Chicken Ranch Pasta One Pot Food

ONE-POT CHEESY BACON RANCH PASTA WITH CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Heat bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook, flipping occasionally until browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper; cook in hot bacon drippings over medium-high heat, stirring often, until chicken is golden brown on all sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside. Chicken will not be fully cooked at this point.
• Add shallot and garlic to drippings and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 2 minutes. Stir in water and milk; use a wooden spoon to scrape any browned bits from bottom of the Dutch oven. Stir in pasta and ranch dressing mix. Bring to a boil and simmer for 6 minutes.
• Return chicken to the Dutch oven and add broccoli. Cook until pasta is tender and chicken is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in Cheddar cheese and sour cream to combine. Crumble cooked bacon over the top and serve hot.

CHICKEN RANCH PASTA - ONE POT

Steps:

• In a large pot cook the sausage strips until they are brown (if using regular bacon cook the bacon through) then remove to a separate plate lined with paper towels, set aside.
• Add the garlic to the pot and stir around until it's fragrant, about 20 seconds.
• Stir in the chicken broth, milk, chicken, pasta, ranch seasoning, and salt & pepper. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes or until the pasta is cooked. Stir frequently while simmering. If the mixture becomes too thick add a little more milk in until it reaches your desired consistency.
• Turn off the heat add the shredded cheese and sausage strips (or bacon) stir well to melt the cheese and serve.

CHICKEN RANCH PASTA #RSC

Steps:

• Place chicken in crock pot. Pour melted butter over chicken. Mix ranch mix into chicken broth and pour over buttered chicken breasts. Cook mixture on high for 3 hours. In a bowl, combine cream cheese, greek yogurt and milk/half and half. Add parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and stir. Pour over chicken and cook for another 30 minutes to an hour. Serve over macaroni.