Recipes

[novamc1]

I've had  packets  of Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning around for a while and went looking for ways to use them.

This Hidden Valley website has many easy recipes that look really good.  I was originally searching pork recipes, but the vegetable dishes look good, too.

As you all probably know but I discovered a little late, you can now buy a convenient shaker container of the seasoning.

https://www.hiddenvalley.com

[qualitygal]

I have a taco type of recipe (soup) 

[CelticCrafter]

I LOVE ranch dressing, I'm like the commercial for Frank's Red Hot sauce and I will put that **** on anything but the few times I've had something made using the HVR packets for the seasoning I didn't care for it at all.

[Alison Wonderland]

I will be using some tonight! I make ranch chicken with one package of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing mix and one of taco seasoning. I shred the chicken and use it for tacos, tostadas, quesadillas, and nachos.

[novamc1]

Thanks for your interesting comments.  I'm crazy about Ranch Dressing, too, and consider eating Buffalo wings or salad as just another excuse to consume more of it.

But I don't buy the bottled Hidden Valley, or any bottled dressings.  Years ago I fell in love with the refrigerated Marie's Ranch Dressing found in grocery produce departments.  DH loves Marie's Blue Cheese.

I bought the seasoning packets a long while ago to use just as seasoning.  I'll try a little tonight on pork tenderloin, along with a basting of apricot preserves. 

I've had that jar of preserves around for a while, too, and never made the long-forgotten recipe that inspired me to buy the stuff in the first place!!

Tonight should officially be called "Clean Out the Pantry Night".

[KingstonsMom]

@novamc1 

The potato wedges with the dry Ranch dressing are awesome! There are many recipes using google!

I can't put my hands on the recipe I use at the moment, but I'll look for it!

[KingstonsMom]

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@novamc1 wrote:

Thanks for your interesting comments.  I'm crazy about Ranch Dressing, too, and consider eating Buffalo wings or salad as just another excuse to consume more of it.

But I don't buy the bottled Hidden Valley, or any bottled dressings.  Years ago I fell in love with the refrigerated Marie's Ranch Dressing found in grocery produce departments.  DH loves Marie's Blue Cheese.

I bought the seasoning packets a long while ago to use just as seasoning.  I'll try a little tonight on pork tenderloin, along with a basting of apricot preserves. 

I've had that jar of preserves around for a while, too, and never made the long-forgotten recipe that inspired me to buy the stuff in the first place!!

Tonight should officially be called "Clean Out the Pantry Night".

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@novamc1 

I'm with DH, I love Marie's Blue Cheese as a dip or salad dressing!

[novamc1]

@KingstonsMom 

I believe the potato recipe you mentioned is on the back of the box of Hidden Valley seasoning packets.  So I have it.   Will add to a list of possibilities.

I also have made (a long time ago) a recipe from Paula Deen for Taco Soup. As I recall, it calls for a packet of Ranch dressing mix.  

I just don't make that soup anymore, because it makes such a huge amount and isn't that easy to cut down.  It was really good, though.

[rms1954]

I've used the shaker container when cooking meats all the time.  Hamburgers, pork, chicken.  Makes a big difference.

[Neetgal2]

Years ago I had a book on all the things you could make with the dressing.  I think it was the envelope type.  It was probably a free book sent from the Company from an advertisement in a woman's magazine!  It was very popular.