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Ranch Chicken

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"Your favorite chicken pieces braised in ranch-style salad dressing and water. Serve with rice, if desired." — Judi Raimo

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Original recipe makes 4 to 6 servings Change Servings

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cut up chicken pieces

1 cup Ranch-style salad dressing
1/2 cup water

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Directions

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until tender.
Add chicken and brown with onions, stirring so as not to burn. Add dressing and water; reduce heat to low and cook over low heat for about 1 hour, or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside.

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PREP 10 mins
COOK 2 hrs
READY IN 2 hrs 10 mins

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GREAT RECIPE. I have made this with canola oil and with the new 'smart ballance' spread and comes out great all ways. Family LOVES it. Do need to cook slowly, (as recipe states) I tried to hurry it once and was no where near as good, just OK. I have added two onions as well, and that is a 5 star also. Took it to a family reunion and was asked for recipe so many times I finally made copy's and mailed them out.

—WONK

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jan 12, 2005

I was not impressed with this recipe! It cooks in a lot less than an hour, I wouldn't recomend cooking any longer than a half hour. I ended up with a skillet of chicken swimming in oil and the chicken was dry!

—NURSEKIM

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36 Ratings

Oct 28, 2003

WE HAVE MADE THIS QUITE A FEW TIMES, IT IS GREAT AND SOOOO EASY. THE LAST TIME WE MADE IT I SPRINKLED SHREDDED CHEESE OVER THE TOP OF CHICKEN AND HEATED TILL CHEESE JUST MELTS. ALSO VERY GOOD.

—BBQ BILL

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Mar 04, 2005

Very good! This was so quick to make too. Sauce was dirty cream colored after cooked. It definitely had ranch taste; the water didn't dilute it at all. Could use a bit of color though. Can add green onions. Brocolli would be good. Or even garnish with parsley leaves, which is what I used.

—starandseen

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Oct 19, 2005

I USED FAT FREE RANCH DRESSING WITH THIS RECIPE

—TINKERBELL926

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Mar 18, 2004

This sounded like a good, fast idea, but sorry, I did not like this at all. I made it using hidden valley ranch and the taste was awful. I did drain the vegetable oil from the pan before adding the ranch and water, because it did not seem like a good mix and I now wish I wouldn't have used any vegetable oil. I would like to say I would try to experiment with it again, but it left such a horrible taste that I don't even want to bother. Even my EXTREMELY easy to please boyfriend said it was just alright.

—YELLIE73

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Jul 21, 2010

With these changes I rated it a 5 it seemed to boring with out it, I loved this recipe i did change it by using chicken strips then started by cooking the seanoned chicken then added turkey bacon and 1/2 onion and 1/2 chopped fresh mushrooms, garlic salt, Itailan seasoning, pepper, salt to taste cook then till chicken is almost done then added light ranch,parsley and water cook until the sauce is thickened. This tasted like a really nice resturants.

—momslove

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Apr 13, 2010

Wow...This was such a great way to do chicken. I used light ranch which made it a great Low Carb dish. I cut the water a little and added Broccoli and sugar snap peas, seasoned the chicken with salt, pepper, and paprika.THIS IS A KEEPER. I will keep this one and use it very often!!!! Thanks for the great idea!!!

—Krissy725

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Nutrition

Calories
615 kcal
31%

Carbohydrates
5.2 g
2%

Cholesterol
102 mg
34%

Fat
55.4 g
85%

Fiber
0.6 g
3%

Protein
22.5 g
45%

Sodium
656 mg
26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Ranch Chicken

Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 615
** Calories from Fat: 498

% Daily Value *
** Total Fat 55.4g 85 %
** Saturated Fat 10.6g 53 %
** Cholesterol 102mg 34 %
** Sodium 656mg 26 %
** Potassium 286mg 8 %
** Total Carbohydrates 5.2g 2 %
** Dietary Fiber 0.6g 3 %
** Protein 22.5g 45 %
** Sugars 3.5g
** Vitamin A 4 %
** Vitamin C 7 %
** Calcium 4 %
** Iron 12 %
** Thiamin 8 %
** Niacin 91 %
** Vitamin B6 27 %
** Magnesium 9 %
** Folate 7 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.