Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole Bake
Holy moly.
This casserole bake was so good. There was a light ranch taste so it wasn't overpowering. It was creamy and the bacon crumbles were so good.
This casserole dish took for-ever to make but SO worth it. Jace ate a whole plateful, I did as well and Kevin took some to work today. The original recipe was from Southern Living HERE. We changed our recipe a little bit - using Shells instead of Penne, making our own Ranch Dressing seasoning, using Basil instead of Parsley and Garlic Powder instead of Minced Garlic.
Ingredients:
8oz pasta shells, cooked
4 bacon slices, chopped and crumbled
1 Tbsp garlic powder
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
8oz cream cheese
3oz parmesan cheese, shredded
2 Tbsp ranch dressing
1 Tbsp ranch dressing seasoning (homemade or store bought)
pepper
3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
2 cups mozzarella cheese
PAM cooking spray
2 shakes of Basil
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375. Cook shells according to directions. Drain and reserve 1 cup cooking water. Place pasta in a large bowl and set aside.
Heat a skillet over medium and add bacon. Cook bacon, cut and crumble. Set aside. Add heavy whipping cream in a separate skillet. Whisk in cream cheese and stir often until mixture is smooth. Add garlic powder. Remove from heat and stir in parmesan, ranch dressing and seasoning, pepper, and reserved 1 cup of cooking water. Pour over pasta. Add 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and chicken.
Pour mixture into a PAM-sprayed baking dish. Top with mozzarella cheese and bacon.
Bake in oven until golden and bubbly, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with Basil.
This casserole bake was so good. There was a light ranch taste so it wasn't overpowering. It was creamy and the bacon crumbles were so good.
This casserole dish took for-ever to make but SO worth it. Jace ate a whole plateful, I did as well and Kevin took some to work today. The original recipe was from Southern Living HERE. We changed our recipe a little bit - using Shells instead of Penne, making our own Ranch Dressing seasoning, using Basil instead of Parsley and Garlic Powder instead of Minced Garlic.
Ingredients:
8oz pasta shells, cooked
4 bacon slices, chopped and crumbled
1 Tbsp garlic powder
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
8oz cream cheese
3oz parmesan cheese, shredded
2 Tbsp ranch dressing
1 Tbsp ranch dressing seasoning (homemade or store bought)
pepper
3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
2 cups mozzarella cheese
PAM cooking spray
2 shakes of Basil
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375. Cook shells according to directions. Drain and reserve 1 cup cooking water. Place pasta in a large bowl and set aside.
Heat a skillet over medium and add bacon. Cook bacon, cut and crumble. Set aside. Add heavy whipping cream in a separate skillet. Whisk in cream cheese and stir often until mixture is smooth. Add garlic powder. Remove from heat and stir in parmesan, ranch dressing and seasoning, pepper, and reserved 1 cup of cooking water. Pour over pasta. Add 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and chicken.
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