Creamy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
Creamy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta is a pasta recipe ready in 30 min. It makes 8 servings, each 670 kcal with 27 g protein. Beginner level, 16 ingredients.
Adapted from a home cook's recipe and measured by Cookpath.
- 30 mintotal
- Beginnerlevel
- 670kcal a serving
- 27 gprotein
What is Creamy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
Gluten free pasta shells with chicken and crisp bacon in a creamy parmesan and cheddar sauce flavoured with ranch seasoning.
- Pasta · Chicken
- Boiling
- Sauces & dressings
How to make Creamy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
Tips from the cook
- Cook the chicken in the bacon fat, as it adds flavour.
- Cook the flour in the butter for 1 minute, stirring all the time, so the sauce does not taste raw.
- Cook the pasta until just al dente, as gluten free pasta softens quickly.
- Fold in the pasta last. If the sauce is too thick, loosen it with a splash of stock.
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Goes well with
Sides from Cookpath that balance this dish, the same picks the app suggests.
Meal prep and storage
Keeps 2 days in the fridge. Reheat with a splash of stock.
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Creamy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta substitutions
Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.
Bacon2 options
- Smoked turkey rashers 1:1 by weight
Less fat, add 1 tsp oil when frying.
- Mushroom strips roasted with smoked paprika and olive oil same weight of raw mushroom
Not crisp in wet sauces.
Ranch seasoning1 option
- Homemade dairy-free ranch seasoning (nutritional yeast, garlic powder, onion powder, dried parsley, dill, chives, salt, pepper) about 2 tbsp replaces one packet
Less tangy than buttermilk powder; sources not opened in full (search results only).
Butter2 options
- Vegan/dairy-free butter block 1:1 by weight
Soft tub margarine fails in pastry and cheesecake base.
- Olive oil use about 3/4 as much by volume
Not for creaming or pastry; base goes oily.
Dried shallots1 option
- Leave out leave out
Loses a little sweetness.
Dried minced onion1 option
- Leave out leave out
Loses a little sweetness.
Bouillon powder0 option
Heavy cream2 options
- Oat cooking cream (GF-labelled) or soy cream 1:1
Does not whip.
Still contains soy.
- Coconut cream (top layer of can) 1:1
Coconut flavour.
Chicken stock3 options
- Vegetable stock (check the label for celery) 1:1 by volume
Less poultry flavour; the page notes vegetable broth usually has celery, carrots, onions.
Still contains celery.
- Mushroom broth (dried or fresh shiitake simmered in plain water 20-30 min) 1:1 by volume
Earthy taste.
- Miso whisked into hot water (1-2 tsp per 1 cup) 1:1 by volume
Add late; do not boil hard.
Still contains soy.
Parmesan2 options
- Vegetarian hard Italian-style cheese (made with microbial rennet) 1:1 by weight
Grana Padano contains egg lysozyme.
Still contains dairy.
- Nutritional yeast (fortified flakes) 1:1 by volume, add a pinch of salt
No melt; less sharp.
Cheddar3 options
- Mozzarella or Swiss 1:1 by weight
Milder than cheddar.
Still contains dairy.
- Dairy-free cheddar-style shreds (a labelled dairy-free product) 1:1 by weight
The page says dairy-free cheese will never taste or melt like real cheese; soy/nut content varies by brand.
Still contains soy.
- Nutritional yeast 2 tbsp per 50 g
Does not melt.
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