This Creamy Ranch Chicken Skillet Dinner is so easy to make!! Quick and easy is the way to go for meals with an emphasis on the easy factor of the meal!! This is one dinner all three of my kids will always eat.
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This has been an enormous hit for so many years in my house, and would you believe it was the first one I made chicken in a pan back in 2013? Even ten years later, this is one of those dinners my kids love! As they have gotten into their
Creamy Ranch Chicken Skillet Ingredients:
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts– You could use thighs, but the mixture will be greaser from the fat of the chicken. And bone-in chicken, but you must pick off the meat from the bone and be careful of bones falling into the mixture.
Cream of Chicken Soup– I have also made this with cream of potato before. You can use cream of mushroom, but that is not one my family likes.
Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning– You can use packets or dry ranch seasoning from a container to make this. I have a container of dry ranch seasoning because of how much we use. If you want Homemade Ranch Seasoning is amazing in this dish!
How To Make Creamy Ranch Chicken Skillet Dinner:
Warm your oil in a frypan/skillet on low to medium heat, be sure this pan has a cover.
Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper to taste.
Once the oil in the pan is warm, start to brown your chicken.
You will do this on both sides of the chicken breasts, this takes about ten to fifteen minutes. The chicken won’t be thoroughly cooked.
Remove your chicken from the pan to a plate when browned on both sides.
In the warm pan, combine the milk, ranch packet, and cream of chicken and mix it up. ( I used a Silicone Whisk to mix mine and not scratch the pan)
Bring the mixture to a boil so it can thicken up in the pan; if the mixture gets to be too thick, you can add in more milk to thin it out.
Put your browned chicken breasts back into the pan, reduce the heat to low, and cover the pan with the lid.
Allow the pan to simmer for about ten minutes to finish cooking the chicken thoroughly. Use a meat thermometer to ensure the chicken has cooked to 165 degrees.
Then serve with rice or no yolk noodles!!
HOW TO STORE LEFTOVER RANCH CHICKEN
Store in the fridge in an airtight container for three days.
I have not frozen this before, but you are able to freeze it. Make sure there is plenty of sauce with the chicken in the air-tight container, which is thawed before reheating.
Storing leftovers properly requires the right tools! My preferred storage method is if the leftovers can be sealed in a food saver. If not, then an air-tight container or Ziploc bag for the fridge is the way I go. The air-tight container and a freezer Ziploc bag are the next best bet for freezing the leftovers. I also use a food scale to measure portions into serving sizes.
Freezable storage ContainersFood SealerFreezer BagsFood Scale
WHAT TO SERVE WITH RANCH CHICKEN
Bread: Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread, Garlic Parmesan Bisucti Pull Part Bread, English Muffin Garlic Cheese Bread, Easy Cheesy Monkey Bread, Corn Bread
Side Dishes: Air Fryer Bacon Asparagus, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes, Air Fryer Brussell Sprouts, Green Beans, Ceasar Salad, Acorn Squash, Green Salad, Baked Sweet Potatoes, Air Fryer Broccoli, Grilled Zucchini, Grilled Corn On The Cob, Air Fryer Zucchini Chips, Macaroni And Cheese, Broccoli Salad, Cole Slaw
Recipes Using Ranch Seasoning
Ranch seasoning is one of those seasonings that are versatile and that kids love! Works perfectly in main dishes and side dishes. You can see my full collection of recipes made with ranch seasoning -> here.
- Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
- Stove Top Ranch Chicken
- Oven Baked Pork Chops
- Weight Watchers Ranch Chicken
- Crockpot Ranch Chicken
- Instant Pot Ranch Chicken
Creamy Ranch Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 21 Ounces Cream of Chicken
- 1 1/2 Cup Milk
- 3 Tablespoon Ranch Seasoning
Instructions
- Warm your oil in a frypan/skillet on low to medium heat, be sure this pan has a cover.
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper to taste.
- Once the oil in the pan is warm brown your chicken on both sides of the breasts, this takes about ten to fifteen minutes but the chicken won't be thoroughly cooked.
- Remove your chicken from the pan to a plate when it has browned on both sides.
- In your pan combine the milk, ranch packet, and cream of chicken in a bowl and mix it up
- Bring to a boil so it can thicken if its gets to be to thick add in more milk
- Add back in the chicken and reduce heat to low and cover the pan with the lid.
- This will take about another ten minutes to finish cooking
- Then serve with rice or noodles!!
Karen Howard says
OMG Jenny! This Ranch Chicken Casserole Looks Delicious! And so easy to make too. Have to try this one. Thanks Again.