Dill Ranch Chicken Salad

 Chicken salad can be one of the most refreshing meals during the summer. I love chicken salad but my husband who dislikes mayonnaise won't eat traditionally chicken salad. Therefore, I came up with a simple ranch based recipe.

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Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4

Items Needed:

• Large pot
  
• Large bowl
  
• Cutting board
  

Ingredients:

• 1-1 1/4 lbs chicken breasts
  
• 2 stalks celery, diced
  
• 5-6 sprigs of fresh dill
  
• 2 teaspoons of ranch seasoning
  
• 13oz bottle of Litehouse Homestyle Ranch
  
• Ground or cracked black pepper
  

Directions:

1. Add water to the large pot, chicken, 2 sprigs of fresh dill, 1 teaspoon of ranch seasonings, and sprinkle of pepper. Boil on medium-high until chicken is cooked through (10-15 minutes)
2. While the chicken is cooking, chop of the celery into small diced bits. Chop up 3-4 sprigs of fresh dill until you have 2 tablespoons worth. Add the celery and dill to the large bowl.
3. When the chicken is cooked through, shred it and add it to the large bowl.
4. Add about 1 teaspoon of ranch seasoning. Do NOT add any additional salt to the mixture. Add almost the entire bottle of Litehouse Homestyle Ranch. Mix in a little at a time to make sure you like the ratio. Add pepper to taste.
5. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving as the chicken will still be warm. Serve by itself, on bread, crackers, or lettuce.

Please use fresh dill NOT dried dill for this recipe. It makes the taste very different with that freshness. You can also add onions or chives to the chicken as it cooks.
Any type of ranch can be used but I highly recommend Litehouse products for their low carbs and low sugars. Litehouse tastes homemade and I will not touch any other brand of ranch dressing anymore. The consistency is less thick than other brands, which makes it ideal for this recipe.
Feel free to add other favorites such a diced small onion, green onions, or grapes to your mixture. We do not like them, so we do not add them but you can!