As my daughter and I keep exploring meal prepping ideas this is another Hungry Girl recipe I found and loved. And the homemade dressing is not only easy, but delicious! There are endless ways to change this recipe to make it your own too. I will tell you how we varied some of the ingredients to make it perfect for us. Let’s start working on how to make this amazing Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad!
Variations
This recipe only makes one serving, so please keep that in mind if you want to make this as a family meal, be sure to add however many servings you need. Here is a following list of ingredients you can add to this salad to “mix it” up a little!
- Feta Cheese Crumbles
- Roasted Red Peppers Strips
- Sriracha in the dressing. That is what I used!
- Use regular Ranch Dressing
- Sliced Red Onion
- Chopped fresh Cilantro
- Mini Cucumber slices
Another suggestion would be to swap out the lettuce for spinach or kale leaves! Make it even healthier!
This list of ingredient variations could go on forever. There are so many ingredients that would diversify this salad and make it amazing and different every time you made it. You would never get bored of eating it!
Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups Shredded Lettuce *I used a spring mix
- 4 oz Cooked and chopped chicken breast *I used a chicken strip, sliced. They are large and lightly breaded from Omaha Steaks.
- ¼ cup Black Beans, drained
- ¼ canned Sweet Corn Kernels *you cn also use frozen, thawed
- ¼ cup Chopped Tomato *I sliced cherry tomatoes in half
- 1 mini Cucumber, sliced *optional
- 1 tbsp Precooked Bacon. crumbled
- 3 tbsp Crumbled Feta Cheese *optional
- ¼ tsp Ranch Dressing/Dip seasoning mix
- ½ oz Mashed Avocado *I used about 2 tbsp
- ½ tsp Chipolte Pepper Sauce *I used Sriracha Sauce
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix sour cream and ranch seasoning. Add mashed avocado, Sriracha and 1 tsp of water. Mix until smooth and well blended.
- Place lettuce in the bottom of a large bowl. Top with chicken, beans, corn and any other remaining ingredients! Top with your homemade zesty ranch dressing or regular ranch dressing and enjoy!
Conclusion
This really was an amazing recipe and very easy to make! I had most of the ingredients already on hand. This Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad is definitely a hearty meal. And who doesn’t love bacon and a creamy ranch dressing combo? I know it was a hit at our house and it is definitely in the rotation for more meal preps in the coming weeks!!
Products I love!
Omaha Steaks is where I purchase my chicken strips, and they are amazing! I cook exclusively with Omaha Steaks! Omaha Steaks has been around for 5 generations and family owned! They only provide the best meats and seafood at a great price! Order via Amazon!
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More importantly, thank you for spending your time here at Colorado Kelly! I love having you here and appreciate everyone that comes to visit and look forward to having you come back soon!
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Brooke
This recipe is delicious! And so easy to make.
Kelly
Thank you! I think it is wonderful too!
Tweenselmom
Chicken bacon ranch salad sounds delicious, and healthy! My kids will surely love this one as well 🙂
Kelly
I hope they do love it!
Beth
I love how tasty and easy this recipe is. That’s the perfect combo!
Kelly
Yes it is!
Stephanie
I get chicken bacon ranch things all the time, but had never thought of making it into a salad! Such a great idea and so easy.
Kelly
I hope you try it!
Melanie E
This is my kind of salad. Loads of great fresh ingredients. I love that you added feta to this too for a creamy salty addition.
Kelly
I love feta cheese! That is the best!
Christine
I am not a fan of salad but when you throw bacon and chicken on anything, it’s delicious! I can’t wait to make this recipe. Thanks!
Kelly
Bacon on anything is amazing!
Marysa
This looks like the perfect summertime salad. Great for our next BBQ!
Kelly
Great idea!
Ntensibe Edgar
Nnniiicccceeeee….the sound of chicken and bacon ring so nice in my ears. I would love to try these out, as a salad.
Kelly
LOL I hope you enjoy it!
Pooja
This salad looks delicious and interesting. I will definitely try out this soon
Kelly
I hope you do!
Blair Villanueva
This chicken salad is definitely delicious. I want to serve this to my family too!
Kelly
I hope you do!
Delhi to Taj Mahal
Before Commenting, I wanna say thank you for providing this great information. I feel too good to read this awesome blog. Keep sharing this type of content.
Kelly
Thank you! I appreciate the positive comment!