Bacon Ranch Broccoli Salad Recipes

BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
• Place bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook until evenly brown. Drain and chop.
• In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise, ranch dressing mix, garlic powder, and garlic pepper. Stir in milk until smooth. Place rotini, bacon, tomato, black olives and cheese in bowl and toss to coat with dressing. Cover and chill at least 1 hour in the refrigerator. Toss with additional milk if the salad seems a little dry.

BROCCOLI SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Add the broccoli, cheddar, onion, almonds, and bacon to a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
• Add the mayo, sour cream, ranch seasoning, and vinegar to a small mixing bowl and stir well.
• Pour the dressing over the broccoli salad and stir well to coat.
• Serve immediately.

BACON BROCCOLI AND RANCH CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Bake bacon until crispy
• Fill a pot with cold water and place 2 chicken breasts in the pot
• Place the pot on the stove and bring to a boil
• Once boiling cover the pot and simmer for 14 minutes
• While the chicken and bacon cook, dice the shallot and chop the broccoli into smaller pieces
• Remove the chicken breasts from the water and allow to cool slightly
• Shred the chicken with two forks and add to a large mixing bowl
• Add chopped bacon, broccoli, shallots and ranch dressing to the bowl with the chicken
• Mix it all together so that the ranch dressing coats all of the other ingredients
• Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days

EASY BROCCOLI BACON SALAD

Steps:

• Combine broccoli, onion, bacon, raisins, and sunflower seeds in a bowl.
• Whisk mayonnaise, sugar, and red wine vinegar together in a bowl until dressing is smooth; pour over broccoli mixture and stir to coat.

BACON RANCH CHICKEN & BROCCOLI SALAD (LOW CARB)

Steps:

• If blanching the broccoli, add the broccoli to a microwave safe bowl. Cook for 1 -2 minutes. Then quickly add to a bowl of ice water to blanch it. Dry off the broccoli and add to a large bowl.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate for about an hour before eating.

BROCCOLI BACON RANCH PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combined chopped blanched broccoli, chopped cooked bacon, whole cherry tomatoes, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, cooked sweet peas, cooked pasta shells.
• In a medium bowl, combine mayo and milk and add 1 or 2 tablespoons of dry Ranch mix. Mix well and taste to see if you need to add more dry Ranch mix to the dressing.
• Gradually add the salad dressing to the large bowl with the salad ingredients. Some people like lots of dressing on their salad, some don't - let your taste be your guide as far as how much dressing to add!

BACON RANCH BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the mayo, sour cream, lemon juice and ranch seasoning. Once mixed stir in the red onion.
• Place the broccoli florets in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the top and toss until the broccoli is evenly coated.
• Stir in the cheddar cheese and bacon. Chill for 30 min up to 2 hours. Serve chilled.

BACON RANCH BROCCOLI SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except mayonnaise in large bowl.
• Add mayonnaise; mix lightly.
• Refrigerate 30 min. Stir before serving.

KIDNEY BEANS, BROCCOLI AND BACON SALAD

Steps:

• Steam the broccoli until just tender, then rinse until cold water to stop cooking. It should be bright green, not cooked grey! Drain well on paper towels.
• Rinse the kidney beans under cold running water, drain well and add to the broccoli in a large mixing bowl.
• Slice the onion about 1/8" thick then cut the rings into segments 1/2" to 1" or so.
• Cook the bacon until crisp then drain well and coarsely chop.
• Add the bacon and onion to the broccoli and kidney beans, mixing well while moistening with the ranch dressing. Don't add so much ranch dressing that it becomes soupy.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

BROCCOLI WITH BACON SALAD

Steps:

• Begin by frying up turkey bacon in a skillet until thoroughly cooked. Set aside.
• While turkey bacon is frying, wash and dry all fruit and veggies. Set to the side as well.
• Chop raw broccoli and apple into small pieces, and place in a large salad bowl.
• Add remaining ingredients (except for the dressing), and toss to combine.
• Add in the Homemade Ranch Dressing, and toss one more time.
• Serve, and enjoy!