Pioneer Woman’s Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole
This family favorite dinner calls for combining tender chicken, smoky bacon, and zesty ranch seasoning in a crowd-pleasing baked pasta dish. Using rotisserie chicken makes it super simple, but you could easily swap in any leftover cooked chicken or turkey if you have some to use up. This creamy casserole is easy to make and is ready in about 45 minutes. It's a weeknight winner of a dinner for your family!
Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a 12-inch oven safe skillet, cook the bacon until crispy, then remove the bacon from the pan and set it aside, leaving the drippings in the pan.
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Add the onion and garlic to the drippings; cook, stirring often, until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the cream cheese, milk, ranch seasoning mix, and 1 cup of the mozzarella until smooth; remove from the heat.
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Add in the cooked pasta, chicken, and 1/2 cup of the green onion until well combined. Sprinkle evenly with the bacon; top with the remaining 2 cups mozzarella. If you don't have an oven safe skillet just transfer to a 13-by-9-inch casserole dish, top and proceed.
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Bake until the top is golden brown and crispy, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool slightly; top with more green onion just before serving.
