Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Boil a pot of water.
- 2Add 1 pound of rigatoni pasta to the boiling water.
- 3Once pasta is done, pull out about a cup of pasta water.
- 4Put a little bit of oil over the pasta and toss it around.
- 5Set the pasta aside.
- 6Add about half a dozen diced slices of thick-sliced bacon to the pot.
- 7Once the bacon is crispy, pull it out and put it on a paper towel-lined plate.
- 8Keep about 3 tablespoons of bacon fat in the pot.
- 9Add garlic to the pot with the bacon fat.
- 10Add about 3 tablespoons of flour.
- 11Mix the flour around until there's no raw white flour visible.
- 12Slowly whisk in 3 cups of milk, a little bit at a time.
- 13Let it simmer for a couple of minutes until it starts to thicken up.
- 14Add ranch seasoning mix to the pot.
- 15Add 1 cup of shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
- 16Add 2 ounces of cream cheese.
- 17Stir until the cheese is melted and thick.
- 18Put the pasta back into the pot.
- 19Return the pot to the heat for a second.
- 20Mix the pasta around and heat it up again.
- 21Add the extra pasta water a little at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
- 22Add a couple of cups of shredded rotisserie chicken.
- 23Cut the heat and add the crispy bacon.
- 24Add parsley as a garnish.
Ingredients
- 1 pound rigatoni pasta
- 1 cup pasta water
- oil
- 6 slices thick sliced bacon, diced
- 3 tablespoons bacon fat
- garlic
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 cups milk
- 1 packet ranch seasoning mix
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- parsley
Equipment
potcolanderpaper towelplatewhiskspoonfork
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