Bacon Fried Ranch Chicken Recipes

BAKED CHEESY BACON RANCH CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (204 degrees C).
• Season both sides of the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
• Place the chicken into a stoneware baking dish, so that the pieces are just barely touching, but not crowded. Spread 1 tablespoon ranch dressing over each chicken breast. Top each with 2 slices of fresh mozzarella.
• Cover the baking dish with foil, so that the foil is not touching the cheese. Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove the foil. Sprinkle chopped bacon on top of the chicken. Bake, uncovered, for 10-15 more minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
• Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving. Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons of ranch over the chicken.

BACON FRIED RANCH CHICKEN

Steps:

• in frypan fry bacon until crisp, set on paper towels. drain all but 2 tablespoons of bacon fat and return pan to heat.
• add 2 Tablespoons butter to pan
• pat chicken dry with paper towel and sprinkle with salt, pepper and ranch powder. set in fry pan so not touching. you may have to do 2 batches
• fry chicken until brown on one side, flip and brown the other side then place in baking dish.
• after all chicken is fried add onions to pan, stirring to coat with pan drippings. add zucchini on top, sprinkle with salt, pepper and ranch powder and cover for 3 to 5 minutes. remove lid and stir until onions are beginning to carmelize and zucchini is softened.
• add chicken broth and bring to a boil, stirring to deglaze pan. add sour cream and stir well, add milk and again bring to light boil. stir in cornstarch mixture and continue stirring until desired thickness. pour over chicken in baking dish and put in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.
• serve over bed of egg noodles with crumbled bacon on top.

CRISPY RANCH FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large shallow dish, combine 2-2/3 cups flour and Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker. In another shallow dish, beat eggs and 1-1/2 cups water; add 1 teaspoon salt and the remaining 1-1/3 cup flour and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then place in the flour mixture, a few pieces at a time. Turn to coat., In a deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Working in batches, fry chicken, several pieces at a time, until golden brown and a thermometer inserted into chicken reads 165°, 7-8 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.

CHICKEN BACON RANCH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. With whisk, stir in flour until smooth. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
• In 4-cup glass measuring cup, mix broth and whipping cream. Gradually stir broth mixture into saucepan. Increase heat to medium-high; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute; reduce heat to medium. Stir in cream cheese. Cook until melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in dressing mix.
• Spread 1/2 cup of the sauce in bottom of baking dish; top with a layer of 3 noodles. On top of noodles, spoon half of the chicken, one-third of the bacon, 3 tablespoons of the green onions, 1 cup of the Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese and 1 cup of the sauce. Repeat, starting with noodles. Top with remaining noodles, sauce, cheese and bacon.
• Bake uncovered 30 to 40 minutes or until noodles are tender and edges are bubbly. Let stand uncovered 10 minutes, and top with remaining green onions. Serve with ranch dressing.

CHEESY BACON RANCH CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon, flipping once, for about 8 minutes until crispy. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Drain all but 2 tablespoons of bacon fat from the skillet.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Return skillet to medium-high heat, add chicken, and cook for about 6 minutes per side until golden and just cooked through.
• Reduce heat to medium and sprinkle chicken with ranch seasoning and top with mozzarella. Cover the skillet and cook for about 5 minutes per side until cheese is melted and bubbly.
• Crumble and sprinkle bacon and chives on top before serving. Enjoy!

RANCH CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• With a very sharp knife, cut the chicken breasts in half down the middle. This will result in 8 chicken breast pieces that are thinner and uniform in size.
• Next, make the marinade. In a large bowl mix together the honey, mustard, paprika, salt, pepper to taste, lemon juice and crushed red pepper flakes if using. Stir to combine.
• Add the chicken to the marinade and toss to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the fridge, 2 to 4 hours.
• While the chicken marinates, fry up the bacon until chewy. When finished cooking, reserve 1/4 cup of the bacon grease and pour off the rest of the grease (but do not clean the skillet).
• When you are ready to cook the chicken, remove it from the marinade and cook it in the skillet over medium-high heat, 3 to 4 minutes each side. Brush a little reserved bacon grease on the chicken as you cook it. (Or you can grill the chicken breasts on an indoor or outdoor grill.)
• When a couple of minutes grilling time are left, lay 2 pieces of bacon onto each chicken breast. Top with some Cheddar and allow it to melt on the grill (if you need to remove the chicken you can finish melting the cheese under the broiler).
• Halve the rolls and immediately load with the bacon-and-cheese covered chicken.