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    Baked Ranch Chicken with Broccoli and Bacon

    Published: Nov 17, 2018 / 99 Comments

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    This easy Baked Ranch Chicken with Broccoli and Bacon is a one-pan meal made in a casserole dish. Minimal clean-up.  Perfect for busy weeknight dinners, as meal prep, or to freeze.  Only 6 ingredients.  30-40 minutes to make.  Low-carb, high protein recipe.

    Baked Ranch Chicken with Broccoli and Bacon

    Sometimes all you need is a simple recipe for dinner.  This ranch chicken bake is exactly this kind of basic recipe.    There is nothing complicated about this ranch chicken.  All you have to do is add all the ingredients in a casserole dish and bake.   This dish is very similar to my super popular broccoli bacon cheddar chicken bake and a KETO-friendly bacon cream cheese chicken bake.

    Use boneless and skinless chicken meat, such as chicken breasts or chicken thighs.   Without breadcrumbs, with nothing extra.  What you get is a delicious oven baked ranch chicken that not only tastes good but also looks good!

    Cooking Tips

    • I recommend to blanch the broccoli before adding it on top of chicken (blanching means adding broccoli to boiling water just for a couple of minutes, removing it and draining it well). Blanching the broccoli makes it moist and brighter in color.
    • Use skinless, boneless chicken breasts.   Use thin chicken breasts.  Or, if you have large chicken breasts, slice each chicken breast in half horizontally.  You can also use skinless, boneless chicken thighs.
    • You can use either store-bought Ranch dressing or make your own.
    • No need to add salt.  Bacon, Ranch dressing, and the Cheddar cheese add enough saltiness to the dish.

    What to serve with Baked Ranch Chicken

    • Oven-roasted vegetables, such as roasted asparagus, broccoli, green beans, sliced bell peppers, red onions.
    • Potatoes. Serve mashed potatoes or oven-baked potatoes roasted with herbs and garlic in olive oil.
    • Rice.  Make Jasmine rice or brown rice.  For more flavor, serve wild rice or flavored rice.
    • Cauliflower "mashed potatoes".   Mash cooked cauliflower, add minced garlic and butter, and serve just like regular potatoes.
    • Pasta, such as spaghetti or angel hair pasta.

    Baked Ranch Chicken with Broccoli and Bacon

    What to do if you don't have Ranch Dressing

    • Make your own ranch dressing from scratch.   Combine ½ cup of mayonnaise with ½ cup of sour cream. Add 1 clove of minced garlic,  ½ teaspoon each of (chopped fresh or dried) dill, parsley, chives, onion powder.  Season with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.  Mix to combine.
    • Make ranch dressing using dry ranch dressing mix.  Combine ½ cup of mayonnaise with ½ cup of sour cream.   Gradually add dry ranch dressing mix (to taste) to the mixture, and stir to combine.

    How to make baked Ranch chicken KETO friendly

    • Do not use breadcrumbs or crushed crackers as topping over your chicken bake.
    • Make your own homemade Ranch dressing that does not include sugar.  Combine ½ cup of full-fat mayonnaise with ½ cup of full-fat sour cream. Add 1 clove of minced garlic,  ½ teaspoon each of  (chopped fresh or dried) dill, parsley, chives, onion powder.  Season with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.  Mix to combine.

    Baked Ranch Chicken with Broccoli and Bacon

    How do you bake chicken with Ranch seasoning

    1) Preheat oven to 375 F.

    2) Add skinless, boneless chicken breasts (or chicken thighs) to the casserole dish.
    add raw chicken to the casserole dish
    3) Top with chopped raw broccoli and chopped cooked bacon.
    top chicken breasts with cooked bacon and broccoli
    4) Spread Ranch dressing over the chicken.

    add Ranch dressing over broccoli and bacon chicken breasts in a casserole dish
    5) Top with shredded Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese.

    add Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese of broccoli and bacon ranch chicken breasts in a casserole dish
    6) Bake in the preheated oven at 375 F for about 30 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
    bake broccoli and bacon ranch chicken in the oven in the casserole dish
    Use the juices from the oven-baked ranch chicken to pour over mashed potatoes or cooked rice or veggies.

    baked ranch chicken
    4.77 from 144 votes

    Baked Ranch Chicken with Broccoli and Bacon

    This easy Baked Ranch Chicken with Broccoli and Bacon is a one-pan meal made in a casserole dish.  There are only 6 ingredients, and the recipe takes 30-40 minutes to make.  Low-carb, high protein recipe.  
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 people
    Calories per serving 697 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    • 4 chicken breasts (use 4 thin chicken breasts, or use 2 large chicken breasts, sliced in half, horizontally)
    • 2 cups broccoli florets , blanched, chopped
    • 6 strips bacon , cooked, chopped
    • ½ cup Ranch dressing
    • 1 cup Cheddar cheese , shredded
    • ⅓ cup Mozzarella cheese , shredded

    Instructions 

    • Preheat the oven to 375 F.
    • Add chicken breasts to the casserole dish. I used the the oval casserole dish measured 13 inches x 9 inches x 4 inches deep.
    • Note about chicken: use 4 thin chicken breasts, or use 2 large thick chicken breasts, sliced in half horizontally each to make 4 thin chicken breasts.
    • Top with chopped and blanched broccoli florets.
    • Top with chopped cooked bacon.
    • Spread Ranch dressing on top.
    • Top with shredded Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese.
    • Bake, uncovered, for about 20-30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. The cooking time will depend on the thickness of your chicken breasts.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Baked Ranch Chicken with Broccoli and Bacon
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    697
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    45
    g
    69
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    15
    g
    94
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    213
    mg
    71
    %
    Sodium
     
    1057
    mg
    46
    %
    Potassium
     
    1091
    mg
    31
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    6
    g
    2
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    1
    g
    1
    %
    Protein
     
    62
    g
    124
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    695
    IU
    14
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    44.3
    mg
    54
    %
    Calcium
     
    293
    mg
    29
    %
    Iron
     
    1.7
    mg
    9
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition Disclaimer:

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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    Comments

    1. JoeBuddha

      December 27, 2022 at 10:45 am

      Have you tried it with chicken thighs? I usually use thighs instead of breasts for more flavor.

      Reply
      • Peggy

        January 02, 2023 at 7:58 pm

        I made this tonight for my husband and I and it was absolutely delicious! We will make it again when my adult children come over for family night! Thanks for sharing your recipes with us❤️

        Reply
        • Julia

          January 07, 2023 at 8:38 pm

          Peggy, I am so glad you loved this dish! Thank you for the comment and 5-star review - I really appreciate it! 🙂

          Reply
      • Julia

        January 07, 2023 at 9:37 pm

        Joe, this definitely will work great with skinless boneless chicken thighs!

        Reply
    2. Karen Chestnutt

      December 01, 2022 at 8:45 pm

      i made this tonight for my son and i. We really loved it and i know i will be making it again

      Reply
      • Julia

        December 05, 2022 at 10:32 pm

        Karen, thank you for trying this recipe and so glad you enjoyed it and will make it again!

        Reply
    3. Sherry

      September 20, 2022 at 1:13 pm

      Love the recipe! Quick easy and a delish meal.

      Reply
      • Julia

        October 02, 2022 at 7:27 pm

        Sherry, I am so glad you loved this dish! Thank you for the comment and the 5-stars! 🙂

        Reply
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