Cheesy Bacon Chicken Casserole Recipe

Cheesy Bacon Chicken Casserole Recipe

Ingredients

• 4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 6 strips of quality bacon – cooked and crumbled
• 2 cans cream of chicken soup
• 2 cups shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
• 1 box (16 ounces) dried spiral pasta
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• Salt and pepper to taste
  
  

Instructions

• 1
  Cook and crumble bacon. While bacon is cooking, cut chicken into bite-sized chunks.
• 2
  Set cooked bacon aside for later use.
• 3
  In the same pan, cook chicken in bacon drippings.
• 4
  Add garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste.
• 5
  While chicken is cooking, prepare pasta according to directions.
• 6
  Spray a 9×13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• 7
  Drain pasta, return to pot.
• 8
  Add chicken, both cans of cream of chicken soup, 1 cup of Monterrey Jack cheese – stir to mix well.
• 9
  Pour into prepared baking dish.
• 10
  Top with crumbled bacon.
• 11
  Top with remaining cup of Monterrey Jack cheese.
• 12
  Bake at 400 for about 20 minutes, just until cheese is melted and beginning to brown on top.