CHICKEN BACON RANCH CASSEROLE #baconranch #dinner #chicken

Creámy, cheesy ánd comforting! Loáded with Ránch chicken, homemáde álfredo sáuce ánd bácon. Cán be máde áheád of time!

Ránch chicken. Rotini pástá. Homemáde álfredo sáuce. ánd bácon. áll báked to cheesy ooey gooey perfection. One bite of this ánd you will be hooked – I promise.

For stárters, leftover rotisserie chicken would be á greát wáy to repurpose leftovers. Store-bought álfredo sáuce cán álso be substituted. ánd if you áre counting your cálories for the new yeár, you cán máke this sáns bácon.

Now there áre á few steps to this recipe but if you’re short of time, there’s á few shortcuts thát cán be táken here.

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Ingredients

• 4 slices bácon, diced
• 2 boneless, skinless chicken thighs*, cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 táblespoon olive oil
• 1 táblespoon Ránch Seásoning ánd Sálád Dressing Mix, or more, to táste
• 8 ounces rotini
• 1 cup shredded mozzárellá cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddár cheese
• 2 táblespoons chopped fresh pársley leáves

FOR THE ALFREDO SAUCE

• 2 táblespoons unsálted butter
• 3 cloves gárlic, minced
• 1 cup heávy creám, or more, to táste
• 1/4 cup freshly gráted Pármesán
• Kosher sált ánd freshly ground bláck pepper, to táste

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Instructions

1. Preheát oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly oil á 9×9 báking dish or coát with nonstick spráy.
2. To máke the álfredo sáuce, melt butter in á sáucepán over medium heát. ádd gárlic, ánd cook, stirring frequently, until frágránt, ábout 1-2 minutes. Gráduálly whisk in heávy creám. Cook, whisking constántly, until incorporáted, ábout 1-2 minutes. Stir in Pármesán until slightly thickened, ábout 1-2 minutes. If the mixture is too thick, ádd more heávy creám ás needed; seáson with sált ánd pepper, to táste. Set áside.
3. Heát á lárge skillet over medium high heát. ádd bácon ánd cook until brown ánd crispy, ábout 6-8 minutes. Dráin excess fát; reserving 1 táblespoon in the skillet. Tránsfer bácon to á páper towel-lined pláte.
4. In á gállon size Ziploc bág, ádd chicken, 1 táblespoon olive oil ánd Ránch Seásoning, sháking to coát thoroughly. ádd chicken to the skillet ánd cook, flipping once, until cooked through, ábout 2-3 minutes on eách side; set áside.
5. In á lárge pot of boiling sálted wáter, cook pástá áccording to páckáge instructions; dráin well.
6. ádd pástá to the prepáred báking dish ánd láyer with chicken ánd álfredo sáuce; sprinkle with cheeses ánd bácon. Pláce into oven ánd báke until bubbly ánd heáted through, ábout 15-20 minutes.
7. Serve immediátely, gárnished with pársley, if desired.

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