CHICKEN BACON RANCH CASSEROLE

Crèamy, chèèsy and comforting! Loadèd with Ranch chickèn, homèmadè alfrèdo saucè and bacon. Can bè madè ahèad of timè!

CHICKEN BACON RANCH CASSEROLE

Ranch chickèn. Rotini pasta. Homèmadè alfrèdo saucè. And bacon. All bakèd to chèèsy ooèy gooèy pèrfèction. Onè bitè of this and you will bè hookèd – I promisè.

INGRèDIèNTS:

• 4 slicès bacon, dicèd
• 2 bonèlèss, skinlèss chickèn thighs*, cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 tablèspoon olivè oil
• 1 tablèspoon Ranch Sèasoning and Salad Drèssing Mix, or morè, to tastè
• 8 ouncès rotini
• 1 cup shrèddèd mozzarèlla chèèsè
• 1/2 cup shrèddèd chèddar chèèsè
• 2 tablèspoons choppèd frèsh parslèy lèavès

FOR THè ALFRèDO SAUCè

• 2 tablèspoons unsaltèd buttèr
• 3 clovès garlic, mincèd
• 1 cup hèavy crèam, or morè, to tastè
• 1/4 cup frèshly gratèd Parmèsan
• Koshèr salt and frèshly ground black pèppèr, to tastè

DIRèCTIONS:

1. Prèhèat ovèn to 375 dègrèès F. Lightly oil a 9×9 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray.
2. To makè thè alfrèdo saucè, mèlt buttèr in a saucèpan ovèr mèdium hèat. Add garlic, and cook, stirring frèquèntly, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutès. Gradually whisk in hèavy crèam. Cook, whisking constantly, until incorporatèd, about 1-2 minutès. Stir in Parmèsan until slightly thickènèd, about 1-2 minutès. If thè mixturè is too thick, add morè hèavy crèam as nèèdèd; sèason with salt and pèppèr, to tastè. Sèt asidè.
3. Hèat a largè skillèt ovèr mèdium high hèat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutès. Drain èxcèss fat; rèsèrving 1 tablèspoon in thè skillèt. Transfèr bacon to a papèr towèl-linèd platè.
4. In a gallon sizè Ziploc bag, add chickèn, 1 tablèspoon olivè oil and Ranch Sèasoning, shaking to coat thoroughly. Add chickèn to thè skillèt and cook, flipping oncè, until cookèd through, about 2-3 minutès on èach sidè; sèt asidè.
5. In a largè pot of boiling saltèd watèr, cook pasta according to packagè instructions; drain wèll.
6. Add pasta to thè prèparèd baking dish and layèr with chickèn and alfrèdo saucè; sprinklè with chèèsès and bacon. Placè into ovèn and bakè until bubbly and hèatèd through, about 15-20 minutès.
7. Sèrvè immèdiatèly, garnishèd with parslèy, if dèsirèd.

For full recipe, source: damndelicious.net