Chicken Bacon Ranch Penne Pasta

Name: Chicken Bacon Ranch Penne Pasta
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked shredded chicken (I used a rotisserie chicken); 6 slices bacon cooked crisp and chopped; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 2-3 cloves minced garlic; 1/2 cup Bottled ranch dressing (more can be added if needed); Shredded cheese (I used pizza cheese); 8 ounces penne pasta cooked al dente in salted boiling water. Drain and rinse in cold water

cindybear @cindybearcooks

#GlobalApron 24 week 16 ingredient chosen is Penne Pasta. This started as a cold dish but we ate it warm today and will have cold salad tomorrow.

cindybear @cindybearcooks

#GlobalApron 24 week 16 ingredient chosen is Penne Pasta. This started as a cold dish but we ate it warm today and will have cold salad tomorrow.

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Ingredients

15 minutes

6-8 servings

2 cupscooked shredded chicken (I used a rotisserie chicken)
6 slicesbacon cooked crisp and chopped
1/2 cupchopped onion
2-3 clovesminced garlic
1/2 cupBottled ranch dressing (more can be added if needed)
Shredded cheese (I used pizza cheese)
8 ouncespenne pasta cooked al dente in salted boiling water. Drain and rinse in cold water

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Cook bacon, crumble when cooled
2

Totally optional but I reserved a bit of bacon grease an added my garlic, onion, and chicken in a skillet and heated thru.
3

Toss together chicken, garlic, onion, cheese and 1/2 the crumbled bacon with the pasta. Add ranch and combine.
If serving cold,cover and refrigerate. When it is cold you may need to add additional ranch dressing.
4

Before serving top with additional cheese and reserved bacon.