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One-Pan Asparagus Chicken Bake with Bacon and Ranch

Published: Jan 26, 2019 | 44 Comments

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This easy Asparagus Chicken Bake with Bacon is a low-carb and high protein weeknight dinner. Only 5 ingredients and 30 minutes of cooking time.  The cleanup is minimal!  Chicken covered with Ranch dressing and Cheddar cheese is moist and flavorful!

asparagus chicken bake with bacon and ranch

Low-carb chicken bake

  • This Asparagus Bacon Ranch Chicken Bake is just like stuffed chicken but much easier.  Just arrange all ingredients in a casserole dish and bake!  What you get is a flavorful and creamy chicken bake with a nice cheesy crust on the outside.
  • This dish is packed with protein (chicken) and fiber (asparagus).  It’s a low-carb meal like this delicious chicken zucchini.
  • Baked chicken and asparagus is gluten-free just like Hasselback chicken with cream cheese and bacon.  Note: make sure the Ranch dressing you use is gluten-free.

asparagus chicken bake with bacon and ranch

Why make this recipe

  • You only need 5 ingredients.  Chicken breasts, asparagus, bacon, Ranch dressing, Cheddar cheese. That’s it!  So easy and simple.
  • This is not a boring chicken breast recipe.  The chicken is smothered with bacon, Cheddar cheese, and Ranch dressing.  This creamy and cheesy asparagus chicken bake has lots of flavors.
  • One-pan recipe. Just throw everything in a casserole dish and bake in the oven! Easy and quick.  Minimal clean-up.
  • Perfect for meal preps, lunch or dinner.
  • Moist and flavorful chicken.  Because the chicken and asparagus are all covered with Ranch dressing and Cheddar cheese, they cook to perfection.
  • Low-carb chicken recipe.  This chicken bake is low in carbs and high in protein.

Substitutions

  • Use skinless boneless chicken breasts or skinless boneless chicken thighs.
  • Use Cheddar, Mozzarella, Colby, or Monterey Jack cheese.
  • Don’t have asparagus?  Use broccoli or green beans.  You can also use sliced zucchini.

asparagus chicken bake with bacon and ranch

Side Dishes

This creamy baked chicken and asparagus will match perfectly with these sides:

  • Roasted potatoes or mashed potatoes
  • Rice
  • Cauliflower rice
  • Mashed cauliflower
  • Quinoa
  • Angel hair pasta or spaghetti

Cooking tips

  • Use a medium-size casserole dish.  I used the oval casserole dish measured 13 inches x 9 inches x 4 inches deep.
  • Use 4 thin chicken breasts. Or, use 2 large thick chicken breasts, sliced in half horizontally each to make 4 thin chicken breasts.
  • The total baking time will depend on the thickness of your chicken breasts.  Thinly sliced chicken breasts will cook faster.  Total baking time should be about 20-30 minutes in the preheated oven at 375 F.
  • There is no need to add salt.  The baked chicken and asparagus get all the salt from the bacon, the ranch dressing, and the cheddar cheese.

How to bake chicken and asparagus

Step-by-step photos follow below to show how to bake chicken and asparagus in a casserole dish.

1) Preheat oven to 375 F.
2) Add chicken breasts to the casserole dish.

chicken breasts in a casserole dish

3) Add chopped asparagus.

chicken breasts with asparagus in a casserole dish

4) Add chopped cooked bacon.

chicken breasts, asparagus, bacon in a casserole dish

5) Spread Ranch dressing over the chicken breasts.

chicken breasts, asparagus, bacon, Ranch dressing in a casserole dish

6) Top with shredded Cheddar cheese.

chicken breasts covered with Ranch dressing and shredded Cheddar cheese

7) Bake, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.

8) Broil for the last 4 minutes if desired.
chicken breasts with bacon, asparagus, Ranch dressing, Cheddar cheese

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  • Tomato Asparagus Chicken Pasta
  • Creamy Chicken, Asparagus, and Bacon Tortellini
  • One-Pan Pesto Chicken with Asparagus and Tomatoes
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chicken asparagus bake with bacon and Ranch
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One-Pan Asparagus Chicken Bake with Bacon and Ranch
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

One-Pan Asparagus Chicken Bake with Bacon, Ranch Dressing, and Cheddar Cheese.   This recipe is low in carbs and high in protein.  Only 5 ingredients and 30 minutes of cooking time.  The chicken covered with Ranch dressing and Cheddar is moist and flavorful. This comfort food meal will become your family favorite!

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 665 kcal
Author: Julia
Ingredients
  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1/2 pound asparagus chopped into thirds (2-inch slices)
  • 6 strips bacon cooked, chopped
  • 1/2 cup Ranch dressing
  • 1 cup Cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
  2. Add chicken breasts to the casserole dish.
  3. Add chopped asparagus all around and on top of the chicken.

  4. Add chopped cooked bacon around and on top of the chicken.
  5. Spread Ranch dressing over the chicken breasts.
  6. Top with shredded Cheddar cheese.
  7. Bake, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. Broil for the last 4 minutes if desired.
Nutrition Facts
One-Pan Asparagus Chicken Bake with Bacon and Ranch
Amount Per Serving
Calories 665 Calories from Fat 387
% Daily Value*
Fat 43g66%
Saturated Fat 14g88%
Cholesterol 205mg68%
Sodium 985mg43%
Potassium 1062mg30%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 60g120%
Vitamin A 780IU16%
Vitamin C 6.9mg8%
Calcium 238mg24%
Iron 2.6mg14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Filed Under: Asparagus, Bacon, Cheddar cheese, Cheese, Chicken, Chicken Recipes, Dinner, Recipe, Vegetables Published: Jan 26, 2019 44 Comments

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  1. Karen Knoche

    Mar 21, 2021 at 7:59 pm

    This is so easy to make & the whole family likes it.
    Thank you Julia

    Reply
  2. Linda

    Feb 12, 2021 at 1:47 am

    This recipe caught my eye because it’s simple to make, low carb and with 5 stars on a Google search, how could I go wrong trying it. I only needed enough supper for myself, so cut the recipe down to just one chicken breast. I also, like Peter, needed to add baking time, but realized the reason was the chicken breast was a thick one. The second and third time I made it, I precooked the chicken in my Instant Pot then added the other ingredients and finished baking it in my toaster oven. This has become a FAVORITE recipe and definitely deserves the 5 STAR rating! I know I will be making this frequently!!! Thanks Julia for an excellent new recipe!

    Reply
  3. Justin Pickle

    Feb 08, 2021 at 3:27 pm

    Love all you recipes

    Reply
  4. Judy

    Jan 17, 2021 at 5:49 pm

    I made this last week for my husband and I and our grandchildren. It was delicious! We all really liked it and I would make it again! Thanks, Julia!

    Reply
  5. Joann Somes

    Jan 03, 2021 at 11:14 am

    Absolutely delicious!!! Even my extremely picky 8 year old ate it up!!

    Reply
  6. Karen

    Nov 25, 2020 at 4:52 pm

    I hope this tastes as amazing as it looks. Just put it in the oven,

    Reply
    • Julia

      Nov 25, 2020 at 5:11 pm

      Hope you like it! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Deb Whitney

    Nov 21, 2020 at 2:36 pm

    I love how you posted a photo of your dish for each step! I am a visual learner and this really helped (and helps me see how easy the recipe actually is!) Can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
    • Julia

      Nov 22, 2020 at 3:25 pm

      Deb, I am so glad you find this recipe and the step-by-step photos useful. I hope you enjoy this recipe!

      Reply
  8. Peter

    Nov 19, 2020 at 4:18 pm

    As someone who knows just barely enough about cooking to follow directions, this one didn’t seem very difficult.
    I had all the ingredients with the exception of the asparagus, so I used canned green beans instead.
    I set the microwave timer at 30:00 min.s and started the cooking once the temp read 375 degrees F in the oven.
    30 min.s later, I checked the chicken, (I did not use the broiler initially, I was just looking to cook the meal more then anything else).
    I cut into the chicken while in the casserole dish, and as best as I could figure I thought it was done. I know of no other method to check except to taste it, which I did once I got one piece out on a plate.
    The Chicken wasn’t completely cooked! As a rank novice in the cooking department, I did a taste test also. It wasn’t far away from being completely cooked, and I ate it without incident.
    I put the remaining chicken back in the oven for an additional 10 min.s at the 405 degrees F (which equals 375 F in my oven) and then at the 4 min. left to go on the timer, I switched on the broiler and broiled it for the remaining time.
    The 2nd piece was fully done and the taste was good (the 1st piece didn’t taste bad either, just the smallest bit of chewy) Winner winner chicken dinner.

    My thoughts… you never mention what temperature the broiler should be set on. I’m a real novice and my stove’s broiler temperature was sent to 585 degrees F. I had never used the broiler … ever, so maybe this is the normal settings? I had no clue, I just dropped the temp. down to around 465 F, and let the clock run out on the broil part of the recipe.
    I don’t know why it took so much longer to cook the chicken, I only had the 4 pieces of chicken breast fillets and the rest of the ingredients the recipe had.
    Maybe my stove (cheap thermometers from the grocery store inside the oven) are just not very accurate)
    I have no complaints, the taste was really quite good. Outside of it taking a bit longer to cook, it’s easy and quick to prepare meal. Thank you.
    (I’m old, but new to cooking as you might guess. I’ve never had to cook for myself prior to this year)

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    • Julia

      Nov 20, 2020 at 1:57 pm

      Hi Peter! Glad you started to enjoy cooking this year and tried this recipe and liked it! As far as broiling temperature, I would use the lowest broiling temperature option on your oven. With broiling, I find it’s also important where you place the chicken – right under the broiler or 2 racks down. That also affects the broiling effect. If I want a quick broil, I just add the chicken close to the broiler and watch it closely.

      And, yes, every oven is different, so some ovens take longer to cook chicken. Also, it depends on the thickness of the chicken breasts. Thicker, large chicken breasts cook longer than thinner, small ones.

      Glad you found this recipe useful and happy to see your comment on my site! 🙂

      Reply
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