Cheesy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Casserole
This recipe is filled with mouthwatering ingredients that will have your taste buds dancing. This is true comfort food. Cheesy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Casserole is great for a weeknight meal and will feed a hungry crowd.
Servings 8 people
Ingredients
- 1 pound box Penne pasta noodles
- 6 slices bacon
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken tenders Cut into 1 inch chunks
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 package dry ranch
- 1 22 ounce jar Alfredo sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a 13" x 9" baking dish with non stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large pot cook pasta according to package directions. Drain. Set aside.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat a large skillet on medium high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crispy. Transfer bacon to a paper towel lined plate. Crumble bacon and set aside. Drain excess fat; reserving 3 Tablespoons of grease in the skillet.
- In a Ziploc bag, add chicken, oil, and ranch mix. Shake and toss to coat evenly. Add to the skillet with the bacon grease and cook until no longer pink.
- In a large bowl add pasta, alfredo sauce, chicken, ½ of the bacon, and ½ of the cheese. Pour into the casserole dish.
- Top with remaining cheese and bacon.
- Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes until hot and bubbly.