Need to cook from the pantry tonight? This pasta gets dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes and is packed with flavors your family will love.
Make-Ahead Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
- Prep Time 5 min
- Total 25 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb uncooked rotini pasta
- 3 cups shredded or pulled deli rotisserie chicken
- 1 bottle (16 oz) ranch dressing
- 1 cup crisply cooked and crumbled bacon (9 to 11 slices)
- 2 cups shredded Italian cheese blend (8 oz)
Instructions
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Step1Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
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Step2In large microwavable bowl, mix pasta and remaining ingredients.
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Step3Microwave uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is melted and mixture is hot and steaming.
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Step4To freeze: Spray 2 (8-inch) disposable foil cake pans with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. In large bowl, mix pasta, chicken, dressing and bacon. Divide mixture between pans. Top with cheese. Spray pieces of foil large enough to cover pans with cooking spray. Cover pans with foil, sprayed side down. Place foil-covered pans in gallon-size resealable freezer plastic bags, or wrap in double layer of plastic wrap. Label and freeze. To bake: Thaw pan(s) overnight in refrigerator. Heat oven to 350°F. Remove from plastic, and place foil-covered pan(s) on cookie sheet. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted in center of mixture reads 165°F. If baking from frozen, bake 60 to 75 minutes.
Nutrition
760
Calories
46g
Total Fat
34g
Protein
53g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 760
- Calories from Fat
- 410
- Total Fat
- 46g
- 70%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 58%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 100mg
- 33%
- Sodium
- 1310mg
- 54%
- Potassium
- 310mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 53g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 34g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 7 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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