Quick Weeknight One Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
One pot pastas are always our go-to for when we are in a pinch for time. This dish whips up together fast, is one skillet so there is minimal dishes, and the whole family loves it. This quick weeknight one pot chicken bacon ranch pasta skillet is creamy and full of flavor and is made with simple ingredients. The best part: you pick all of the ingredients up from Aldi!
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If you love one pot pasta dinners then you will love this one pot chicken bacon ranch pasta. Full of that bacon ranch flavor we all love, this pasta is creamy with the right amount of bacon and ranch flavors.
Made with simple ingredients, with everything being purchased from my favorite grocery store: Aldi. It is a budget friendly dinner that comes together fast that your whole family will love and want more of. It fed my whole crew with leftovers!
Why you’ll love Quick Weeknight One Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
So tasty – Chicken bacon ranch has always been a favorite of mine and comes together so perfectly in pasta!
Simple ingredients from Aldi – Shopping for the ingredients at Aldi means this makes the perfect budget friendly dinner.
Comes together in one skillet – The best weeknight meals come together fast and in one pot – in my most humblest opinion.
Kids love it – This is a picky eater friendly recipe. All of my kiddos loved this dinner and asked for seconds!
Supplies needed to make Quick Weeknight One Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
- I love using my electric skillet for one pot dinners
- Measuring Cups
- A wooden spoon or spatula for stirring
- A cutting board and knife from cutting the bacon and cutting the chicken into chunks or use your kitchen shears!
Ingredients
Pasta – I liked rotini pasta for this one pot pasta meal but you can use any pasta you like or have on hand!
Bacon – I used smoked bacon from Aldi and cut it into chunks with my kitchen shears before frying.
Chicken – Chicken breast is best in this dish but you can use any chicken you have on hand – even canned!
Ranch Packet – This is where that ranch goodness comes in at! I just used a ranch packet from Aldi and it flavored this really well!
Heavy Cream – This is where the creaminess for the dish comes in at! It made this almost like a ranch alfredo. Yum!
Chicken Broth – You can use water instead of chicken broth but I like to add any kind of flavor I can every step of the way.
Parmesan Cheese – The parmesan cheese added that tasty cheesy flavor and added to the creaminess of the heavy cream.
The full recipe, along with the ingredients, can be found below.
How to make Quick Weeknight One Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
First, fry your bacon in your skillet until crispy. Then remove your bacon on a paper towel lined plate to all the grease to drain and add your chicken to the skillet. I cut my chicken tenders into bite sized pieces before frying. Once the chicken is in the skillet, I topped it with oregano and cooked it until it was slightly golden brown.
Then, add your uncooked pasta and pour your carton of chicken broth over the pasta along with half of your heavy cream and ranch packet. Stir everything until the pasta, cream, and ranch packet are completely combined. Cover and cook until the pasta is cooked through.
This takes about 15 minutes on medium heat in my electric skillet but cook times may vary slightly.
Next, add your bacon and parmesan cheese and combine your bacon and cheese into the pasta. Add the remaining half of your heavy cream – you can always add more if you like – and mix everything together well. I like my pastas extra creamy!
Finally, top your pasta with a little extra parmesan cheese. It is ready to eat! Enjoy!
Additionally, you could always use half and half in place of the heavy cream. It likely would not become as creamy as if you were to use heavy cream but would still be delicious!
Tips
- You can use any pasta shape that you like or have on hand. I like rotini pasta for these kinds of dishes because the spirals hold onto the sauce!
- Any chicken will do! I prefer chicken breast for this dish but you can use thigh or even canned chicken.
FAQs
Recipe
Quick Weeknight One Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 lb Smoked Bacon I love Applewood Smoked
- 16 ounces Rotini Pasta or use your favorite pasta
- 1 lb Chicken Tenders cut into bite sized pieces
- 32 ounces Chicken Broth
- ½ cup Heavy Cream or more to your taste, divided in half
- 4 ounces Parmesan Cheese
- 1 Ranch Packet
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
Instructions
- First, fry your bacon in your skillet until crispy. Then remove your bacon on a paper towel lined plate to all the grease to drain and add your chicken to the skillet. I cut my chicken tenders into bite sized pieces before frying. Once the chicken is in the skillet, I topped it with oregano and cooked it until it was slightly golden brown.
- Then, add your uncooked pasta and pour your carton of chicken broth over the pasta along with half of your heavy cream and ranch packet. Stir everything until the pasta, cream, and ranch packet are completely combined. Cover and cook until the pasta is cooked through. This takes about 15 minutes on medium heat in my electric skillet but cook times may vary slightly.
- Next, add your bacon and parmesan cheese and combine your bacon and cheese into the pasta. Add the remaining half of your heavy cream – you can always add more if you like – and mix everything together well. I like my pastas extra creamy!
- Finally, top your pasta with a little extra parmesan cheese. It is ready to eat! Enjoy!
- Additionally, you could always use half and half in place of the heavy cream. It likely would not become as creamy as if you were to use heavy cream but would still be delicious!
Notes
Tips
- You can use any pasta shape that you like or have on hand. I like rotini pasta for these kinds of dishes because the spirals hold onto the sauce!
- Any chicken will do! I prefer chicken breast for this dish but you can use thigh or even canned chicken.
More One Pot Recipes to Try
Easy One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese
One Pot Spicy Sausage and Risotto Skillet
Simple One Pot Cajun Pinto Beans with Rice
If you try any of these recipes, I would love for you to come back and leave a comment!
