These bacon ranch chicken foil packets are a super easy dinner option with minimal cleanup! Chicken breasts are cooked with potatoes and ranch flavored butter, then topped with melted cheese and bacon for a meal that’s sure to please any crowd.
Foil packets are reliable recipes when I need to make a easy dinner that everyone will enjoy. I love the way the flavors of everything in the foil packets complement each other. Some other great foil packet recipes are salmon foil packets and chicken fajita foil packets.
Foil packet meals are all the rage it seems, I’m seeing them all over Pinterest and Facebook with everything from steak to shrimp to chicken. I decided it was high time I made my own foil packet recipe, and this bacon ranch chicken is not to be missed. In fact, my family loved these chicken foil packets so much that I made them two days in a row!
This foil packchicken recipe is one of my family’s favorite chicken recipes along with chicken gnocchi soup, chicken tetrazzini, pan seared chicken breast, crack chicken and king ranch chicken!
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Bacon Ranch Chicken Ingredients
To make this recipe, you will need butter, ranch seasoning powder, salt, black pepper, boneless skinless chicken breasts, red potatoes, cheddar cheese, bacon and parsley.
How Do You Make Bacon Ranch Chicken Foil Packets?
Preheat an oven or a grill. Place the melted butter, ranch seasoning, salt and pepper in a bowl, and whisk it all together. Drizzle some of the ranch butter over the potatoes, and stir to combine. Place the chicken breasts on squares of aluminum foil. Arrange the potatoes around the chicken, and drizzle the rest of the butter over the chicken breasts. Fold up the foil to make packets. Place the packets on the grill or in the oven. Open the bacons, and sprinkle the cheese over the top. Return the packets to the heat until the cheese has melted. Sprinkle with bacon and parsley, then serve and enjoy.
Tips For The Perfect Dish
- You can find ranch seasoning packets in the salad dressing aisle of your grocery store.
- The potatoes I used were about 1 and 1/2 inches in diameter. If your potatoes are on the larger side, cut them into quarters so that they’ll bake in the time that the chicken is ready.
- Avoid thin cut or oversized chicken breasts for this recipe. Each breast should weigh about 4 ounces so that it cooks evenly with the potatoes.
- If you’re not sure if your chicken is ready, try using an instant read meat thermometer. The thermometer should read at least 165 degrees F when inserted into the thickest part of the breast.
Quick Tip
Leftovers will stay fresh in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Recipe FAQs
Bacon ranch chicken typically contains chicken, ranch seasoning, butter, bacon, and sometimes extras such as melted cheese and fresh herbs.
Chicken foil packets cook at 425 degrees F. They can be made on a gas grill, charcoal grill or in the oven.
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Flavor Variations
While this recipe is great as-is, you can use other ingredients to customize the flavors to your tastes.
- Protein: No chicken breast on hand? This recipe will also work with boneless skinless chicken thighs or even pork tenderloin.
- Seasonings: If you don’t have ranch seasoning mix on hand, you can use the same concept but flavor your chicken and potatoes in a different way. Try marinating the chicken and potatoes in jerk chicken marinade, chicken thigh marinade or chicken fajita marinade. Another option would be to use a different seasoning instead of ranch, such as Greek seasoning or Creole seasoning. For even more ranch flavor, add a drizzle of ranch dressing over the finished dish. No parsley? Try a sprinkle of green onions instead!
- Vegetables: Add some extra veggies to this dish to make it a complete meal. Some great options include carrots, broccoli, cauliflower or zucchini.
Once you try this recipe, you’ll find yourself making it on a regular basis. It’s just that good!
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Bacon Ranch Chicken Foil Packets
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- 2 tablespoons ranch seasoning powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts approximately 4 ounces each
- 1 pound small red potatoes halved or quartered
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees or a grill over medium high heat. In a small bowl whisk together the butter, ranch seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Coat 4 large squares of foil with cooking spray.
- Place the potatoes in a bowl and drizzle with 4 tablespoons of the ranch butter over the top. Toss to coat evenly.
- Place a chicken breast onto each of the foil squares and season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide the potatoes evenly among the 4 foil squares and arrange them around the chicken.
- Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over the chicken breasts. Fold the edges of the foil over the chicken and potatoes to make a packet.
- Bake for 45 minutes or grill for 30 minutes. Open the packets and sprinkle the cheese over the chicken and potatoes. Leave the packets open and return to the oven or grill for 2-3 minutes or until cheese melts. Sprinkle with bacon and parsley and serve.
Notes
- You can find ranch seasoning packets in the salad dressing aisle of your grocery store.
- The potatoes I used were about 1 and 1/2 inches in diameter. If your potatoes are on the larger side, cut them into quarters so that they’ll bake in the time that the chicken is ready.
- Avoid thin cut or oversized chicken breasts for this recipe. Each breast should weigh about 4 ounces so that it cooks evenly with the potatoes.
This is so easy, I’ve been looking for a great recipe for chicken to add to my meal planning and this is the best!
This is a fabulous recipe. Everyone gets their own packet with chicken and potatoes and it’s all flavored beautifully with the ranch, bacon and cheese. Yum!
This looks like such an easy, satisfying, decadent dinner! Can’t wait to make this for my family soon!
These turned out wonderfully! They were such a hit and so easy to make. Definitely making these again. Thank you!
Can I prep these the night before?
I don’t recommend it as the potatoes will turn brown after they’re cut!
Could you use precooked prepackaged bacon bites?
Yes that will work!
Could EVOO be substituted for the butter?
yes that’s fine!
Wondering if anyone has tried this in a crockpot for busy weeknights
I’m loving these easy to do recipes. I cant wait to try the first one tonight. I am doing the Rosemary chicken.
Can you use other chicken parts
You could also use boneless chicken thighs but they may take longer to cook.
Can you cook them and then reheat them on a campfire?
I think this would probably work but I haven’t tested it myself!
I added cauliflower to the packs! So good! Great recipe, thank you.
Can these be prepared ahead and frozen?
I think it could work but I haven’t tested it this way myself!
Can I add Aspargus in the packet?
Yes that’s fine!
This is very good! It’s a keeper will go in my meal rotation! I used chicken tenders and cooked about 35 minutes! Followed everything else as stated!
Can broccoli be added to foil?
Yes that will work!
How long will u have to cook it if it’s on campfire?
It should be similar to a grill but it just depends on your exact setup!
I’m planning on making these in my oven, I’m just a bit confused…do I put the foil packs on a baking sheet to cook them or do I put them directly on the oven rack to cook them?
I use a baking sheet just in case there are leaks!
So when do you add the cooked bacon?
I didnt see it mentioned in the directions.
In Step 6!
Thank you!! Perfect recipe!
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Did you try these?
Will it work with chicken tenders, (as that is what I have)? And could I add mushrooms, pineapple ring, and/or corn on cob halves?
Thank you!