Cheesy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook bow-tie pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add cream cheese and ranch dressing mix; whisk until smooth. Slowly whisk in milk. Stir in Monterey Jack cheese; cook until cheese has melted and sauce has thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Crumble 6 slices bacon and stir into sauce.
• Combine cooked pasta and shredded chicken in a large bowl. Pour sauce on top and mix until well combined. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Top with Cheddar Jack cheese and crumble remaining 2 slices of bacon on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese has melted, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook, flipping occasionally until browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper; cook in hot bacon drippings over medium-high heat, stirring often, until chicken is golden brown on all sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside. Chicken will not be fully cooked at this point.
• Add shallot and garlic to drippings and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 2 minutes. Stir in water and milk; use a wooden spoon to scrape any browned bits from bottom of the Dutch oven. Stir in pasta and ranch dressing mix. Bring to a boil and simmer for 6 minutes.
• Return chicken to the Dutch oven and add broccoli. Cook until pasta is tender and chicken is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in Cheddar cheese and sour cream to combine. Crumble cooked bacon over the top and serve hot.

Steps:

• 1. Boil pasta according to package directions in heavily salted water. Drain and set aside.
• 2. In a large skillet, saute bacon until crisp and set aside to drain. Add 3 tbsp of butter to the bacon grease in the skillet. Season chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder and 1/2 of the ranch dressing mix. Saute chicken in skillet and set aside to drain. Do not drain skillet.
• 3. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in skillet with drippings. Add onions to skillet and saute on med low heat for 3-4 minutes. Add mushrooms and minced garlic and saute and additional few minutes till mushrooms are tender. Remove the vegetables from the skillet and set aside with chicken. Do not drain skillet.
• 4. Melt remaining butter in skillet. Add flour, salt and pepper and stir till smooth and bubbly. Stir in chicken broth and heat, stirring frequently, until mixture starts to thicken. Add milk and remaining ranch dressing mix, salt and pepper to taste.
• 5. Simmer for approx 5 minutes, or until the mixture is creamy and thickened. Add 1 cup of cheddar cheese and the chopped tomatoes. Stir until cheese is melted.
• 6. Add chicken, vegetables and pasta into the sauce. Stir till coated. Just before serving add bacon and remaining cheddar and toss to combine. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Fry bacon, drain most (not all) of the bacon grease. Cook chicken in the pan with the leftover grease. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to the directions on the box.
• To make sauce: Melt butter. Add flour to butter once it is melted, stir completely. Slowly add cream until thickened. Once thick add garlic powder, onion powder, and ranch dressing.
• Mix all ingredients together including cheese, mix well.
• Bake in dish at 350°F for 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the mayonnaise, ranch dressing, green onions, bacon, garlic salt, onion powder, and pepper until well combined.
• Add your cooled noodles and cheddar cheese.
• Mix until well combined. Place in fridge for about 2 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°. Spray jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch, with cooking spray.
• Cut chicken lengthwise into 1/2-inch strips. Mix crushed crackers and cheese in large resealable plastic bag. Beat egg in large bowl; add chicken strips to egg and toss to coat. Remove chicken from egg, allowing excess to drip off; place chicken in bag of cracker mixture. Seal bag and shake to coat evenly with cracker mixture. Place chicken strips in single layer in pan.
• Bake uncovered 10 to 12 minutes or until no longer pink in center. Serve with barbecue sauce.