Chicken Bacon Ranch Baked Penne Pasta
Description
This amazing dish will please the whole family so much that you will be asked to make it often. The penne pasta and crispy bacon are made in a creamy Alfredo sauce. Yum.
Ingredients
Alfredo Sauce:
2 T. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. heavy whipping cream
1/2 c. whole or 2% milk
3/4 c. salted butter
8 oz. block cream cheese
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 t. garlic powder
Chicken Bacon Ranch Penne:
1 lb. penne pasta
1/2 lb. cooked chicken breast, chopped (rotisserie chicken is fine to use)
1/2 c. bottled prepared Ranch dressing
6 slices cooked bacon, chopped
1 c. freshly grated Mozzarella cheese
freshly chopped parsley, optional
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
Alfredo Sauce:
In a small bowl, combine flour, heavy whipping cream and milk; whisk until smooth and combined; set aside.
In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, add butter and cream cheese; whisk until melted. (When it starts to melt, it will look curdled at first, but it will gradually smooth out.)
Slowly add in flour/milk mixture to saucepan; whisk for a few minutes until mixture starts to thicken. When thickened and hot, remove from heat. Stir in Parmesan cheese and garlic powder until sauce is smooth and creamy; set aside.
Baked Penne:
Cook penne pasta in a large pot of well salted water until al dente; drain; return pasta to the pot. Add the cooked chicken, Alfredo sauce and Ranch dressing; stir to combine. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish; spread out evenly.
Sprinkle bacon and Mozzarella cheese evenly over the top.
Bake uncovered, for 25 minutes or until hot, bubbly and cheese is melted.
Remove from oven. Let stand 5 minutes.
Serve garnished with freshly chopped parsley.
6-8 servings.