Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad

This ranch chicken salad with bacon uses a homemade seasoning blend for a zesty ranch flavor! This flavorful chicken salad is perfect for picnics or to meal prep easy lunches for the week!

Course lunch, Main Course, Salad

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings 1-cup servings

Calories 735kcal

Author Caroline Lindsey

Ingredients

For the Chicken Salad

6 slices bacon chopped or crumbled
2 cups cooked chicken finely chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Homemade Ranch Seasoning below
1/4 cup green onions thinly sliced, green parts only (2-3 green onions)

For the Homemade Ranch Seasoning

2 tsp dried minced onion
2 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp dried chives
3/4 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp dried dill weed

Instructions

Cook bacon until crisp and drain on a paper towel. Crumble or chop the bacon into fairly small pieces.
6 slices bacon
Dice cold or room temperature chicken, and then finely chop it with a chef's knife. You want to get the pieces quite small so the chicken salad has a more homogenous texture.
2 cups cooked chicken
In a small bowl, combine all seasonings in the homemade ranch seasoning blend (dried minced onion, dried parsley, dried chives, kosher salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and dried dill weed).
2 tsp dried minced onion, 2 tsp dried parsley, 1 tsp dried chives, 3/4 tsp kosher salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp dried dill weed
In a medium mixing bowl, add chopped chicken, mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, and homemade ranch seasoning blend. Mix until thoroughly combined.
2 cups cooked chicken, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup sour cream, 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Add bacon and green onions and mix again until thoroughly combined.
1/4 cup green onions, 6 slices bacon
Enjoy immediately or refrigerate overnight for even fuller flavor! Serve on a wrap, sandwich, green salad, or crackers.

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