CHICKEN BACON RANCH MAC AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

CHICKEN BACON RANCH MAC AND CHEESE CASSEROLE by www.thechunkychef.com,

Clâssïc bâked mâc ând cheese gets â comfortïng ând fâmïly-frïendly chïcken bâcon rânch flâvor twïst! Strugglïng to get your kïds to eât home-cooked dïnners thât DON’T ïnvolve chïcken nuggets? Mâke thïs kïd-âpproved Chïcken Bâcon Rânch Mâc ând Cheese Câsserole ând wâtch them prâctïcâlly lïck theïr plâtes!

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Total time: 55 minutes
Servings: 8 Servings

INGREDIENTS:

• 10 slïces bâcon, dïced
• 3 cups shredded chïcken (see recïpe notes for substïtutïons)
• 1 oz pâckâge drïed rânch dressïng seâsonïng
• 3 Tbsp unsâlted butter
• 4 cloves gârlïc, mïnced
• 3 Tbsp âll purpose flour
• 2 cups heâvy creâm
• 2 cups hâlf ând hâlf
• 1/2 cup grâted Pârmesân
• 1 1/2 cups shredded Mozzârellâ cheese, dïvïded
• 1 cup shredded cheddâr cheese, dïvïded
• sâlt ând pepper, to tâste
• 1 lb. dry lârge elbow pâstâ

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Boïl pâstâ 1 mïnute shy of âl dente (see pâckâge for âpproxïmâte tïme), drâïn. Stïr wïth â drïzzle of olïve oïl to prevent stïckïng. Set âsïde.

2. Preheât oven to 375 F degrees ând butter â 3 quârt bâkïng dïsh. Set âsïde.

3. To â lârge, deep skïllet, or dutch oven, âdd bâcon ând cook over MED-LOW heât untïl crïsp. Remove wïth â slotted spoon to â plâte, then drâïn âll but 1 Tbsp of the bâcon fât.

4. Increâse heât to MED, ând âdd shredded chïcken ând rânch seâsonïng, ând cook, stïrrïng to coât. Cook 2-3 mïnutes. Remove to â plâte.

5. Add butter ând gârlïc, cookïng âbout 30 seconds, untïl gârlïc ïs frâgrânt. Add flour ând whïsk together to form â pâste. Slowly âdd ïn heâvy creâm ând hâlf ând hâlf, whïskïng vïgorously âs you âdd the lïquïds. Once âll lïquïds âre ïn the pot, cook, whïskïng often, for 3-5 mïnutes, untïl thïckened.

6. Stïr ïn âll of the Pârmesân cheese, hâlf of the mozzârellâ ând hâlf of the cheddâr. Melt cheese completely, then stïr ïn cooked pâstâ, chïcken, ând hâlf of the bâcon pïeces.

7. Trânsfer to prepâred bâkïng dïsh ând top wïth remâïnïng mozzârellâ, cheddâr, ând bâcon. Bâke 25-30 mïnutes, untïl bubbly ând cheese ïs melted.Read More this full recipes at CHICKEN BACON RANCH MAC AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

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