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Grilled ranch-marinated chicken, a rainbow of fresh veggies and lots of ranch dressing collide in this simple, flavor-loaded chopped salad. —soon to be your new favorite summer salad!
Ranch-grilled chicken, people. Say it with me: RANCH-GRILLED chicken.
In a a beeyotiful chopped salad with tons more ranch on dumped on top. Honestly.
All spring diets are destined to fail today. By a SALAD, no less. That’s just how we roll around here with the diet-busting, ranch-stuffing salads.
Reading that back again honestly sounds a little wacky. I mean, am I really breaking your diet by a SALAD today?! Things are getting kind of weird around here.
Let’s start over. This is a salad. (no duh, Sarah) It’s filled with healthy grilled chicken, healthy greens, healthy veggies and healthy ranch dressing.
It’s just all the feel-good healthy stuff in one big ‘ol summer bowl of salad.
And it’s pretty freakin’ awesome. Boy, oh boy….bring on SUMMAH!
Now we must have a quick discussion about ranch dressing. Particularly the ranch dressing that we shall be using for today’s salad and probably should be using for every salad we make in the future. Avocado ranch dressing. Avocado RANCH dressing.
I’ll just be silent for a moment and let those words sink in.
Has your head stopped spinning yet? No? That’s A-OK, because as you probably figured out by now, I’M still trying to wrap my brain around this latest ranch dressing insanity. WHAT will Hidden Valley Ranch think of next?!
Oh, right. They also recently came up with cucumber, roasted garlic, and sweet chili ranch dressing. Am I obsessed yet? Pretty much.
P.S. You can find ALL these flavors at your nearest Kroger. Go here for a coupon link! This is your honest-to-goodness salad dressing destiny.
So here’s the run-down on this salad, guys. First up, we’ve got the chicken business: We’re gonna dunk those chicken breasts in our avocado ranch and let ’em soak up all the ranch glory for a few hours. The longer they marinate = the BIGGER the ranch flavor.
It’s kinda a gorgeous sight too, obviously. *sigh*
Then we’re gonna slap ’em on the grill for a few minutes. Sizzle, sizzle!
Lord, help me….
Slice ’em up, taste-test a few of the “less-pretty” slices and toss those beauties into your chopped greens with a couple other fabulous components….
Pour dump drench on the extra portions of that epic ranch and…..
Face-ety faceplant for realz.
Friends, you really cannot even deny it that this salad is calling your name right now. I’m thinking you’ve got your lunch indecisiveness for today all figured out now, yes??
If not lunch, then definitely dinner and then you KNOW this would qualify as total health food.
Honestly, I don’t care either way. This salad is made solely of epic proportions, guys. And you’re going to love it a whoooooole lot.
I’ll break and let you in on a little secret: You’d love this salad even more if you poured MORE of that wicked-good ranch on your individual plate of already-dressed salad. And carefully place a little dollop in the corner of your plate “just in case.”
Sarah’s Tip Of The Day right there. Good life advice right?!
Okay, I’m done here. Let us go forth and make today a Salad Wednesday to remember. You guys know whatcha gotta do. 😉
Ciaooooo!
Ranch Grilled Chicken Chopped Salad
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Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup Hidden Ranch Avocado Ranch dressing
- 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 2 cups chopped spinach
- 1 large tomato diced
- 1 large sweet pepper diced
- 1 cup sugar snap peas
- 1 navel orange peeled and diced
- 1 avocado pitted and diced
- 1/2 cup pecans toasted
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- Additional ranch dressing
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts in a medium bowl and pour ranch dressing over top. Place bowl in refrigerator and let chicken marinate 3-4 hours.
- Remove chicken from marinade and grill over medium-high heat, turning occasinally until juices in chicken run clear, about 10-15 minutes. Once chicken is cool enough to handle, slice chicken into bite-sized strips.
- In a large bowl, toss lettuce, spinach, tomato, pepper, snap peas, orange, avocado, pecans, feta cheese, and chicken until combined. Drizzle additional ranch over salad and toss to coat. Serve salad immediately.
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Melanie @ Carmel Moments says
Bring on summer….bring on the salad. This is gorgeous. Kids would definitely eat this. They somehow think it’s okay to inhale ranch dressing. This is perfect!
Sarah says
Right?! The kiddos in my family practically LIVE on ranch dressing. Also, they put it on pretty much everything. haha!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
I have been eyeing that avocado ranch dressing every single time I go grocery shopping! I definitely need to buy it now. This salad looks amazing, Sarah! I love the ranch grilled chicken. Sounds like it gives it so much flavor!
Sarah says
Oh, you SO need to try that dressing Gayle! You’ll love it, promise!
Heather - Butter & Burlap says
Wow, this salad sounds really delicious! I’ve been craving some good ol’ ranch dressing lately, and I think this dressing with the avocado twist would be perfect for summertime! Great recipe, Sarah!
Sarah says
Thanks Heather! If you love ranch dressing AND avocados, you’ve definitely just found your new love! 😉
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
Say what? Avocado ranch dressing? I can’t wait to check that out to make this gorgeous salad! It looks incredible! Love that you dunked the grilled chicken in ranch too! This is the perfect summer salad!
Sarah says
Thanks Kelly!!
Nora @ Savory Nothings says
I cannot believe I missed adding you to my feedly reader! Ugh!! I just stalked your About Me and a few of your posts and I’ll continue after telling you how delicious this salad looks! I’ve been craving healthy summer foods like crazy and this looks just SO perfect!!
Sarah says
Haha thanks for all your (noncreepy of course) stalking, girl! Actually, I think I still need to add you to my feedly too. Whoops! 😉
Sam @ Sugar Spun Run says
Oh mannnn, this is my kind of salad! Looks beautiful!
Sarah says
Thank you Sam!!
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says
Hidden Valley really does have the best ranch dressing. I’ve got to try this avocado ranch version! Looks delicious! And ranch grilled chicken? How have I never done this before?
Sarah says
Yes to HV having the best ranch dressing! Nothin’ beats ’em. 😉 And you SO need to try ranch-grilled chicken this summer, Nat! It’s kinda awesome.
Medha @ Whisk & Shout says
I’m down for a diet-busting salad any day! It’s like… kinda green so it’s healthy, despite all that delicious ranch all up in here. Okay? Ok.
Sarah says
Your logic = perfect sense. This is health food all the way!!
Justine | Cooking and Beer says
OK, I am obsessed with HV’s new avocado ranch. I’ve been putting it on everything like a crazy person! This salad looks just fantastic! <3 Pinned!
Sarah says
Haha! Glad I’m not the only one going semi-crazy with it!! Thanks for pinning, Justine!
Jess @ whatjessicabakednext says
Love this chopped salad! It looks divine, Sarah! 😀 This would make a great side dish at a summer BBQ!
Sarah says
Thanks Jess! This salad can definitely hold it’s own against the hamburgers! LOL. 😉
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
Grilled chicken salad is one of my go-to weeknight meals! It is perfect for summer and easy too. That dressing sounds delicious, I can’t wait to try it myself!
Sarah says
It’s totally my go-to dinner on busy evenings too! 😀
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
Totally making this salad Sarah.. it looks so delicious and healthy too!
Sarah says
Thanks Thaila! Let me know how it turns out, girly!
Joanne says
All of those dressing flavors sound fifty shades of AWESOME! Would it be wrong to drink them from the bottle? Probably. I’ll just have to eat salads for the for rest of the summer to get my fix! Love that you mixed fruit into this…it’s my favorite way to dress up salads in summer!
Sarah says
“Fifty shades of awesome” = DYING. And noooo! Drinking ranch dressing from the bottle could never be wrong. I was under the impression that that was normal?? 😀
Rachel @the dessert chronicles says
I am loving this dressing idea!! I’m all about fun salads in this summer and this one looks delicious!
Sarah says
Thanks Rachel! You’ve gotta try this salad this summer! 😉
Jen says
We eat a lot of grilled chicken salads during the week! It so easy and perfect for a weeknight dinner option. I must try this dressing next time!
Sarah says
Yes, you totally need to try that dressing for your next salad! It’ll make even ho-hum greens awesome. 🙂
Erin @ Miss Scrambled Egg says
Yummy! I love chicken salad. 😀
Sarah says
Thanks Erin!