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Don’t have any fresh garlic on hand? You can use 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder instead.Try using lemon juice instead of lime juice.You can swap the sour cream for Greek yogurt.You could also use Sriracha, but I think the flavor profile is noticeably different. If you don’t have Frank’s Original Red Hot Sauce, I’d recommend using Cholula’s Original Hot Sauce instead.Try swapping the cayenne pepper for a salt-free Cajun spice blend.If you’re looking for more of a Southwest ranch vibe, you can omit the cayenne pepper and use some of my Chicken Taco Seasoning blend instead.It’ll still add heat, but a totally different and delicious flavor. If you like a smokier flavor, you can swap the cayenne pepper for chipotle powder.

I love having it on a kale and avocado salad, but it’s also delicious on pasta salad, Southwest Chicken Salad, or a chopped chicken cabbage salad. Dressing – This may just be the best salad dressing ever created.It’s also a great sauce to drizzle over tacos! Try it on with guacamole on a California Turkey Burger, your favorite beef burger, buffalo chicken patties, or use baked or grilled chicken to make a spicy chicken ranch club sandwich. Sauce – This makes the most amazing sauce for burgers and sandwiches.Dip – Try using it as a dipping sauce for veggies (any of your favorite sliced vegetables), popcorn chicken, fried pickles, pretzels, crackers, chips, onion rings, fries, fried chicken, poppers, pizza, quesadillas, burritos, or pretty much any Mexican Food.It’s definitely worth skipping the blue cheese dressing and trying this sauce with wings – just the best combo if you like some heat! There are so many ways I love using this sauce! My two favorites are to use it as a salad dressing or as a dipping sauce for chicken wings. I really think this recipe is better homemade though, so I highly encourage you to make it from scratch if you have all the ingredients! What To Serve It With I think it’s better with cayenne than with hot sauce, because the vinegar in the hot sauce combined with the buttermilk flavor can lean a little too acidic. If you want to use store bought ranch dressing, like Hidden Valley Ranch, you can make spicy ranch by adding hot sauce or cayenne pepper to your ranch dressing. Since there’s vinegar in hot sauce, I think using buttermilk in the ranch makes the whole dressing too acidic. I know, I know…ranch dressing without buttermilk!? I promise it’s a good call. It’s not overly spicy and the spice definitely does not overtake the flavor of the ranch.Īnother key to the flavor in this dressing is that we’re skipping the buttermilk in the ranch dressing altogether. Unlike some reaper ranch dressings, this sauce uses the spice from the hot sauce and cayenne pepper for flavor. We actually eat a ton more salad now that we keep this around, so that’s definitely a win-win! I always keep a jar in our fridge, and we love having it all the time. I decided that I had to DIY a homemade copycat version of it so I could have it on basically all the things at home. It doesn’t matter if I’m at Taco Bell, Buffalo Wild Wings, Texas Roadhouse, Outback Steakhouse, Jimmy John’s, Wendy’s, IHOP, Cosmo’s Pizza, Chili’s, Popeye’s, Buffalo Wild Wings (OK, you get the gist…basically anywhere) – if I see something with spicy ranch on the menu, I’m ordering it. If you love Taco Bell spicy ranch, you’ll love this easy homemade sauce! Spicy Ranch Dressingĭo you have something that you always order if you see it on a menu? Anything with spicy ranch or zesty ranch is that thing for me. Spicy ranch is the perfect salad dressing, dipping sauce for chicken wings, or dip for your favorite sliced vegetables.
