Chicken Bacon Ranch Tacos
These are about the easiest, Midwestern-forward tacos you can make! Just a few choice ingredients are all you need to whip up these incredibly tasty tacos.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 396kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breasts
- ¼ cup dill pickle juice
- 1 1-ounce packet Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning
- 1 cup cooked bacon pieces (cut or crumbled into small pieces)
- Ranch dressing
- corn or flour tortillas
- lettuce (shredded)
- red onion (thinly sliced)
- cotija or feta cheese
Instructions
- Place a chicken breast on a cutting board. Cover with a sheet of plastic wrap. Using a meat tenderizer, pound the thickest part of the chicken out until you achieve a uniform thickness throughout. This will ensure even cooking on the grill. Repeat with each chicken breast.2 pounds chicken breasts
- Add the chicken breasts to a plastic bag, along with ¼ cup of pickle juice. Sprinkle the ranch seasoning over the chicken in the bag. Seal the bag and use your hands to help evenly distribute the seasoning over each piece of chicken through the bag.¼ cup dill pickle juice, 1 1-ounce packet Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning
- Let the chicken marinate in the ranch pickle juice mixture for 30 minutes - 1 hour; that’s all the time you need!
- Cook the chicken using your cooking method of choice. Click here for grilling instructions.
- Let the chicken rest for at least 5 minutes before slicing.
- Assemble! Add a few pieces of chicken to a tortilla, then top with shredded lettuce, bacon pieces, thinly sliced red onion, a drizzle of Ranch dressing, and crumbly cheese.1 cup cooked bacon pieces, Ranch dressing, corn or flour tortillas, lettuce, red onion, cotija or feta cheese
Notes
Want spicy tacos? Try these spicy suggestions.
- Top with fresh or pickled sliced jalapeno peppers
- Garnish with slices of hot pickled pepperoncini (banana peppers)
- Add a few dashes of cayenne pepper into the dry Ranch seasoning used to coat the chicken
- Blend two chipotle en adobo peppers into 1 cup of Ranch dressing to create a quick chipotle ranch sauce
Nutrition
Calories: 396kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 58g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 173mg | Sodium: 978mg | Potassium: 980mg | Vitamin A: 78IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg