{"id":3298,"date":"2026-04-08T15:09:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:09:26","slug":"chicken-bacon-ranch-pasta-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/chicken-bacon-ranch-pasta-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12 oz pasta (penne or rotini)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups cooked chicken, diced or shredded<\/li>\n<li>6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups cheddar cheese, shredded<\/li>\n<li>1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded<\/li>\n<li>1 packet ranch seasoning mix (about 1 oz)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup milk<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon onion powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>Chopped parsley (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Boil the pasta in well-salted water until al dente. Drain and set aside.<\/li>\n<li>In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the garlic and saut\u00e9 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Add heavy cream and milk. Stir in ranch seasoning, onion powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Let the sauce simmer 3\u20134 minutes until slightly thickened.<\/li>\n<li>Add cheddar and mozzarella. Stir until melted and creamy.<\/li>\n<li>Add the cooked chicken and crumbled bacon. Mix well.<\/li>\n<li>Add the drained pasta and toss until fully coated in the sauce.<\/li>\n<li>Simmer 2\u20133 minutes so flavors combine.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with parsley and serve hot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Sprinkle extra cheese on top and broil 2 minutes for a golden cheesy finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta\u00a0 Ingredients\u00a0 12 oz pasta (penne or rotini) 2 cups cooked chicken, diced or shredded 6 slices&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3300,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298\/revisions\/3300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}