Chicken Bacon Ranch Sheet Pan Dinner

Once upon a time, I used to write here regularly.  Then I had a baby.  I wrote a quick post in 2018, and this little corner of the internet has been dormant ever since.

I'm NOT going to do what food bloggers do and give you my full ancestry and a back story.  In fact, the only reason I decided to dust off the cobwebs in this space is to record a recipe that we really enjoy in our home that is kind of, sort of healthy.  I found the recipe on Pinterest, and it is the WORST pin I've ever pinned.  It does not take me to a website to follow the recipe, but it's a Pinterest video that just lists the ingredients as the caption (?) and the steps scroll in video format.  

It isn't user friendly, and I'm tired of trying to follow it that way.  So I'm saving it here.

And it won't be pretty and fancy like I used to do.  Maybe I'll at least post a picture of what it looks like when I'm done.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 packet Ranch seasoning mix
• 28 oz bag diced hash brown potatoes*
• 1 10-ounce package frozen broccoli florets**
• 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
• 5 strips bacon cut into small pieces***
• 2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese

*I changed this as a short cut from the original ingredient of 4 russet potatoes cut into one inch cubes.

**The original uses 4.  I say more bacon = better.  You can even do more if you want!

***Good luck finding 10-ounce packages of broccoli.  The one I used this time was 12.  

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine diced hash brown potatoes, 1/2 T olive oil, and Ranch seasoning.  
3. Place potatoes on baking sheet and cook for about 10 minutes. (If you thaw them first, you can skip this step.)
4. Mix broccoli, 1/2 t olive oil, and ranch seasoning in the same mixing bowl and lay on the other side of the baking sheet (once the potatoes have cooked for 10 minutes).
5. Coat chicken in olive oil and ranch seasoning. Lay chicken in the center of the baking sheet.
6. Top everything with the chopped bacon.
7. Bake for 20 minutes.
8. Remove pan and sprinkle with the cheese.
9. Bake for an additional 10 minutes or until everything is cooked through.

P.S. What will be really fun is trying to see if I can link this in my recipe index.  I still regularly visit my own blog to use recipes that I have archived there....[