Chicken Tender, Cheddar, Bacon, Ranch Salad
This salad is perfect if you're craving a salad but don't want to be ~too healthy~! This dish is so easy to make but is so yummy! It's packed with all the good stuff: chicken tender + ranch salad with roasted white corn, bacon, cheddar, green onion, and tomato (avo is really good in here too)!
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 5-6 packed cups of romaine lettuce, finely chopped
- 1 cup roasted corn
- 2/3 cup uncooked bacon, finely chopped
- 5-6 chicken tenders
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
For the Dressing
- 2.5 tablespoons mayo
- 1 tablespoon ranch seasoning
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Create your bacon bits by finely chopping your bacon into small strips. In a pan, stir and cook the bacon until golden brown and crispy.
- Once your bacon cooks, strain your bacon from the grease and put on a plate with a paper towel to get rid of the excess grease. Set aside till later.
- Feel free to use either your bacon grease or olive oil to roast your corn on the stove by cooking on medium to high heat for 2-3 minutes until you get the char you desire.
- Finely chop your head of romaine & wash thoroughly. Remember to pat dry or strain so you don't have excess water in your salad!
- Cook your chicken tenders according to packaging ( I prefer in the oven/air fryer to keep them nice and crispy) and chop them into bite-sized pieces.
- Now it's time to make your dressing! In a small bowl, combine your mayo, ranch seasoning, and olive oil for a ranch dressing! If you have ranch dressing on hand feel free to use that instead!
- In a large bowl, combine your romaine lettuce, roasted corn, bacon bits, shredded cheddar, chicken tenders, and ranch dressing.
- Enjoy! Feel free to top with a little extra cheddar!
Video
@katieaustin Saturday night chicken tender + ranch salad with roasted white corn, bacon, cheddar, green onion, tomato (avo is really good in here too)
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