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The BBQ sauce was perfect for this BBQ Chicken Bacon Pasta Bake. My family loved this tasty casserole and I hope yours does as well!

BBQ Chicken Bacon Pasta Bake with Dimples BBQ Sauce bottle on counter top.

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BBQ Chicken Bacon Pasta Bake

It is a wonderful, sweet and tangy sauce. We tried it on our grilled chicken one night and it was wonderful. I imagine it would be great on any of your grilled meats – even your grilled veggies! Of course, I knew I wanted to do a little something more than just grill with it. I pondered the idea for awhile and then the idea came to me. I wanted to make a pasta dish with the BBQ sauce … And this BBQ Chicken Bacon Pasta Bake was born. (I also made another dish using their sauce – and that recipe will be coming to the blog too! I’ll even give ya a hint – it has something to do with cornbread!)

BBQ Chicken Bacon Pasta Bake with spinach on plate.

We served it up with a spinach salad and rolls. The BBQ sauce was just enough without being overpowering. My family loved this tasty casserole and I hope yours does as well! 

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BBQ Chicken Bacon Pasta Bake with Dimples BBQ Sauce in casserole dish in oven.

(For the record, I hate this daylight savings time/not daylight savings time stuff …. by the time dinner rolls around now, it is completely pitch-black dark outside. I am trying to find a way to rectify the lack of natural lighting, so please bare with me while I figure out how to make my pictures turn out not so dark.)

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Servings: 6 servings

BBQ Chicken Bacon Pasta Bake

By Jamie Sherman
The BBQ sauce was just enough without being overpowering. My family loved this tasty casserole and I hope yours does as well!
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 35 minutes
Total: 55 minutes

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Ingredients 

  • 2 cups cooked, chopped chicken, about 1 pound
  • ½ pound bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 1 pound pasta, I used bow-tie
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted, 10 3/4 oz.
  • ½ cup Dimples BBQ Sauce, or your favorite brand
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 ½ cups shredded Colby-Jack cheese, divided, 6 oz.

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
  • Cook pasta according to package directions and drain.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan combine the flour, milk, cream of chicken soup, BBQ sauce and garlic. Bring to a simmer and cook and stir for 3-5 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly. Stir in half of the cheese. Remove from the heat and set aside.
  • Return the pasta to the cooking pot and stir in chicken, bacon and soup mixture. Spoon into prepared baking dish. Top with the remaining cheese.
  • Bake 20-30 minutes or until the casserole is heated through and the cheese is melted.

Notes

  • Use whatever cheese you have on hand.

Nutrition

Calories: 791kcal, Carbohydrates: 77g, Protein: 39g, Fat: 36g, Saturated Fat: 15g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 13g, Trans Fat: 0.05g, Cholesterol: 105mg, Sodium: 1122mg, Potassium: 599mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 14g, Vitamin A: 639IU, Vitamin C: 0.4mg, Calcium: 366mg, Iron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Originally published on November 21, 2012. Updated on April 21, 2021.

Jamie

Jamie Sherman founded Love Bakes Good Cakes in February 2012. She is a self-taught home cook passionate about sharing easy, delicious, and family-friendly recipes. From comforting classics to irresistible desserts, I believe homemade food brings people together. Join me on my journey of creating and sharing meals that bring joy to every table!

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8 Comments

  1. Amy @ Pounds4Pennies says:

    What a great idea! I am always looking for new recipes for chicken. Please stop by and add this to our linky!

  2. MM says:

    I hear ya on the daylight savings. My husband built a light box for me, but it still no way compares to natural light. I almost…almost give up blogging in the winter b/c my pictures are so bad! Well, maybe I exaggerate.

    Bacon & BBQ sauce sound like delicious additions to baked pasta–this is a great idea, Jamie! Thank you for linking.

  3. PreparedtoEat.com says:

    Yum, that looks great. I wouldn't have thought of putting barbecue sauce into a pasta dish! -Jamie

  4. Heather Joy says:

    Any dish with bacon sounds good to my boys! Thanks for sharing this!

  5. Terry says:

    Sounds yummy! May have to fix it one week for our group at the RV park.

  6. Window cleaners West London says:

    BBQ chicken is one of my favorite flavors, I like this recipe and pasta looks so delicious.

  7. With A Blast says:

    Chicken & Bacon?? Always ! Pinned to make in the near future 🙂