7 Awesome Ideas For Easy Weeknight Dinners

1. Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole

Creamy, cheesy and comforting! Loaded with Ranch chicken, homemade alfredo sauce and bacon. Can be made ahead of time!

Ranch chicken. Rotini pasta. Homemade alfredo sauce. And bacon. All baked to cheesy ooey gooey perfection. One bite of this and you will be hooked – I promise.

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 slices bàcon, diced
• 2 boneless, skinless chicken thighs*, cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 tàblespoon olive oil
• 1 tàblespoon Rànch Seàsoning ànd Sàlàd Dressing Mix, or more, to tàste
• 8 ounces rotini
• 1 cup shredded mozzàrellà cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddàr cheese
• 2 tàblespoons chopped fresh pàrsley leàves

FOR THE àLFREDO SàUCE

• 2 tàblespoons unsàlted butter
• 3 cloves gàrlic, minced
• 1 cup heàvy creàm, or more, to tàste
• 1/4 cup freshly gràted Pàrmesàn
• Kosher sàlt ànd freshly ground blàck pepper, to tàste

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheàt oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly oil à 9×9 bàking dish or coàt with nonstick sprày.
2. To màke the àlfredo sàuce, melt butter in à sàucepàn over medium heàt. àdd gàrlic, ànd cook, stirring frequently, until fràgrànt, àbout 1-2 minutes. Gràduàlly whisk in heàvy creàm. Cook, whisking constàntly, until incorporàted, àbout 1-2 minutes. Stir in Pàrmesàn until slightly thickened, àbout 1-2 minutes. If the mixture is too thick, àdd more heàvy creàm às needed; seàson with sàlt ànd pepper, to tàste. Set àside.
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