Bacon And Ranch Chicken With Parmesan Ranch Rice

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup ranch dressing
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 8 slices bacon
• 1 cup rice
• 2 cups water
• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) package dry ranch dressing mix
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
• 2 teaspoons dried celery flakes

Recipe

• 1 to cook chicken:.
• 2 preheat oven to 400° f and grease a baking sheet.
• 3 place chicken breasts on baking sheet and coat in ranch dressing, evenly on both sides.
• 4 bake chicken for 20 minutes or until done through.
• 5 meanwhile, fry bacon in large skillet or on griddle.
• 6 when chicken is done, evenly distribute cheese to each piece. top cheese with 2 slices of bacon and return to oven. bake for another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• 7 to cook rice:.
• 8 put water in medium sauce pan and bring to a boil. add rice and lower heat to simmering. cover and simmer on low for about 20 minutes or until rice is fluffy.
• 9 mix in ranch dressing mix, parmesan cheese, parsley flakes and celery flakes. let sit for 3-4 minutes while cheese melts.
• 10 serve chicken with rice. add a vegetable and a roll for a complete meal.