Description
A creamy, cheesy dish featuring tender chicken, crispy bacon, and perfectly cooked rotini pasta, all enveloped in a flavorful ranch sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- 6 strips bacon, chopped
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 small boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced
- 2 cups uncooked rotini pasta
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 2 tablespoons dry ranch dressing seasoning mix
Instructions
- Prep your ingredients.
- Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente, then drain.
- Cook the chopped bacon in a skillet until crispy, then remove.
- Sauté the diced chicken with seasoning until cooked through.
- Make the creamy sauce with butter, flour, and half-and-half, whisking until smooth.
- Add garlic and ranch seasoning; simmer until fragrant.
- Combine melted cheddar cheese into the sauce.
- Bring everything together, mixing pasta, chicken, and bacon into the sauce.
- Serve with extra cheese and bacon on top.
Notes
This dish is highly adaptable; feel free to add vegetables or change the cheese for different flavors.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 680
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 75g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: Chicken, Pasta, Bacon, Ranch, Comfort Food