MFIH: Crockpot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

My sis sent me this recipe she saw on FB so I made it for 'family feast', I only changed a couple things and everyone seemed to like it. Here's here review, recipe follows:

This week’s dinner was a delicious mix of chicken and bacon and ranch. I know this because the title was “chicken bacon ranch”. Haha. I loved the flavor of this, it reminded me a bit of a chicken bacon ranch pizza. I am hoping it was healthier than that. Lol. It did make me feel like perhaps it needed a vegetable in it? So the next day I had the leftovers mixed with steamed mixed vegetables and I have to be honest, I liked that even more. I don’t have a picture of the casserole, but I do have a picture of it the next day mixed with the veggies! Either way I found this one to be delicious!

next day with added veggies 

CROCKPOT CHICKEN BACON RANCH PASTA

• 2 lbs. chicken tenders
• 1 packet ranch seasoning
• 1 t. garlic powder
• 1 t. onion powder
• 1 T. Kinder's Buttery Garlic and Herb seasoning
• 1/2 t. black pepper
• 1 block (8 oz) cream cheese
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 bag shredded mozzarella cheese (about 2 cups)
• 8-10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 lb. bowtie pasta, cooked
• fresh parsley for garnish, optional 

1. Place chicken tenders in the crockpot and season with ranch seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, Kinder's seasoning, and pepper.

2. Add the cream cheese and chicken broth.

3. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours. 

4. Shred the chicken then stir in the mozzarella until melted and creamy.

5. Add the cooked bowtie pasta and toss until evenly coated in the sauce.

6. Top with crumbled bacon and garnish with parsley before serving warm. 

*my notes:

1. I put boneless chicken breasts in the crockpot along with seasonings and broth, cooked it on HIGH until the meat was falling apart. Removed the chicken from the crockpot and shredded, return to the crockpot and added the cream cheese at that point, cooked on low until the cream cheese melted. Continued with the rest of the recipe as written. 

2. I couldn't find Kinder's Buttery Garlic and Herb, so I got Kinder's Buttery Poultry Blend instead. 

3. I sprinkled grated parmesan on top when serving. 

FB recipe found under 'Recipes with Scotty'

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