Killer Dip

The kids and grownups will love this recipe. You can have your children help prepare it too.

Ingredients
1 tub of sour cream
1 envelope of dry Ranch salad dressing
3/4 cups of dehydrated onions
salt and black pepper to taste

Recipe
Combine all ingredients and let sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour---the longer you allow it to sit the better it tastes

Serve with any veggies as a dip or with chips, pretzels, and/or crackers

Ranch Mashed Potatoes

Every one that has had this recipe has loved it and asked for my recipe. It's an easy but tasty recipe.

Serves approximately 8-10

Ingredients
6-8 medium potatoes (the ones that I like the best are the Yukon Gold)
1/4 stick of butter
16 once of sour cream
1/4 -1 cup of milk (this is not a precise measurement)
2 packets of Ranch Dressing (dry)

Recipe
1) Cut potatoes into bite size and add to cold pan of water
2) boil the potatoes until they are soft enough for a fork to go threw easily---don't over cook them
3) drain all water from the potatoes
4) mash the potatoes and add to them as mashing butter, sour cream, milk and ranch dressing packets
5) make sure potatoes are well mixed and serve

Personal Note: this recipe goes really nice with the ranch chicken and my husband loves both

Ranch Potatoes

This recipe would be a nice one to have the children help with. These potatoes are similar to oven fries and so they are a really good side with grilled meals and the kids will love them. You don't even need to tell them that they are healthy.

Ingredients
1 Ranch Dressing (dry packet)
1 large Ziploc bag
5 medium potatoes
Pam cooking spray

Recipe
1. Preheat over to 350 degrees
2. cut potatoes into bite size
3. place potatoes in a large Ziplock bag with the Ranch Dressing packet. Seal the bag and shake the contents. Make sure all the potatoes get dressing on them.
4. Spray a cooking sheet with Pam. Place the potatoes on the cooking sheet in a single layer.
5. Cook the potatoes for approximately 45 minutes, until lightly browned

Ranch Chicken

My husband just adores this recipe, secretly I think that this is one of the reasons why he married me.

Ingredients
2 chicken legs with thighs
1 packet of dry ranch dressing
1 large plastic sealed bag

Recipe
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
2. Place the content of the dry packet of ranch dressing into the large plastic bag
3. Place both chicken legs in the bag with the dressing, seal the bag well
4. Shake the bag well making sure that each piece of chicken is covered
5. Place the chicken in the oven and cook for approximately 45 min-1 hour.
6. The chicken is done when there is no pink and the juices are running clear