Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
This Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta is a creamy and flavorful dish that combines tender chicken, crispy bacon, and gooey mozzarella cheese with penne pasta, all coated in a delicious ranch seasoning. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner, this dish is sure to satisfy the whole family.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Lunch
- Method: No bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 TBSP butter, divided
- 16 oz penne pasta, cooked
- ⅓ cup diced onion (optional)
- ⅓ cup bacon bits (fresh or packaged)
- 2 chicken breasts, approximately 1 pound, boneless, skinless, diced bite-size
- 1 oz Ranch seasoning dressing
- 2 cups shredded Mozzarella
- 2 TBSP unbleached all-purpose flour
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 cup reserved pasta water
Instructions
- Cook penne pasta according to package instructions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
- Dice chicken breasts and cook bacon until crispy (or melt butter and sauté packaged bacon bits). If using onions, sauté until translucent.
- Add diced chicken to the skillet, sprinkle with ranch seasoning, and cook until no longer pink.
- Stir in flour and remaining butter until incorporated. Add reserved pasta water (or chicken broth) and mix until combined.
- Add cooked pasta to the skillet, followed by shredded mozzarella. Mix until cheese is melted and pasta is coated evenly.
- Fold in freshly made bacon bits. Serve warm, optionally garnishing with extra bacon and grated parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 75mg