Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwich

Ingredients

Scroll down to the chicken bacon ranch sandwich recipe card for the amounts of each ingredient, but here's a quick visual + description of what's in it.

• Bacon: I like to cut my slice of bacon in ½, widthwise. It fits well on the sandwich.
• Cheese: Cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, monterey jack, or cream cheese. Use one or a mixture. Cheddar is most flavorful, shredded melt more evenly. You can also use American cheese for peak grilled cheese flavor.
• Chicken: I poached a chicken breast and sliced it for this sandwich. But you can use any leftover chicken too: shredded, rotisserie, lunchmeat, slow cooker chicken, etc.
• Ranch: My favorite is making my own with Hidden Valley ranch powder. It's a great dressing option when you're cooking for one, and the tastiest version (in my mind)
• Bread: I sliced some french bread, but use whatever you have/prefer.
• Butter: You can use some softened butter or the leftover bacon grease from cooking the bacon. Either way!
• Optional Toppings: I added some fresh garden tomatoes from my kind neighbor and lettuce. Onions or green onions would be great too. or enjoy without additional toppings.

Instructions

Scroll down to the chicken bacon ranch sandwich recipe card for more detailed instructions. Here's a quick overview + photos to see how to make this recipe in general.

1. Cook bacon.

2. While bacon is cooking, assemble your chicken bacon ranch sandwich. Top one slice of bread with about ⅔ of the cheese, chicken, and ranch dressing.

3. When bacon is done cooking, add it to sandwich, top with remaining cheese.

4. Place other slice of bread on top. Spread butter on top slice.

5. Place chicken bacon ranch sandwich in pan, buttered side down, over medium-low heat. Spread remaining butter on top slice. Cook on each side until desired doneness. It might take up to 10 minutes.

6. Add additional desired toppings, slice in half. Enjoy your chicken bacon ranch sandwich immediately. Serve it with raw vegetables and ranch, grapes, or chips. Or whatever else you like.

Storage/Reheating Tips

This chicken bacon ranch sandwich is best fresh, but you can save remaining ingredients in individual air tight containers in the fridge and use in another sandwich or even a salad.

If you have leftover sandwich, store in airtight container, microwave or pan fry until warmed. It can be stored in the fridge for about a week, or until it starts to smell off.

Substitutions/Tips

• You don't have to grill your chicken bacon ranch sandwich, but I highly recommend it. If eating it uncooked, use sliced cheese instead of shredded.
• I recommend slicing your bacon slice in half, widthwise to cook all the edges and fit on the bread.
• Use bacon bits or crumbles if you have them, don't have as much time, or want to.
• Use leftover bacon grease from cooking the bacon instead of butter. I would just press each slice of bread into the grease, on the pan and swirl it to get fully covered.
• I wouldn't recommend cooking it in an air fryer. I find the bread to be too crunchy, all the way through. It might dry out in an air fryer. You can try cooking your chicken bacon ranch sandwich but it will be very crunchy.
• Cook both bacon and chicken bacon ranch sandwich over medium-low heat. The bacon will cook more evenly (and spatter less). And the cheese will melt. Watch this What's Eating Dan video for more info. It'll be worth it (both).
• Just add about 1 Tablespoon of ranch to your sandwich so it doesn't spill and burn while cooking. If you want more, dip your sandwich into it.
• Other great add-ins: lettuce, tomato, onion, jalapenos, etc are all great toppings for your chicken bacon ranch sandwich.

Other good sandwich recipes

• Make Ahead Breakfast Sandwich
• Grilled Turkey Brie Sandwich with Blueberry Mustard
• Chicken Pecan Apple Salad
• Traditional Chicken Salad with Grapes
• Chicken Salad with Cranberries and Walnuts (enjoy it as a sandwich!)
• Also, this Meatloaf for One is great in sandwich form.

Repurpose ingredients

Use any leftover chicken, bacon, ranch, etc in a wrap, on a salad, or on pasta. There are lots of tasty ways to turn your chicken bacon ranch sandwich into something else.

What to do with leftover ingredients

When you're cooking for one, you often have leftover produce, cans of whatever ingredient, etc. Here are a couple ideas on how to use up the leftover ingredients. It'll help you save money by wasting fewer ingredients.

• Bread: Add some bread to these Italian Beans for One, Microwave Egg in a Cup, Cheesy White Bean Bake, or Spinach Salad with Mandarin Oranges.
• Chicken: Chicken Soup for One, Mediterranean Grain Bowl, Baked Panko Chicken for One.
• Bacon: Chicken Bacon Sheetpan Dinner, Chicken Bacon and Mushroom Pasta.
• Ranch: turn it into Semi Homemade BBQ Ranch Dressing, Baked Panko Chicken, it's also tasty added to this Vegetarian Burrito Bowl.
• Cheese: Buffalo Chicken Flatbread, Easy Queso Sauce, Flat Iron Steak Fajitas, or Chili without Tomatoes.

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