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Baked Ranch Chicken with Broccoli and Bacon

Published: Nov 17, 2018 | 56 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 1/2 cup of mayonnaise with 1/2 cup of sour cream. Add 1 clove of minced garlic,  1/2 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 1/2 cup of mayonnaise with 1/2 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 1/2 cup of full-fat mayonnaise with 1/2 cup of full-fat sour cream. Add 1 clove of minced garlic,  1/2 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.

4.96 from 25 votes
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Baked Ranch Chicken with Broccoli and Bacon
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

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.  

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 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
  • 1/2 cup Ranch dressing
  • 1 cup Cheddar cheese , shredded
  • 1/3 cup Mozzarella cheese , shredded
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
  2. Add chicken breasts to the casserole dish. I used the the oval casserole dish measured 13 inches x 9 inches x 4 inches deep.
  3. 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.
  4. Top with chopped and blanched broccoli florets.
  5. Top with chopped cooked bacon.
  6. Spread Ranch dressing on top.

  7. Top with shredded Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese.
  8. 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 Facts
Baked Ranch Chicken with Broccoli and Bacon
Amount Per Serving
Calories 697 Calories from Fat 405
% Daily Value*
Fat 45g69%
Saturated Fat 15g94%
Cholesterol 213mg71%
Sodium 1057mg46%
Potassium 1091mg31%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 62g124%
Vitamin A 695IU14%
Vitamin C 44.3mg54%
Calcium 293mg29%
Iron 1.7mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Filed Under: Bacon, Broccoli, Cheddar cheese, Cheese, Chicken, Dinner, Mozzarella, Recipe, Vegetables Published: Nov 17, 2018 56 Comments

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  1. Cathie Field Lloyd

    Sep 08, 2020 at 2:23 pm

    This looks SO good. I really want to try it. If you wanted to freeze it, at what point n the process would you do that?

    Reply
  2. Tiffany

    Jul 02, 2020 at 7:53 pm

    My boyfriend loves bacon, ranch, & cheese together, so when I saw this recipe I knew he would love it. I’ve made it twice already for dinner. It is so delicious! This is one of our favorite dinners now 🙂

    Reply
  3. Elita Blackwell

    Jun 14, 2020 at 10:01 pm

    Tried this tonight.. It was good, hubby said he couldn’t taste the ranch, but I will give it another go… quick and simple, my kind of dinner.

    Reply
  4. Nicole DeGregorio

    Jun 08, 2020 at 8:08 pm

    Are the nutritional facts for the entire dish or for each piece?!

    Reply
  5. Katrina

    May 23, 2020 at 7:34 pm

    This was amazing!!!!

    Reply
  6. Amy

    May 15, 2020 at 11:02 am

    Loved this recipe! super easy to make! We had it with mashed potatoes! My one year old loved it

    Reply
  7. Mary

    Apr 26, 2020 at 9:34 pm

    My 3 year old who is super picky and almost never eats complex adult foods finished her plate and asked for seconds. This NEVER happens! This is my new go-to!

    Reply
  8. Nichelle

    Apr 26, 2020 at 6:38 pm

    Forgot to give this recipe 5 stars.

    Reply
  9. Nichelle

    Apr 26, 2020 at 6:37 pm

    This recipe was amazing. Instead of using sour cream sauce I seasoned my chicken in the Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning and followed the other directions as stated. This was a hit in my house.

    Reply
  10. Gloria

    Apr 07, 2020 at 8:39 pm

    I made this recipe for supper this evening. It was a big success. Everyone enjoyed the meal. I added a a layer of spinach under the chicken for extra veg. Wonderful recipe

    Reply
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