Cheddar Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta is a delicious baked pasta recipe loaded with crumbled bacon, shredded chicken and cheddar cheese all in a creamy sauce made with cheddar cheese soup, cream of bacon soup and ranch dip mix.
Cheddar Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta is an easy penne pasta recipe with a creamy sauce and baked with cheese on top.
This chicken penne pasta is sure to please the whole family.
This baked pasta recipe takes about forty-five minutes from start to finish and serves six people.
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To make this cheddar bacon ranch pasta, I started by cooking a pound of penne noodles according to the instructions on the package.
I drained the pasta in a colander when it was done cooking.
I dumped some condensed cheddar cheese soup and condensed cream of bacon soup into a large mixing bowl.
Then I added some milk, ranch dip mix, salt and pepper to the bowl.
I whisked all of the ingredients together well.
Then I added the cooked penne noodles to the bowl.
I stirred until all of the noodles were coated in the sauce.
Then I added some cooked shredded chicken, crumbled bacon and shredded cheddar cheese to the bowl.
I stirred well again.
Then I dumped the pasta into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish and spread it out evenly.
I sprinkled some more shredded cheddar cheese and crumbled bacon on top.
Then I placed the dish in the oven and baked the casserole until it was bubbling and the cheese on top was just starting to brown around the edges.
I removed the pasta from the oven and left it to sit for a few minutes before scooping and serving.
This cheesy bacon pasta is the perfect weeknight dinner.
This recipe is the perfect way to use up leftover cooked chicken.
If you are looking for a delicious chicken pasta recipe, then you need to try this Cheddar Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta!
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Ingredients You’ll Need to Make this Cheddar Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta:
- 1 lb penne noodles
- 10.5 oz condensed cheddar cheese soup
- 10.5 oz condensed cream of bacon soup
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 oz ranch dip mix
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken
- 1 cup real bacon bits
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Topping
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp real bacon bits
How to Make Cheddar Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta:
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Cook penne according to the directions on the package. Drain.
- Pour the cheddar soup, cream of bacon soup, milk, ranch dip mix, salt and pepper into a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk until all of the ingredients are fully combined.
- Add the cooked penne noodles to the bowl.
- Stir until all of the noodles are coated in the soup mixture.
- Add the shredded chicken, bacon bits and shredded cheese to the mixing bowl.
- Stir well.
- Dump the pasta into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish and spread it out evenly.
- Sprinkle the the remaining shredded cheese and bacon bits on top.
- Place the dish in the oven and bake the pasta until it bubbling and the cheese is starting to brown around the edges. 22-25 minutes.
- Remove the dish from the oven and let the pasta sit for a few minutes before scooping and serving.
- Enjoy!
Cheddar Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta
Cheddar Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta is a delicious baked pasta recipe loaded with crumbled bacon, shredded chicken and cheddar cheese all in a creamy sauce made with cheddar cheese soup, cream of bacon soup and ranch dip mix.
Ingredients
- 1 lb penne noodles
- 10.5 oz condensed cheddar cheese soup
- 10.5 oz condensed cream of bacon soup
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 oz ranch dip mix
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken
- 1 cup real bacon bits
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Topping
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp real bacon bits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Cook penne according to the directions on the package. Drain.
- Pour the cheddar soup, cream of bacon soup, milk, ranch dip mix, salt and pepper into a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk until all of the ingredients are fully combined.
- Add the cooked penne noodles to the bowl.
- Stir until all of the noodles are coated in the soup mixture.
- Add the shredded chicken, bacon bits and shredded cheese to the mixing bowl.
- Stir well.
- Dump the pasta into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish and spread it out evenly.
- Sprinkle the the remaining shredded cheese and bacon bits on top.
- Place the dish in the oven and bake the pasta until it bubbling and the cheese is starting to brown around the edges. 22-25 minutes.
- Remove the dish from the oven and let the pasta sit for a few minutes before scooping and serving.
- Enjoy!
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