Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

We love pasta dishes because they are so easy to make, super delicious, and feed a hungry crowd.

This is an easy dinner to make for a friend or neighbor that might need a meal with a new baby or illness in their home. Serve with some garlic bread and a salad for a simple and nutritious meal.

Recipe Ingredient Notes

To make Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta, you will need the following ingredients:

• Rotini pasta
• Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and diced
• Bacon, cooked and crumbled
• Ranch dressing
• Alfredo sauce
• Garlic salt
• Mozzarella cheese
• Cheddar cheese
• Parsley, chopped

Equipment Needed

For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:

• Stock Pot (5 qt)
• Colander
• Casserole Dish
• Non-stick Cooking Spray

How to make Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

1. Pre heat oven to 375℉.
2. Bring 12 ounces of Rotini pasta to a boil. Cook according to package directions.
3. Drain water after pasta is done cooking and place pasta in a large bowl.
4. Add the diced cooked chicken, cooked bacon crumbles, ranch dressing, Alfredo sauce, and garlic salt.
5. Stir together well and place in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish that has been sprayed with non stick cooking spray.
6. Top with shredded Mozzarella and cheddar cheese.
7. Sprinkle fresh chopped parsley over top.
8. Bake for 20 minutes or until heated through and the top starts to turn golden.
9. Serve immediately.

A few shortcuts to make this recipe even easier

1. We used frozen chicken breasts, that we thawed and cooked. You could easily use canned chicken or a rotisserie chicken. It won’t change the taste of the casserole and is the perfect solution if you are crunched for time.
2. We like to use block cheese and shred it ourselves. Pre shredded cheese is so convenient, and we use it often. But block cheese is tastier and melts better. No extra additives. But yes, you can easily use shredded cheese and this pasta dish will be the same.
3. Pre cooked bacon that needs some reheating is the way to go. You can even buy it thick sliced. No greasy cleanup. Just throw the bacon strips in the microwave for a quick and tasty cooked bacon.
4. Store bought Alfredo sauce will save you so much time. Homemade Alfredo sauce is rich and creamy, but you can find a close substitute at the grocery store. It saves so much time.

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