This Grilled Garlic Ranch Dressing Chicken is a great addition to a fresh summer dinner. We love to eat a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables in the summer but my boys always want a meat too. I happened to have a big jug of ranch dressing left over from a church activity and stumbled upon this fabulous marinade to use with it. It was SUPER easy to make and everyone loved it. Not pictured is Italian dressing because I used some homemade dressing, but you don’t have to. Any Italian/ lemon/Greek dressing will work!
Tips for Success
*Place chicken in a zip loc bag or between two sheets of wax paper and pound the chicken breasts with a meat mallet. Make sure all the chicken breasts are a similar size and not too thick. This will insure the final product is tender and flavorful!
*Marinade for at least 4 hours or overnight!
*This marinade can be prepared, add the chicken and then throw in the freezer. It will end up marinating the chicken while it defrosts!
What to Serve it With Grilled Garlic Ranch Dressing Chicken
*Fresh summer fruit like watermelon, peaches, or pineapple
*Creamy Parmesan Rice
*Quick and Easy Breadsticks
*Spinach Salad with Strawberries, pine nuts and Feta
*Lemon Orzo Salad
Grilled Garlic Ranch Dressing Chicken
Description
Super and easy and delicious grilled chicken!
Ingredients
1 cup Ranch Dressing
1 cup Italian Dressing (or your favorite vinaigrette)
3–4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1–2 cloves garlic minced (or use 1–2 tsp bottled garlic)
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts in a heavy freezer bag and pound using a meat mallet to create even thickness.
- Add ranch dressing and Italian dressing to the bag, along with garlic and pepper.
- Massage bag for a couple of minutes to mix ingredients and fully saturate chicken breasts.
- Allow the bag of chicken to marinate in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Preheat grill to medium. Once grill is hot, place chicken on grill and leave for 6-7 minutes.
- Turn chicken over and continue to cook for another 5-6 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160.
- Remove from grill and allow to sit for at least 5 minutes while temp continues to 165. ENJOY!
Great question! I updated the recipe to include the amount of chicken that I normally use—3-4 boneless, skinless breasts.
How much chicken would you need for this amt of marinade?