Spring is natures way of saying ” Let’s Party”
Warmer. Lighter. Longer days.
Raise your hand if you’re ready to party too.
With the start of the new season comes new recipes. Anyone else ready to fire up the barbie? With a cocktail in hand!
ONLY 28 more days till I will have a glass of chardonnay permanently in my right hand.
I have so many recipe ideas and not enough time. lol. Next week I’m trying a new burger recipe. Fingers crossed it turns out as good as I picture it in my head. Oh, and I’m going to give a new cookie recipe a shot. It has a secret ingredient. Any guesses?
But today, let’s talk about these chicken skewers.
Bacon. Ranch. Chicken…..these are a few of my favorite things.
I mean, if you don’t love those three ingredients, then we basically can’t be friends. lol!
I posted my lunch yesterday, which was these leftovers and I got lots of messages wanted me to tell you all about it.
So, here ya go…..
{chicken bacon ranch skewers}
{chicken bacon ranch skewers}
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 2 lbs chicken breasts (about 4 breasts), cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 packet dry ranch dressing seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- red onion, quartered
- red bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 10 slices of bacon
- skewers
Here’s what you’ll do:
In a large ziploc bag, add olive oil + pepper + ranch packet. Zip up the bag and mix well. Then add cubed chicken. Place in the fridge for 2 hours…overnight is best.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Stick wooden skewers in water. Submerge for about 15 minutes. This helps them not catch on fire while grilling. I obviously skipped this step, as you can see.
Place bacon on a foil lined cookie sheet (for easy clean-up) and bake for 15 minutes. Till almost done. NOT crispy.
Once cooled, cut into 2 inch pieces.
Thread red onion + chicken + bacon + bell pepper. Repeat.
You should get 8-10 skewers.
Grill for 5 minutes on each side. Turning often so the bacon doesn’t burn.
Enjoy!
Everyone loved it. Something different. Something with all the ingredients we love. I mean, you got me at ranch! Ha!
I served my chicken bacon ranch skewers over mashed carrots for myself. Mashed potatoes for Cory + Bay!
Mashed carrots were another recipe that I’ve been thinking about. I had no recipe, just winged it. And it was seriously so simple. Peeled + chopped one pound (1 bag) of carrots. Boiled for about 20 minutes. Drained + mashed with a potato masher. Added about 1 tablespoon honey and 1 tablespoon butter. Lots of salt + pepper.
Let me know if you give this one a shot!
Remember, you can now print the recipe. “Pin” to your Pinterest board for safe keeping. If you decide to give it a shot, pretty please – tag me. Text me. I can’t wait to hear what you think!! 100% makes my day ♥
xoxo stacyb
