Amazingly Good Pasta/Chicken Casserole

Submitted by Karen E.

"Creamy, easy, and everyone loves it. AND it has bacon! What more could you ask for?"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 9 x 13 pan
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 4 -5 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 6 slices of quality bacon
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
• 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1 (16 ounce) box dried spiral shaped pasta
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• salt and pepper

directions

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