I’m sharing a recipe for chicken bacon ranch tacos that is sure to earn a spot in your regular rotation of quick and easy dinners. Not only are these tacos super delicious but they’re on the table in under 20 minutes and family-friendly!
CHICKEN BACON RANCH TACOS
These chicken bacon ranch tacos are filled to the brim with shredded rotisserie chicken, cheese, crumbled bacon, slices of avocado, fresh tomatoes, crisp romaine lettuce and the most addictively delicious ranch sour cream sauce.
I created this recipe as part of a partnership with Food Lion on Instagram but it was so good that I had to post it here too! I got the inspiration for these tacos on FoodLion.com and shopped for all of the ingredients at my local store.
CHICKEN BACON RANCH TACO INGREDIENTS
These tacos have less than 10 ingredients but are packed with flavor thanks to the bacon, ranch sauce and fried tortillas.
Here’s the full ingredients lineup:
- Flour tortillas – this recipe calls for flash frying the tortillas in olive oil and trust me…it’s a step you don’t want to skip! It makes the tortillas so fluffy and adds a lot to the overall taco experience. I think I’ll make a habit of flash frying all of my flour tortillas for tacos moving forward!
- Rotisserie chicken – this makes the chicken prep as simple as shredding the already cooked chicken.
- Shredded cheese – I used a pre-shredded Mexican-style blend but you could easily use whatever you have on hand from cheddar to mozzarella to queso fresco!
- Bacon – I am on team microwave bacon so my house doesn’t smell like bacon for days. I simply spread the bacon out on a plate lined with paper towels and then cover it with another paper towel so it doesn’t splatter and make a mess. I microwave the bacon on full power for as many minutes as the number of slices I’m cooking.
- Avocado – don’t skip the avocado in these tacos. The creaminess compliments the bacon and chicken.
- Tomatoes – you can use diced slicing tomatoes or cherry tomatoes in this recipe. I would definitely recommend using fresh tomatoes. The tanginess plays so well with the other elements in the tacos and almost gives you a BLT feel.
- Crunchy lettuce – you definitely want to use a crunchy lettuce in this taco like romaine or iceberg.
- Sour cream ranch sauce – I am such a sauce lover and this one does not disappoint! It’s a simple mixture of ranch dressing and sour cream and the perfect finisher for these tacos. I’ve also used this sauce to dip quesadillas in and it would be great drizzled over a grain bowl.
One more reminder not to skip out on frying the flour tortillas. It truly brings them to life and gives them so much more flavor and dimension.
ASSEMBLE AND EAT!
This is much more of a prep and assemble kind of meal than a cooking-intensive one. Once you have all of your ingredients prepped, it’s time to build your taco. I always like to put all of the toppings out like a taco bar so people can customize their taco to their liking.
Fresh corn would make for an excellent side with this meal, as would any kind of bean and/or rice dish.
Here’s the recipe!
CHICKEN BACON RANCH TACO RECIPE
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Chicken Bacon Ranch Tacos
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
These chicken bacon ranch tacos are a great weeknight dinner. On the table in under 20 minutes, family-friendly and super tasty!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 flour tortillas (use corn for gluten-free option)
- 2 1/2 cups of rotisserie chicken (shredded)
- 2 large tomatoes (diced)
- 1 1/2 cups of iceberg lettuce (shredded)
- 8 slices bacon (cooked and chopped – I always microwave!)
- 1/4 cup of ranch dressing
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 avocado, sliced
Instructions
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Whisk together ranch dressing and sour cream in a small bowl.
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Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, tilting the pan in every direction to make sure the entire surface is covered.
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Fry tortillas, about 30 seconds each side (enough to brown them but not so long that they become crispy). Keep warm by covering each batch with a paper towel and layering on top of one another.
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Top tortillas with chicken, cheese, tomatoes, avocado, bacon, lettuce and ranch sauce.
