I’m not five.
I promise.
I just don’t like onions and lots of other icky stuff in my chicken salad.
But I LOVE chicken salad. It’s one of the quickest and yummiest ways to use pre-cooked chicken for lunch.
And the very quickest way to make it is to use JUST my one secret ingredient.
Ranch dressing. Like . . . in place of mayonnaise.
I’ve been making tuna salad this way since seeing the idea on the back of a bottle of Hidden Valley Ranch years ago. I also do the same thing to make “egg salad” with chopped boiled eggs.
About a year ago, my non-blogging (so I can’t link to her) best friend served chicken salad made with ranch. Even though hers did have onions, I couldn’t stop eating it.
It works best with boiled chicken breast, chopped as best you can. Then, when you add the dressing and mix it up well with a fork, it will shred even more.
Mmmm.
Our menu plan for the week:
Monday – Out to eat for a school fundraiser.
Tuesday – Porcupines
Wednesday – Chicken stir fry with ramen
Thursday – Beef Stroganoff
Friday – Not sure WHAT’S going on.
Saturday – Potato Soup
I’ll be linking this up to Orgjunkie.com for Menu Plan Monday.
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FYI, this recipe is included in the two week plan that I teach you in Make Dinner Happen, the least fancy, most practical cooking course ever. You can learn more and see what recipes are included here.
I make tuna salad and egg salad with ranch too! I never thought off making chicken salad that way(or at all), thanks for the idea!
What a great idea! I make potato salad with Ranch dressing after finding the recipe in one of their cook books…it’s is SO yummy!! Next tuna or chicken salad I make, I will try Ranch!!
my hubs loves using ranch on sandwiches, too. me? I’m a mustard girl… even in my tuna and chicken. 🙂
I just made a big batch of chicken salad for lunches this week! I wish I’d read this first! I will have to try next time I make some. Thanks for sharing.
Oh yum! I use ranch in tuna frequently. I bet it would be great in chicken salad! 🙂
awesome idea! Im’ gonna try this.