Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Bake
If you’re looking for a super easy and delicious dinner recipe this Chicken Bacon Ranch Alfredo Pasta Bake will be a hit!
It’s creamy, cheesy, savory, and comes together quickly with some pantry staples and simple prep.
It’s made with 1 lb of your favorite pasta, 1 lb of cooked chicken (rotisserie chicken works great), 1 jar of Alfredo sauce, ranch seasoning, bacon, and cheese!
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1 lb of Cellentani Pasta
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Cooked chicken, chopped or shredded
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Alfredo Sauce
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Ranch seasoning packet
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Shredded cheddar or Colby Jack cheese
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Shredded mozzarella cheese
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Cooked and crumbled bacon
Make Chicken Bacon Ranch Alfredo Pasta
Helpful Tips and Frequently Asked Questions
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If you wanted to add garlic to this recipe, you could use 1 tbsp of jarred minced garlic to the dish.
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Rotisserie chicken can be used for this recipe or you can cook chicken prior to making the dish. When I cook chicken I season it with a little bit of salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.
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Always cook chicken until it reaches 165 degrees.
- I used shredded mozzarella and Colby Jack cheese, but you can really use any of your favorite types of cheese in this recipe.
- You can use any type of pasta you want for this recipe, but my favorite is 1 lb of Cellentani pasta.
- Bertoli Alfredo Sauce is probably my favorite jarred Alfredo sauce, but you can always make homemade Alfredo if you prefer! Here’s my recipe for Homemade Chicken Alfredo.
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Ingredients
- 1 lb Cellentani pasta or your favorite type
- 1 (15 oz) jar of Alfredo Sauce or homemade Alfredo
- 1 Ranch seasoning packet
- 1 lb of cooked chicken shredded or chopped
- 1 cup shredded cheddar OR Colby Jack cheese
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 6 pieces cooked and crumbled bacon
- Dried Parsley
Instructions
- Cook bacon and chop into small pieces.
- Shred a rotisserie chicken (1 pound) or cook one pound of chicken and shred/chop it up.
- Boil one pound of pasta according to the directions on the package. I like Cellentani pasta for this recipe, but any kind will work.
- Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Pour cooked pasta into the bottom of the baking dish.
- Add 15 oz of Alfredo sauce, the cooked chicken, and ranch seasoning on top of the pasta.
- Add half of the mozzarella cheese, cheddar OR Colby Jack cheese, and bacon.
- Stir everything together well.
- Top with the rest of the shredded cheese and crumbled bacon.
- Bake at 375 degrees for about 15-20 minutes. Top with dried parsley.
- Serve and enjoy!
This was amazing, the whole family loved it! Thanks!
Does this take on the taste of the Alfredo or more of the ranch flavor?
Does anyone else find this quite salty? It could be that I made the alfredo sauce instead of using a jarred sauce. It is delicious and VERY yummy- but use a couple of low salt ingredients instead of the straight up salty options.
For recipies that use dry ranch, I always cut the amount I use. A packet is 3 Tablespoons, I cut it to 2 Tbs.
Made this tonight and the entire family loved. Big win!
My picky 8 year old said this meal was “off the charts and better than a happy meal” which is big praise. I personally would add a bit more Alfredo but I only had the 1 jar.
This one was not for us. I think it was the ranch packet that did it. Liquid ranch dressing would have been better IMO as it also would have created some more moisture.
Thank you!! I’m gonna use the dressing instead 🙂 I will be making this tomorrow 🥰
The flavor is good, but it’s rather dry. I would either do more sauce or less pasta.
Made this tonight. I kept asking my family (M48 & M13), if it needed anything added or subtracted? NO, IT’S DELICIOUS JUST LIKE IT IS! Can we put it in the rotation?
Why, Yes…Yes we can!
Thank you for sharing a d helping us keep our families fed!
That is amazing to hear! Thank you!
Hint: Add another jar of the Alfredo sauce and half of the packet of the ranch seasoning. It’s far too salty with the whole packet, and it’s too dry with one jar of sauce.
My and Grandson really liked this I thought it was a little dry and will use more alfredo sauce next time.
This was delicious. I used half the amount of pasta and added a wee bit of milk. The sauce was perfect. I didn’t find it too salty at all. Also added some broccoli to have a bit of veggies in it.
did you cook your broccoli before adding it to the casserole?
Great idea! I like the added veggies and color.
In the tips before the recipe it says to use fresh minced garlic or jarred, however, in the recipe itself there is no garlic ingredient mentioned, or amount.
Thanks for catching that! It was supposed to be something that could be added. I’ve updated the wording.
I made this last night and it turned out delicious. I used a 22 oz jar of alfredo and, for me, the dish could have used more sauce even beyond that so next time I will be using two 15 oz jars.
100000/10, picky approved and will stay in the rotation!
This looks easy And super delicious. I will be making this soon!!
This dish turned out absolutely delicious! I used 1/2 cup of ranch dressing instead of the ranch packet so it wouldn’t be too salty or dry. I baked the bacon in the oven until perfectly crispy, then seasoned the chicken with pepper, garlic powder, and paprika, tossed it with a little olive oil, and cooked it in the air fryer for just 12 minutes. I cooked the white parts of the green onions with the chicken and used the green tops as a garnish instead of parsley. I also left a little less than ¼ cup of pasta water in the casserole dish to keep everything moist. The chicken stayed tender and juicy, and the casserole didn’t dry out at all—definitely a recipe I’ll make again!
This was a huge hit tonight with the whole family. Because I feed a small army, I doubled the chicken and bacon and used a 21 oz. jar of Alfredo sauce. To make it quickly, I seasoned 2 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken thighs and did them in the Instant Pot. One large box of Rigatoni pasta, two cups of cheese and one whole pack of bacon later, I was literally having to swat hands with forks off of the pan while I was getting out plates. I think the Ranch gave it an underlying zing factor. Everyone from the husband (59) to the daughter and son-in-law (31) to the grandsons (7 & 4) declared it a keeper!
Thank you for the recipe rating! That is so awesome to hear!
A bit salty but very delicious! I pan fried my chicken in bacon grease and I seasoned the chicken with garlic powder, onion powder, garlic and herb, and smoked paprika !! I also used a 22oz jar of Alfredo, could possibly use more but it was saucy enough for me 🙂 and I measured the cheese with my heart, lol. But this is a very good inspo recipe if you ask me.
love this recipe so easy and delicious.. I used homemade garlic parmesan sauce instead of Alfredo.