The Best Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad

5 from 5 votes

This delicious Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad recipe makes 7 servings. Enough to feed our family for dinner & then have leftovers ready to go for the week. One of my main goal when making dinner recipes to make the week easier!

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chicken recipes, chicken salads, easy salads, family dinners, healthy salads, homemade dressing, ranch dressing, simple ingredients

Servings:

Calories: 282kcal

Author: Alaina Hinkle

Ingredients

4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp pepper)
20 oz lettuce of choice I love spring mix but Bibb lettuce/iceberg lettuce is great for this one ( usually 2 big 10 oz containers)
1 Red Onion
16 oz Shredded Cheddar Cheese use as much or as little as you want
1 package of 10-12 slices of bacon
3-4 Avocado I usually use 1/4 or a little more for a salad
1 pint of Cherry Tomatoes
1 1/2 cup cooked frozen corn
HGHF Healthy-ish Ranch recipe & ingredients above

Instructions

First you will cook your bacon per directions on the container & while it cooks make your HGHF Healthy-Ish ranch as seen above
Then in a small bowl add in your salt, parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika & pepper. Whisk with a fork until fully incorporated
In a medium skillet add 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil & tilt the pan so the whole pan is coated. Turn on medium heat.
While it heats, place your boneless skinless chicken breasts on a plate & generously season each side of the chicken breasts with the seasoning.
You want your pan sizzling, because if it is not warm yet, it will sit in the oil & get wet, not seared. The trick is to take some water on you finger, flick it on to the pan if it sizzles then you are ready to place your chicken.
Cook on each side for 8-10 minutes, cover the top of the pan lightly with aluminum foil. When you flip to second side, turn down your head to medium low. Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
Then you will start layering your lettuce, cheddar cheese, cooked bacon, sliced cherry tomatoes, sliced red onion, avocado, corn and your delicious sliced chicken!
Lastly you will drizzle on the HGHF Healthy-ish Ranch & Enjoy!!

Prepping Ahead of Time

The longer the ranch can sit in the fridge to have the flavors meld the better. The next day is always the best, however I make it to where we eat it within 30 minutes after.
However, on the weekend if you are able to make the ranch & the bacon ahead of time you are able to make the salad even quicker during the week

Notes

Nutrition does not include HGHF Healthy-ish ranch dressing because you will not use all of it on your salads, unless you want to-- how much you use is up to you! Smother it on or use lightly. Choice is yours!

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