Name: Crack Chicken Pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz bacon (Cook until rendered and crisp; reserve the cooked bacon and some bacon grease.); 3 large chicken breasts (Cut into pieces; estimated quantity because the transcript gives no weight.); salt (Use to season the chicken and generously salt the pasta water.); black pepper (For the chicken and cheese sauce, to taste.); garlic (Used to season the chicken; amount and form were not specified.); 1 lb dry pasta (Pasta shape was not specified; quantity estimated from the described dish.); 1 cup heavy cream (Amount estimated because the transcript gives no measurement.); 0.5 cup milk (Amount estimated because the transcript gives no measurement.); cheese sauce (The transcript mentions adding cheese sauce but does not identify its separate ingredients or amount.); 8 oz cream cheese (Amount estimated because the transcript gives no measurement.); garlic powder (For the sauce, to taste.); onion powder (For the sauce, to taste.); smoked paprika (For the sauce, to taste.); 1 packet ranch seasoning (Estimated as one standard packet; the transcript does not state a quantity.); 0.5 cup Dean's Ranch dressing (The creator specifically says he uses Dean's Ranch instead of sour cream; amount estimated.); 8 oz Colby Jack cheese (Shred it yourself for easier melting; the creator recommends Colby Jack. Amount estimated.)

Steps

Cook the bacon in a large skillet until the fat has rendered and the bacon is crisp. Remove the bacon, reserving it for later, and leave some of the rendered bacon grease in the skillet.
While the bacon cooks, cut the three large chicken breasts into pieces. Season the chicken with salt, black pepper, and garlic.
Bring a pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to the package directions, then drain it.
Cook the seasoned chicken in the reserved bacon grease until cooked through. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
Add the heavy cream and milk to the skillet to begin the cheese sauce.
Add the cream cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, smoked paprika, and ranch seasoning. Stir until the cream cheese is incorporated and the sauce is creamy.
Stir in the Dean's Ranch dressing, which the creator uses in place of sour cream.
Add the shredded Colby Jack cheese. The creator recommends shredding the cheese yourself because it melts more easily. Stir until melted into the sauce.
Add the cooked pasta, chicken, and bacon to the sauce. Stir everything together until evenly coated, then serve.

Notes

The transcript does not provide exact measurements, pasta shape, cooking temperatures, or specific cooking times; several quantities are therefore estimates. The referenced written recipe on the creator's website was not supplied.

Nutrition

These are estimates per serving, worked out from the ingredients.

Calories: 1154
Protein: 63 g
Carbs: 65 g
Fat: 70 g
Fiber: 2 g

Where the calories come from

Dry pasta24%
Bacon18%
Colby Jack cheese13%
Large chicken breasts12%
Heavy cream12%
Everything else22%

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Crack Chicken Pasta

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