Ingredients
- 8 oz rigatoni
- 2 large chicken breasts (cubed)
- 1/2 lb bacon
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 oz room temp cream cheese
- 4 oz sour cream
- 2 oz cheese dip
- 2 oz shredded colby jack cheese
- 1 tbsp ranch seasoning
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
Instructions
- Cut up bacon and cook on med heat
- While bacon is cooking cube up your chicken and season with SPG, and paprika
- Remove bacon once crisp and cook chicken in remaining bacon grease until it reaches 165° internal then set aside
- Turn heat to med-low, add milk, heavy cream, cream cheese, and sour cream
- Stir until cream cheese melted then add cheese dip, seasonings, and shredded Colby Jack
- Once Colby Jack is melted add al dente pasta, chicken, and bacon
- Stir well and enjoy!
Now that’s my kind of dish. Love pasta.
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Made this tonight for the first time and it definitely won’t be the last time. I used pepper jack cheese instead of colby jack. Thanks, Matt.
Awesome, thanks for the feedback!
You always make the best and easiest dishes any family can make. I love how simple the meals are and usually already in my kitchen. Keep sending great recipes for us to try.
Thank you so much!
Made this tonight for my girl and I and it was fireee definitely gunna try out more of your meals!!!
Love to hear it!
Don’t mean to sound Stu but, what is spg ??? I want to make this but I’m not sure what that is
Salt, Pepper, and Garlic
I made this tonight for me and my daughter. We loved it so much! Thank you for this wonderful recipe! 😊
Love to hear it! Thank you!
What is arbos cheese dip flavor? It’s not available where I am. Can I sub with queso or is it a totally different flavor?
I love the Arbo’s but if not available you can use queso or if you want a different flavor the Frito’s cheddar cheese sauce works well!
Hey, quick question, (relatively new “chef” here, so don’t laugh) I noticed that you used Arbo’s spicy in your crockpot crack chicken dip, but regular Arbo’s in this pasta dish. Is there a particular reason for this? (Like a seasoning conflict or something) Or does it make that big of a difference? I’m not super familiar with Arbo’s and I like a certain amount of spiciness, but don’t want my mouth on fire lol. Thank you!!
Just preference for the dish! The Arbo’s is great but if you can’t find it you can use reg cheese dip or queso in a pinch!
Only change I made was i used fire and smoke Bam bam season on the chicken instead of the spg. Turned out amazing.
Really good and addicting. Easy to make and tastes good reheated.
Don’t have a cast iron skillet. Can this be made on electric stovetop with regular frying pan?
Absolutely!
Which cheese dip did y’all use‽ There’s soooo many options!!! I want to make this tomorrow for dinner my whole family will love it!
I like Arbo’s if you can find it. Otherwise, I typically use the frito lay cheddar dip.
Made it once and kids love it and want it often