Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
This Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta is packed with juicy, seasoned chicken, smoky bacon, tender pasta shells, and a creamy, tangy ranch sauce that clings to every bite. It's an easy weeknight dinner you’ll end up making on repeat.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breast, boneless, skinless, cut into small bite-size pieces
- 1 tbsp butter
- ½ onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp slap ya mama seasoning
- 1 packet Ranch seasoning
- 8 slices bacon, crispy, crumbled
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 16 oz medium pasta shells
- green onions, sliced, optional
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and return to pan.
- In a skillet or frying pan, over low/medium heat, melt butter, add chicken, seasonings, bell pepper and onions. Cook until chicken is no longer pink and veggies are tender.
- Sprinkle chicken with ranch seasoning and add bacon. Stir.
- Next, add milk, chicken broth and mayonnaise. Stir.
- Add chicken mixture to pot with pasta. Stir until combined. Serve hot.
- Optional: top with sliced green onions.
Notes
- Salt your pasta water: Don’t skip this part! It’s the only chance to give the pasta any flavor of its own.
- Al dente pasta: Check the package directions for the correct al dente cooking time. You don’t have mushy pasta.
- No rinsing, please: After draining, leave the pasta as is. The starch on it helps the sauce stick to the noodles.