Preheat oven to 350
- Cook the pasta and bacon according to directions and set aside
- In a large bowl combine pasta, ranch, cooked shredded chicken and alfredo sauce and mix well
- Pour the mixture into a 9×13 baking dish and spread evenly
- Cover mixture with the chopped bacon then top with mozzarella
- Bake for 15 minutes uncovered
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 926
- Sugar: 0.7g
- Sodium: 1414mg
- Fat: 62.6g
- Saturated Fat: 30.8g
- Carbohydrates: 43.8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 49.1g
- Cholesterol: 230mg
Keywords: Chicken Bacon Ranch Recipe