This recipe for chicken ranch tacos is grilled chicken with bacon, homemade ranch sauce, cheese and fresh vegetables, all stuffed inside warm flour tortillas. A family friendly meal that’s simple to make and fun to eat!
My family is a little bit taco obsessed, if dinner is served inside a tortillas they’re likely to eat it. These chicken ranch tacos combine some of our favorite flavors to make a fun and easy dinner – it’s almost like a chicken club sandwich in taco form! Best of all, you can prepare almost all of the components in advance, and then when it’s dinner time it’ll only take minutes to assemble everything. Or you can put out all the ingredients for a fun taco bar and let your family make their own creations.
How do you make chicken ranch tacos?
These chicken tacos start with bite sized pieces of chicken – you can use leftover chicken, rotisserie chicken, or grilled chicken like I did here. Lately I’ve been grilling up a big batch of chicken at the beginning of the week, it’s been super convenient to have on hand for lunch salads or dinners like these tacos. The chicken is layered in tortillas with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, crumbled bacon, cheddar cheese and homemade ranch sauce. I like to use my homemade ranch powder to flavor the sauce, but store bought ranch powder will work just as well. You can also just use a bottle of ranch dressing if you’re pressed for time!
While clearly there’s nothing Mexican about these chicken tacos, they’re a fun way to serve up some familiar (and family friendly!) flavors. Here’s a step by step video showing you how to assemble them!
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Chicken Ranch Tacos
Ingredients
- 8 small flour tortillas
- 3 cups warm cooked chicken cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
- 1 cup shredded romaine lettuce
- 3/4 cup cooked crumbled bacon
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup of sour cream
- 1-2 tablespoons of ranch powder (start with 1 tablespoon and add more to taste)
Instructions
- Mix together the sour cream and ranch powder, set aside. Alternatively you can use prepared ranch dressing.
- Warm the tortillas.
- Divide the lettuce and tomatoes evenly among the tortillas. Place the chicken on top of each tortilla.
- Divide the bacon and cheese evenly among the tortillas. Drizzle with ranch sauce (or prepared ranch dressing) and serve.
Deb says
March 18, 2019 at 4:40 pmMy family loves these tacos! I always add avacado to them!
Tammie says
September 28, 2017 at 5:47 pmThese were so easy to make, taste amazingly delicious ????. I added jalapeño to the dressing .
Tracy says
June 26, 2017 at 4:45 pmLoved these! I was looking for something yummy and light and I found it! I paired mine with black beans over brown rice and grilled zuchinni and squash. I will definitely be making these again
Pam says
March 10, 2017 at 9:43 amNice and easy…
Sherry says
September 13, 2016 at 10:17 amOh wow I’m definitely making these either tonight or tomorrow night… Thank you for this and for your homemade ranch powder recipe
Victoria says
September 9, 2016 at 6:20 amThese are so delicious! Made them once, now I’m making them again!
Lydia says
June 23, 2016 at 10:08 amWhat’s good for the side dishes ?
Sara says
June 23, 2016 at 1:33 pmI often serve these tacos with sides of fruit and salad, but these rice and beans would also be great: https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/mexican-rice-and-cantina-beans/
Lydia says
June 27, 2016 at 3:04 amThank you for responding (: dinner was a success!????????
Lydia says
June 23, 2016 at 9:36 amHow can I make the ranch sauce?
Sara says
June 23, 2016 at 1:32 pmYou mix together sour cream with ranch seasoning, the specific proportions are in the recipe! And you can either use a packet of ranch powder from the store or make your own: https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/homemade-ranch-dip/
Jan says
May 26, 2016 at 2:45 pmMade these tacos last night for my family, and set all the ingredients out in bowls for everyone to make their own. My son started putting his (light) ranch dressing on the tortilla, so he would have a “bit of ranch in every bite” and we all had to follow. Loved them!! And super easy to make!
Beatrice says
February 18, 2016 at 5:20 pmI also am a taco and ranch fan!
Dee Dee (My Midlife Kitchen) says
February 18, 2016 at 7:21 amI’m with you–I’ll wrap just about anything in a tortilla for a great meal! And I just so happen to have a leftover grilled chicken breast in my fridge from last night’s dinner…I see lunch in my future!
Julie @ Texan New Yorker says
February 18, 2016 at 6:20 amOh my, these look so amazing! Chicken-bacon-ranch is one of my favorite flavor combinations.
Susannah says
February 17, 2016 at 4:15 pmOH yum! My husband would LOVE These!!! <3
Brandon @ Kitchen Konfidence says
February 17, 2016 at 2:37 pmSara, these tacos look soooooo delicious!!! I could probably eat 3 or 4 in one meal 🙂
Chrisy @ Homemade Hooplah says
February 17, 2016 at 12:12 pmA perfect dinner for any night of the week 🙂 Come to think of it, I think I have all these ingredients on hand… might just have to whip this recipe together tonight 😀
Greg says
February 17, 2016 at 9:22 amThose tacos look amazing! What a great flavor combination.
Kellie @ The Suburban Soapbox says
February 17, 2016 at 6:42 amWhat a great idea to add ranch to your tacos!
Renee says
February 17, 2016 at 12:09 amI’ve never put ranch on a taco, but I will now. Yum!!