Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad
5 portions
30mThis indulgent salad packs in a bunch of delicious ingredients! Make it even better with homemade ranch dressing.
What you will need
1 head of Romaine
6 oz Bacon
6 oz Sliced Roasted Chicken
1 Carrot
1 Red Bell Pepper
1/4 Red Onion
4 oz grated White Cheddar Cheese
1 Roma Tomato
HOMEMADE RANCH DRESSING
1/2 cup Sour Cream
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1 tsp Dried Dill Weed
1/2 cup Buttermilk
1/4 cup Fresh Parsley
2 Garlic Cloves
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Onion Powder
1/8 tsp ground Black Pepper
1/4 Lemon (juice), to taste
(Nutritional facts 137 calories, 9.78 g fat, 7.84 g carbohydrates, 5.57 g protein, 15 mg cholesterol, 450 mg sodium)How to cook
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Gather and portion the ingredients. Start by making the Ranch dressing.
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Add the parsley and garlic cloves to the base of a food processor.
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Add the salt and pepper to the food processor.
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Add the onion powder and dill.
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Squeeze about 1-2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice.
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Pour in the buttermilk.
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Add the sour cream.
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Scoop in the mayonnaise.
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Blend in the food processor until smooth and parsley is chopped! Set the dressing aside in the fridge until the salad is ready.
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Add bacon to a cold pan and bring up to medium high heat.
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Cook on both sides until crispy and then drain on a paper towel.
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Chop the bacon once cooled.
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Wash and dry off the romaine leaves. Cut the leaves into 1-2 inch strips and then turn to chop into bite-sized pieces.
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Chop the tomato.
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Cut the red onion into quarters and remove the papery skin. Leaving the root side in-tact, cut the onion into slices. Cut two times into the cut side of the onion with the knife parallel to the cutting board. Finely dice.
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Grate the carrot.
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Slice the chicken into squares.
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Add the romaine to a large bowl and add the chopped tomato.
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Add the diced red onion on top of the lettuce.
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Add the grated carrot to the top of the romaine.
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Add with the grated white cheddar cheese to the salad.
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Add the chopped red bell pepper.
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Top with the sliced chicken.
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Lastly, sprinkle the crispy chopped bacon onto the salad.
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Drizzle with dressin and toss!
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