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If you have "hangry" toddlers, teenagers, or mature adults in your house, and no matter what you fix, you ain't fixin' it, boy, do we have a real deal for you! Coming soon to a kitchen near you, a feel-good dish that's Oscar-worthy... Always-A-Hit Casserole! The star of the show of this charismatic casserole is the hot-shot, crispy, and delicious bacon, with the best supporting role going to, what critics are calling, a cheesy ranch dude (i.e. a tangy, creamy, cheesy, sauce). All of that plus some juicy chicken and bouncy pasta tossed in, there's sure to be something for everyone! After one bite of this uproariously good and cheese-alicious blockbuster-of-a-dish, Always-A-Hit Casserole will have your "hangry" people singing show tunes in no time!
If you have "hangry" toddlers, teenagers, or mature adults in your house, and no matter what you fix, you ain't fixin' it, boy, do we have a real deal for you! Coming soon to a kitchen near you, a feel-good dish that's Oscar-worthy... Always-A-Hit Casserole! The star of the show of this charismatic casserole is the hot-shot, crispy, and delicious bacon, with the best supporting role going to, what critics are calling, a cheesy ranch dude (i.e. a tangy, creamy, cheesy, sauce). All of that plus some juicy chicken and bouncy pasta tossed in, there's sure to be something for everyone! After one bite of this uproariously good and cheese-alicious blockbuster-of-a-dish, Always-A-Hit Casserole will have your "hangry" people singing show tunes in no time!
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon chopped
- 1 small onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese cubed
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (1-ounce) packet dry ranch seasoning mix
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese shredded, divided
- 8 ounces rotini pasta cooked
- 4 cups rotisserie chicken cooked and chopped
- 4 ounces diced pimientos drained
- 1/2 cup green onion plus more for garnish, sliced
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a 12-inch skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon strips, stirring often, until they are crispy, about 8 minutes.
- Transfer the bacon from the pan with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate. Leave the drippings in the skillet.
- Add the onion and the garlic to the drippings in the skillet and cook, stirring often, until they have slightly softened, about 5 minutes.
- Whisk the cream cheese, the milk, the ranch seasoning, and 1 cup of the cheese into the onion mixture until it is smooth. Transfer it away from heat.
- In a large bowl, combine the ranch mixture, the cooked pasta, the cooked chicken, the pimientos, and 1/2 cup of the green onion.
- Transfer the mixture to a 13x9-inch casserole dish.
- Sprinkle the bacon evenly over the casserole and top with the remaining cheese.
- Bake the casserole, covered, until the top is golden-brown and crispy, about 25-30 minutes.
- Let the casserole cool slightly.
- Garnish the casserole with the remaining green onion and serve.
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