Description

This layered chicken bacon ranch salad is another version of a classic 7 layer salad. It has layers of lettuce, peppers, corn, tomatoes, onions, Cheddar cheese, chicken and crumbled bacon with Ranch dressing. It’s beautiful to look at and can be a meal

Ingredients

• 9 c. 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
• 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 c. shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• ½ lb. bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 4 c. rotisserie chicken, roughly chopped
• 1 1/2 - 2 c. Ranch dressing
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 large hard boiled eggs, cut into wedges

Steps

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 c. cheese, ⅓ bacon and ½ chicken. Drizzle with ½ c. Ranch dressing.
2. Repeat: ⅓ lettuce, ½ red pepper, ½ poblano pepper, ⅓ corn, ½ tomatoes, ½ red onion, 1 c. cheese, ⅓ bacon and ½ chicken. Drizzle with ½ c. Ranch dressing.
3. Top with the final ⅓ lettuce, ⅓ corn, ½ c. shredded cheese, ⅓ bacon and sliced green onions. Drizzle with 1/2 c. dressing, drizzling around the edge. Arrange egg and tomato wedges on top, to garnish.