Easy Creamy Chicken Ranch Pasta
A delicious Easy Creamy Chicken Ranch Pasta featuring chicken and penne pasta in a creamy ranch sauce with crispy bacon.
Equipment
- frying pan
Ingredients
Base Ingredients
- 1 small onion finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 300 g cooked chicken
- 2 slices smoked back bacon or streaky, or lean back bacon
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder granules
- ½ teaspoon onion powder granules
- ½ teaspoon dried dill
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 100 g light cream cheese i.e. Philadelphia or store brand
- 240 ml chicken stock
- 250 ml semi skimmed milk
- 250 g uncooked penne pasta
- 30 g parmesan or mature cheddar
- 1 spray spray oil
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Spray a large frying pan with cooking oil spray.
- Add the bacon and cook until golden, remove and set aside.
- Spray again with spray oil and add the onion and garlic and fry until soften and lightly golden.
- Add in the garlic powder, onion powder, dried dill, dried parsley, lemon juice, cream cheese, milk and stock; bubble on high heat until creamy.
- Cook the pasta according to package directions; reserve ⅓ cup (80ml) pasta water and drain the rest.
- Add parmesan or cheddar to the sauce, stir until melted, add cooked chicken; bubble until sauce thickens.
- Stir in the pasta, bacon, and reserved pasta water; mix until combined.
- Season with salt and black pepper as needed.
- Sprinkle with fresh parsley (optional).
Notes
Nutritional information is an estimate and should be calculated with your specific ingredients.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 33gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 500mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8g
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