Creamy Ranch Chicken Skillet Dinner

This Creamy Ranch Chicken Skillet Dinner is so easy to make!!  Quick and easy is the way to go for meals with an emphasis on the easy factor of the meal!! This is one dinner all three of my kids will always eat. 

This has been an enormous hit for so many years in my house. Would you believe it was the first one I made with chicken in a pan back in 2013? Even ten years later, this is one of those dinners my kids love! Now that they are older, it’s one they love, and we make it in slow cookers as well.

Creamy Ranch Chicken Skillet Ingredients:

• Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts– You could use chicken thighs, but the mixture will be greaser from the fat of the chicken. And bone-in chicken, but you must pick off the meat from the bone and be careful of bones falling into the mixture.
• Cream of Chicken Soup– I have also made this with cream of potato before. You can use cream of mushroom, but that is not one my family likes.
• Salt
• Pepper
• Olive Oil
• Milk
• Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning– You can use packets or dry ranch seasoning from a container to make this. I have a container of dry ranch seasoning because of how much we use. If you want Homemade Ranch Seasoning is amazing in this dish!

How To Make Creamy Ranch Chicken Skillet Dinner:

Warm your oil in a frypan/skillet on low to medium heat, be sure this pan has a cover.  

Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper to taste. 

Once the oil in the pan is warm, start to brown your chicken.

You will do this on both sides of the chicken breasts, this takes about ten to fifteen minutes. The chicken won’t be thoroughly cooked.

Remove your chicken from the pan to a plate when golden brown on both sides.

In the warm pan, combine the milk, ranch packet, and cream of chicken and mix it up.  ( I used a Silicone Whisk to mix mine and not scratch the pan)  

Bring the creamy sauce to a boil so it can thicken up in the pan; if the mixture gets to be too thick, you can add in more milk to thin it out.  

Put your browned chicken breasts back into the pan, reduce the heat to low, and cover the pan with the lid.

Allow the pan to simmer for about ten minutes to finish cooking the chicken thoroughly.  Use a meat thermometer to ensure the chicken has cooked to 165 degrees. 

Then serve with rice or no yolk noodles!! 

What To Add To Creamy Ranch Chicken Recipe

• Butter
• Onion powder
• Garlic Powder
• Cream Cheese

How To Store Leftover Ranch Chicken

Store in the fridge in an airtight container for three days.

I have not frozen this before, but you are able to freeze it. Make sure there is plenty of sauce with the chicken in the air-tight container, which is thawed before reheating.

Storing leftovers properly requires the right tools! My preferred storage method is if the leftovers can be sealed in a food saver. If not, then an air-tight container or Ziploc bag for the fridge is the way I go. The airtight container or a freezer Ziploc bag are the next best bet for freezing the leftovers. I also use a food scale to measure portions into serving sizes.

What To Serve With Ranch Chicken

Bread: Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread, Garlic Parmesan Bisucti Pull Part Bread, English Muffin Garlic Cheese Bread, Easy Cheesy Monkey Bread, Corn Bread

Side Dishes: Air Fryer Bacon Asparagus, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes, Air Fryer Brussell Sprouts, Green Beans, Caesar Salad, Acorn Squash, Green Salad, Baked Sweet Potatoes, Air Fryer Broccoli, Grilled Zucchini, Grilled Corn On The Cob, Air Fryer Zucchini Chips, Macaroni And Cheese, Broccoli Salad, Cole Slaw, Egg Noodles

Recipes Using Ranch Seasoning

Ranch seasoning is one of those seasonings that are versatile and that kids love! Works perfectly in main dishes and side dishes. You can see my full collection of recipes made with ranch seasoning -> here.

• Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
• Healthy Ranch Dip
• Stove Top Ranch Chicken
• Oven Baked Pork Chops
• Weight Watchers Ranch Chicken
• Crockpot Ranch Chicken
• Instant Pot Ranch Chicken