Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

Serves 11
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Directions

  1. 1Add garlic to the slow cooker.
  2. 2Place 4 lbs of chicken breast into the slow cooker.
  3. 3Season the chicken with paprika, garlic, onion, ranch seasoning, salt, and pepper.
  4. 4Add lemon juice.
  5. 5Pour 1-2 cups of bone broth into the slow cooker.
  6. 6Add 1/2 cup of kale.
  7. 7Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
  8. 8Prepare the creamy cheesy pasta sauce by combining 700g fat-free cottage cheese, 200g 1/3 cream cheese, 100g Parmesan, 2 cloves of garlic, onion powder, and ranch seasoning in a blender.
  9. 9Blend the sauce ingredients.
  10. 10Refrigerate the sauce until the chicken is ready.
  11. 11Remove the cooked chicken from the slow cooker.
  12. 12Shred the chicken using forks or tongs.
  13. 13Add 16 oz. Cavatappi pasta to the slow cooker with the shredded chicken.
  14. 14Add 100g of light cheese.
  15. 15Add 8 slices of cooked center-cut bacon.
  16. 16Pour the prepared creamy cheesy pasta sauce over the ingredients in the slow cooker.
  17. 17Stir all the ingredients together.
  18. 18Top with an additional 100g of light cheese.
  19. 19Serve the Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta in bowls.

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs chicken breast
  • paprika
  • garlic
  • onion
  • ranch seasoning
  • salt
  • pepper
  • lemon juice
  • 1 cups bone broth
  • 0.5 cup kale
  • 700 g fat free cottage cheese
  • 200 g 1/3 cream cheese
  • 100 g Parmesan cheese
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • onion powder
  • ranch seasoning
  • 16 oz Cavatappi pasta
  • 100 g light cheese
  • 8 slices center cut bacon (cooked)
  • 100 g light cheese (additional)

Equipment

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Tips

  • Dropping the weight doesn’t mean dropping the flavor. Shred in a tasty way.