Abigails Easter Brunch

My families Easter brunch on Good Friday was a wonderful potluck with each family member contributing. One of my favorite dishes was a Chicken Bacon Ranch Layer Salad that I made having seen it on Melissa Southern Style Kitchen back in February of this year. I knew I would impress my guess with 7 delicious layers of lettuce, peppers, corn, tomatoes, onions, cheddar cheese, roast chicken and crumbled bacon. There recipe included a recipe for homemade dressing but I chose to use a store bought dressing that I knew my family and guest loved. This was also my first opportunity to use my new trifle bowl. The salad was a hit and I was proud host who can’t wait to serve this same dish again this summer at our family picnic.

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Chicken Bacon Ranch Layer Salad

 

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Author: Melissa Sperka

Serves: About 12

Ingredients

• 1 recipe Avocado Lime Ranch dressing or Garlic & Herb Buttermilk dressing
• 9 cups roughly chopped green leaf or romaine lettuce, divided
• 1 large red bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 large poblano or green bell pepper seeded and diced
• 1 {12 oz} frozen corn, steamed and cooled
• 6 medium tomatoes, 5 chopped and 1 sliced into wedges for garnish
• 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
• 2½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• ½ lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 4 cup roasted chicken, roughly chopped
• 3 green onion, thinly sliced
• 2 large hard boiled eggs, cut into wedges

Instructions

1. In a large trifle or glass bowl layer in this order: ⅓ lettuce, ½ red pepper, ½ poblano pepper, ⅓ corn, ½ tomatoes, ½ red onion, 1 cup cheese, ⅓ bacon and ½ chicken. Drizzle with ½ cup prepared dressing.
2. Repeat, ⅓ lettuce, ½ red pepper, ½ poblano pepper, ⅓ corn, ½ tomatoes, ½ red onion, 1 cup cheese, ⅓ bacon and ½ chicken. Drizzle with ½ cup prepared dressing.
3. Top with the final ⅓ lettuce, ⅓ corn, ½ cup shredded cheese, ⅓ bacon and sliced green onion. Drizzle with 1/.2 cup dressing drizzling around the edge. Arrange egg and tomato wedges on top to garnish.
4. Chill for 4 hours, Serve with additional dressing on the side.

Notes

A quality prepared salad dressing or a packet of Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch dressing made per the package instructions may be substituted for the dressing in this salad.