Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

You don't even need to read this recipe to know that it's good. It has bacon right in the name. We had some leftover grilled chicken in the fridge, and I thought this recipe up while I was driving home from work. That's what I do when I should be paying attention to all the horrible drivers around me. I make up recipes in my head.

What You'll Need:

Any pasta (we used elbow macaroni, but it proved to be too small for this recipe and kept falling off our forks)
Grilled chicken, chopped
Bacon, chopped
Tomato, chopped
Green onion, chopped
Ranch dressing mix (powdered)
Parmesan cheese
Butter, melted

What You'll Do:

1. Cook pasta (you know, boil some water, add the pasta, let it cook)

2. In a pan, cook the bacon pieces, or if you're using the precooked bacon, heat it in the pan. What? You're not using the precooked bacon. But I told you how cool it is in my Foods I Love section. Start using it. Add the pieces of grilled chicken to the pan.

3. Melt the butter. This will be part of the sauce, so use as much as you will need to lightly coat the pasta. Add some Ranch dressing mix to the butter and stir it. Use more if you want a strong Ranch flavor. Use less if you don't. I'm so smart. Your sauce is done. See how easy that was?

3. Add the cooked (and drained) pasta to the bacon and chicken. Add the chopped tomato and green onion. Add the butter/Ranch sauce. Stir it all together so the sauce coats everything. Top it with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Enjoy.

If you already have grilled chicken in the fridge and you use precooked bacon, this recipe can be made from start to finish in like ten minutes. Not too bad of a creation for a drive home, eh?