Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole
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This one pan Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole couldn’t be easier to make. Chopped chicken gets marinated in Ranch dressing and added to rice, vegetables and chicken broth to bake topped with two cheeses and crispy bacon. This comfort food meal feeds a crowd!
I’m a big chicken tender Ranch dressing dipper myself. LOVE Ranch dressing and especially my Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing. When ever we hit up a local restaurant for something quick I always order the chicken tenders with a side of Ranch dressing.
So when time is tight and you need a quick dinner, this Ranch Chicken and Rice Casserole is often one I choose to make.
Ingredients for Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole
- Bacon (cut into bite size pieces)
- Chicken breasts, boneless, skinless (cut into bite sized pieces)
- Ranch dressing
- Salt & Pepper
- Cayenne pepper (optional)
- White rice, long grain
- Yellow Onion medium, diced small
- Broccoli florets, chopped
- Chicken broth
- Cheddar cheese, shredded
- Mozzarella cheese, shredded
How to make Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Chop bacon slices into small pieces and cook in hot skillet until crisp. Set aside. Chop broccoli into small bite size pieces.
- In a bowl mix together the chopped chicken, Ranch salad dressing, salt, black pepper and cayenne (optional). Set aside.
- Add the Ranch chicken, onion, broccoli, bacon (reserving half for garnish) to a 13×9” baking dish.
- Sprinkle the rice on top, pour chicken broth over all. Stir to mix well, distributing evenly to pan edges.
- Sprinkle cheddar and mozzarella cheeses on top. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake another 15-20 minutes more, until chicken and rice is fully cooked.
- Remove from oven and garnish with remaining bacon and parsley before serving.
Easy peasy right?
In 50 minutes dinner is served!
With some more bacon crumbled on top before serving this one is sure to please.
For other easy dinner ideas, try my Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese Bake, Pan Seared Chicken with Mushrooms, or this amazing Puerto Rican Chicken and Rice (Arroz con Pollo). Enjoy!
Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole
Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon (cut into bite size pieces)
- 2 lbs chicken breasts, boneless, skinless (cut into bite sized pieces)
- 1/2 cup Ranch dressing
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 1/4 cup white rice long grain
- 1 onion medium, diced small
- 2 cups broccoli florets chopped
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup mozzarella shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Chop bacon slices into small pieces and cook in hot skillet until crisp. Set aside. Chop broccoli into small bite size pieces.
- In a bowl mix together the chopped chicken, Ranch salad dressing, salt, black pepper and cayenne (optional). Set aside.
- Add the Ranch chicken, onion, broccoli, bacon (reserving half for garnish) to a 13×9” baking dish.
- Sprinkle the rice on top, pour chicken broth over all. Stir to mix well, distributing evenly to pan edges.
- Sprinkle cheddar and mozzarella cheeses on top. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake another 15-20 minutes more, until chicken and rice is fully cooked.
- Remove from oven and garnish with remaining bacon and parsley before serving.
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Excellent!
Thanks Libby!
Made this a few weeks ago and my husband, 18 month old son, and I all LOVED it! Crockpot recipes are my go-to on evenings that I won’t have time to make dinner and this is one of our favorites already. We are having it for the 3rd time tonight!!! Thanks to Pinterest for helping me find you.
Excellent, so glad you and the family are enjoying this one Paul!
Cooked longer than I should and rice was still not cooked. Family loved it when it was finally done tho
Glad you and the family enjoyed this one Christine. 🙂