4.8 from 15 votes
Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Chicken, bacon and ranch tossed with cooked pasta, bell pepper, red onion, and parsley.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 408 kcal
Course:
Lunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 lb pasta
- 6 strips of bacon
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1/4 a red onion
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley
- 1 1/2 cups ranch dressing
Instructions
- Boil pasta in heavily salted water until cooked. Drain and rinse the pasta in cold water until it is room temperature.
- While the pasta cooks, cook the bacon in a frying pan or on the stove top until crispy. Reserve the bacon grease and cut the bacon into bite size pieces.
- Slice the chicken breasts horizontally into two pieces each. Season with salt and pepper. Heat bacon grease over medium heat in a frying pan and cook the chicken over medium for 4 minutes each side. Slice chicken into thin strips.
- While the chicken cooks, dice the green bell pepper, finely dice the red onion, and chop the parsley. Add the cooked and cooled pasta, chicken strips, crispy, bacon, pepper, onion, and parsley to a large mixing bowl.
- Pour the ranch dressing into the mixing bowl and toss to combine thoroughly. Serve immediately or chill and serve chilled.
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Notes
- serve chilled or at room temperature
- to prepare a head of time, mix all of the ingredients together except for the ranch dressing. Toss the other ingredients with the ranch just before serving.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
408kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
10g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
0.02g
Cholesterol
33mg
(11%)
Sodium
558mg
(23%)
Potassium
268mg
(8%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
196IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 408
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 408kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 10g | 59% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 558mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 268mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 196IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.