Crazy Good Casserole

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 40 minutes
• total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

6 strips bacon

4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, and chopped into bite-sized pieces

1 tablespoon garlic powder

salt, to taste

pepper, to taste

1 (16-ounce) box spiral pasta

2 (10.5-ounce) cans cream of chicken soup

2 cups Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded and divided

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with non-stick spray.

In a large skillet, cook the bacon until crispy, about 5-7 minutes.

Transfer the bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain.

Cook the chicken in the bacon drippings until cooked through at 165 degrees F, about 5 minutes.

Season the chicken with the garlic powder, the salt, and the pepper.

Prepare the pasta according to package directions.

Drain the pasta and return it to the pot.

Add the cooked chicken, the cream of chicken soup, and 1 cup of the cheese, stirring well to mix.

Pour the pasta into the prepared baking dish.

Crumble the bacon and sprinkle it over the top of casserole.

Top the casserole with the remaining Monterrey Jack cheese.

Bake the casserole until the cheese is melted and beginning to brown, about 20 minutes.

Serve.