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Creamy Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta Recipe

Robyn Stone

Updated Jun 07, 2023

This delicious Creamy Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta recipe is a quick and easy one-pan meal! A savory chicken recipe that’s a weeknight favorite!

Ready in 30 minutes , cooks in one pan , and a dinner recipe that is always a crowd favorite? Yes, please. This bacon ranch chicken pasta recipe checks all the boxes! I think you’ll love it as much as we do!

This Creamy Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta recipe is a quick and easy recipe where everything cooks in one skillet! A family weeknight favorite! // addapinch.com - 1

How to Make Creamy Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta Recipe

Ingredients

Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.

Bacon – cooked and diced. I use my easy how-to-cook bacon in the oven recipe .
Onion – diced
Chicken breasts – I use boneless, skinless chicken breasts in this recipe
Ranch seasoning mix – I use my homemade recipe for this seasoning mix.
Half and half – you can also use whole milk or heavy cream
Salt – I use kosher salt in this recipe
Black pepper
Spaghetti
Spinach
Parmesan cheese

Cook the bacon and chicken. Cook bacon in a medium skillet set over medium heat until the bacon is crispy and the onion is tender, about 3 minutes. Remove to a plate and set aside. Sprinkle both sides of the chicken with ranch seasoning, and add to the skillet. Brown the chicken on each side, about 3 minutes each. Remove the chicken to the plate with bacon and onions.

Add remaining ingredients. Stir in half and half, salt, and pepper. Break the spaghetti noodles into bite-sized pieces and add to the skillet. Stir to combine. Nestle the chicken into the spaghetti and top with the spinach. Reduce the heat to simmer, cover the skillet and cook until the sauce has thickened, the noodles are tender and the chicken has cooked through about 20 minutes.

Top and serve. Remove the skillet from the heat. Add the bacon and onion back to the skillet and grate Parmesan cheese over top of the chicken and pasta, and serve.

Storage Tips

To make ahead. Cool and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat and serve.

To freeze. I do not recommend freezing this recipe.

Here’s my Creamy Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta recipe. I know you are going to love it!

Ingredients

▢ 4 slices bacon , diced
▢ 1/2 medium onion , diced
▢ 5 boneless skinless chicken breasts
▢ 2 teaspoons homemade ranch seasoning mix
▢ 2 cups half and half
▢ 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
▢ 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
▢ 7 ounce (package) spaghetti
▢ 5 ounces spinach
▢ Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Cook bacon in a medium skillet set over medium heat until the bacon is crispy and the onion is tender, about 3 minutes. Remove to a plate and set aside. Sprinkle both sides of the chicken with ranch seasoning, and add to the skillet. Brown the chicken on each side, about 3 minutes each. Remove chicken to plate with bacon and onions.
Stir in the half and half, salt and pepper. Break the spaghetti noodles into bite sized pieces and add to the skillet. Stir to combine. Nestle the chicken into the spaghetti and top with the spinach. Reduce the heat to simmer, cover the skillet and cook until the sauce has thickened, the noodles are tender and the chicken has cooked through, about 20 minutes.
Remove the skillet from the heat. Add the bacon and onion back to the skillet and grate Parmesan cheese over top of the chicken and pasta and serve.

Notes

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Enjoy! Robyn xo