Grilled Garlic Ranch Chicken Recipe (Freezer Meal)
Grilled Ranch Chicken Freezer Meal
This grilled ranch chicken recipe is a really amazing freezer meal. It’s definitely one that I’ll make over and over again – the whole family loves it! I especially love how easy it is to make and how quick I can have it prepped.
If you haven’t checked out our Freezer Meal Recipes you definitely should! Preparing freezer meals is a great way to save money on your grocery budget and save time as well. We also have guides on how to get a freezer meal cooking group together, how to do your shopping, and how to organize your group on cooking day.
Ingredient Substitutions
Some of our readers have made some substitutions with this recipe so we wanted to share them in case you want to do the same!
- Krisha substituted the mayonnaise with greek yogurt (along with other readers) and said it was very yummy!
- Jaimy from Holland didn’t have access to Hidden Valley ranch so she substituted it with yogurt salad dressing and said it was lovely.
Those are just a couple of variations, let us know if you have any others so we can include them!
Freezing Your Garlic Ranch Chicken
Preparing this garlic ranch chicken recipe for the freezer is super easy. Simply combine all of the ingredients into a freezer-safe gallon sized bag and you’re good to go.
Grilling Your Chicken
When you’re ready to turn your frozen chicken soup into delicious grilled ranch chicken, take the bag out of the freezer and let your chicken thaw. This will get it nice and marinated and ready for the grill. Once it’s thawed you can throw it on the grill.
Note: For a more tender and juicy chicken, I like to filet it and cook it on low!
If you don’t want to grill your chicken or you simply don’t have time, you can also cook this ranch chicken in a crockpot. If it’s thawed cook it for 4-6 hours on high, if it’s not thawed cook it for 5-6 hours (best results will depend on your crockpot).
Serving Your Garlic Ranch Chicken
This grilled ranch chicken is delicious on its own, but dinner wouldn’t be complete without some sides! I like to serve this recipe with a variety of foods like homemade buttermilk mashed potatoes, rice-a-roni, dinner rolls, honey glazed carrots, potato salad, pea salad, etc. There are a ton of options! Check out our side dish recipes for more ideas.
If you liked this recipe or you have any questions, feel free to comment below! I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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Grilled Garlic Ranch Chicken Recipe (Freezer Meal)
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Ingredients
1 FAMILY:
- 4 Breasts of chicken
- 1 package of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing packets
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons dried minced garlic
6 FAMILIES:
- 24 Breasts of chicken
- 6 packages Hidden Valley Ranch dressing packets
- 6 cups milk
- 6 cups mayonnaise
- 12 tablespoons dried mince garlic
Instructions
TO FREEZE:
- In gallon-sized bag combine all ingredients. Freeze for later.
TO PREPARE AFTER FREEZING:
- Thaw chicken. Grill on the BBQ. I like to filet my chicken and cook it on low so it stays tender and juicy.
Notes
To simplify this recipe, simply use one bottle your favorite Ranch Dressing from your stockpile and add 2 tablespoons of minced garlic.
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so if I canned my chicken… (just chicken chunks) then all i do is heat it up and then like saute it in ranch dressing?
sounds like it…
then serve with rice or noodles i think would be good…
?
thanks
Kari
I think so Kari – give it a whirl!
I wish yall gave better details on your recipes. Like what yall typically serve with them etc. this sounds like a great thing for my friends and I to start getting into. But would like more details!!!
You could serve this with a variety of things… veggies, potatoes, rice, ect. You should totally start a group it is so much fun and saves lots of time and money!
The package is where I get confused. Mixture is mixed in gallon sized bag. Then 1/2 cup is removed and put into small bag. Chicken is added to the gallon size bag which contains the majority of the mixture. Then . . . my gut tells me everything goes into another gallon size bag, but the way I’m understanding the instructions is to put the small bag into the original gallon bag with the mixture and chicken. But what a mess! Either I should go with my gut, or I’m missing something. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks.
Everything in one bag. Hope that helps.
I am confused as well….. the small bag goes into the big bag with all the chicken and sauce? So the small bag is a MESS when I take it out to actually cook?? That just seems to lead to issues of getting the raw chicken mixed in with the sauce inside the bag… (seeing that there is sauce on the outside of the bag that has sauce inside).
Wow, that is confusing isn’t it? I fixed it. 🙂
So I am confused. Have you already cooked the chicken before you add it to the mix? If so what is the point why not cook it fresh and throw in the dressing and garlic if it is that easy. The bags sound like a mess?
We’ve done this recipe in our cooking group and love it! I believe we’ve done this recipe every cooking session since we started.
The chicken is raw when you put it in the gallon size bag to freeze. When you set it out to thaw, the chicken then marinates in the mix.
We usually grill ours and have it with a baked potato or rice and a veggie. Any leftovers usually get eaten on a bun as a chicken sandwich.
Hope this helps!
I just checked out this site for the first time and came across all of these questions. The thing to remember about freezer cooking is that you must use fresh meat when you are preparing to marinate them and then freeze it. You cannot thaw meat in order to cut it or separate them (ie. chicken breasts, etc) and then refreeze them without cooking it first. If you use frozen chicken then don’t thaw it out befoe you put in in the bag. Just make your mixture, take the chickens directly from the freezer, put it in the bag as the instructions say then stick straight back in the freezer. That way when it thaws it will be marinating as the person above stated.
This comment was extremely helpful…thanks for posting it!!
Thanks for contributing to the conversation ladies! Great advice.
Hi! Can you freeze ranch dressing? I want to freeze a sauce of 1/2 cup ranch dressing mixed with 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce but I am nervous about it freezing well and thawing well? Thanks!
Yes you can freeze ranch dressing. Texture changes slightly but taste is not compromised.
could we just freeze it all in one bag and throw it in the crock pot to cook ?
Thats how I do it 🙂
How long do you cook it in the crock pot?
Cook 3-4 hours if thawed and 5-6 hours if frozen.
On low or high?
High. Depending on your crockpot.
Can I use Miracle Whip instead? Thanks!
It would give you more of a tangy flavor. BUT if you like miracle whip I think it would be fantastic!
Awesome! Thank you 🙂
Has anyone tired this with Greek yogurt instead of mayo?
I have not tried it… but I bet it would work great!
I have and it is yummy!
Great! Thanks for the feedback Krisha!
Thank you for asking this question, I was wondering the same thing! My husband and I have recently made the conscious decision to be healthier, and I was hoping greek yogurt was a viable substitute.
Congratulations on your decision to eat more healthy.
Just to clarify, do you use one packet of the ranch or the package that includes several (4?) packets?
Just one packet.
Could this be done with boneless pork chops??
That sounds fantastic!
How do I get free Ranch?
You can get it at Albertsons this week! Here is the link https://fabulesslyfrugal.com/albertsons-coupon-deals-for-june-19-25-2013/
I saw that you gave instructions on cooking this in a crockpot so I tried putting in the over this evening and it all curdled up. Has this happened to anyone else?
Oh no! Did you try stirring it up? This has never happened to me. But I do not think I have done it in the oven before.
I didn’t get to taste it yet but husband said it was amazing! He put some honey on it and it was amazing x 2. Thanks for the recipe.
Wahoo! So happy to hear that he loved the garlic ranch chicken. It is such an easy meal to make.
We dont have Hidden Valley Ranch dressing in holland
so i have used a yohurt salade dressing and it was lovely.
Thank you for sharing.
I am thrilled that you liked the meal. Thank you for sharing your helpful tip!
When you say ‘packets’ for the Ranch dressing, is that the dried mix that you would combine with mayonnaise or do you have pre-mixed packets down wherever you are from?
Thanks.
It’s the Hidden Valley (or whatever) dry packets that you mix… 🙂
You don’t tell what to do with the ingredients or how to make Garlic Ranch chicken.
Hi Sharalee,
I’m so sorry you are having problems seeing the instructions and ingredients. do you see this:
SOmetimes it’s blocked by ad software…
This sounds really good & really easy to prepare!! I’m going to try this tomorrow before making bags for my freezer!! Thank you for posting!!!
Would this chicken be easily shredded to put on tacos or remain whole chicken breasts?
You can use it for both! It won’t be SUPER tender but you can still shred it for tacos or each it as the whole breast! Whatever you are wanting!
If you freeze mayonnaise it will revert to oil. I have mixed mayonnaise with ranch and milk and wound up with an oily mess.