Creamy Chicken Pasta with Bacon and Ranch
Creamy seasoned sauce loaded with chicken and bacon and served over pasta. An easy chicken dinner any night of the week!
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon diced
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed
- 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tsp dry ranch dressing mix
- 2 Tbsp fresh parmesan cheese
- 2 ½ cups uncooked rotini pasta or 10 oz other pasta of your choice
Instructions
- Chop bacon and chicken. Cook pasta in salted boiling water until barely tender; drain.
- Cook bacon over medium heat in a large skillet till crispy. Remove the bacon and place on a plate or dish.
- Drain all but 2 Tbsp of the bacon grease. Cook cubed chicken in the bacon grease till completely done, about 7 minutes. Remove chicken to the plate with the bacon.
- Turn the skillet to low; add the flour to the remaining bacon grease. (If it's too dry, add more bacon grease or butter.)
- Slowly whisk in the milk, then the ranch dressing mix. Cook over medium heat and stir till thickened; boiling for at least a minute to remove raw flour taste.
- Return chicken and bacon to the sauce with the parmesan cheese and cooked pasta. Heat through, stirring often..
- Garnish with additional bacon, parmesan, or parsley if desired.
Notes
If you are in a big hurry, you can use Hormel bacon bits. Just cook the chicken in 2 Tbsp of butter instead of the bacon grease, and proceed with the recipe as usual. Still really good!
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 244kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 17gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 390mgPotassium: 363mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 160IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 1mg
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