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Make-Ahead Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

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  • Prep 5 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Ingredients 5
  • Servings 8
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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.
Updated Jul 23, 2014
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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)

Steps

  • 1
    Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
  • 2
    In large microwavable bowl, mix pasta and remaining ingredients.
  • 3
    Microwave uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is melted and mixture is hot and steaming.
  • 4
    To 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.

Tips from the Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Use whatever shape pasta you'd like for this recipe, from macaroni to rigatoni!
  • tip 2
    If you don't have cooked bacon hanging around, the packaged precooked variety makes a nice stand-in.

Nutrition Information

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
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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