Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 lb. penne pasta
• 6 strips of bacon, diced
• 2 T. all purpose flour
• 1 packet of ranch seasoning mix
• 2 c. milk
• 1 T. butter
• salt and pepper
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breast (cut into pieces)
• 1 c. shredded chedder cheese

Directions

• start by cooking your pasta, draining it, and stetting it aside
• While you are making your noodles; cook your bacon in a skillet, drain, the grease but keep 1 T of bacon drippings in the pan.
• Add a tablespoon of butter to the bacon drippings and toss in your chicken breast pieces (cook util no longer pink/browned)
• Pour the ranch dressing mix and flour over the chicken then add the 2 cups of milk.  Stir until it is bubbly an thick.
• Add the cheese an half of the diced bacon pieces to the pan; stir until melted.
• Combine the sauce and pasta noodles together-add salt and pepper to taste.
• Top off the dish with the extra bacon pieces.