Community Pick
Dry Ranch Dressing Mix
"Easy to make and wonderful to have on hand. A real money saver. Great to give bottles of these great dry mixes as shower gifts."
photo by Katimd
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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4 cups
- Serves:
- 42
ingredients
- 15 saltines, finely crushed
- 2 cups minced parsley flakes, crushed
- 1⁄2 cup instant minced onion
- 2 tablespoons dry dill weed
- 1⁄4 cup onion salt
- 1⁄4 cup garlic salt
- 1⁄4 cup onion powder
- 1⁄4 cup garlic powder
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To make salad dressing
- 1 tablespoon ranch dressing mix
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup buttermilk
directions
- Put crackers through blender on high speed until powdered.
- Add parsley, minced onions, and dill weed.
- Blend again until powdered.
- Dump into bowl.
- Stir in onion salt, garlic salt, onion powder, and garlic powder.
- Put into container with tight-fitting lid.
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Reviews
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This is the BEST! I made it using only 1/2 the dill because I was afraid it would be too much. (Personal taste) I added some Hormel Real Bacon Bits to make it into Bacon Ranch and it tasted even better than my favorite that costs about $4.00 a jar. This will be my fav from now on. No more store-bought second best for me! Thanks a bunch Barbara. -
wonderful!!! My family thinks this tastes better than the real stuff. Great dry mixed with butter and poured over popcorn!!! -
I have tried different recipes for 'Ranch' mix, but this one is definetly the best. Instead of using mayo and buttermilk, I used 2 cups of sour cream for the dip. For the dressing I use 1 c. sour cream and 1 c. buttermilk. Good recipe! -
i left out the saltsan went with just the powders an it was much better
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We like to throw a ranch packet in with our ground beef for hamburgers and found that we were going through a ton of ranch packets this summer. This was cheap and a great alternative. I was short on parsley so I just used what I had, I used whole wheat club crackers instead of saltines, used a little extra dill (I LOVE dill), and used 1/2 cup onion powder with 1/2 cup garlic salt because it was what I had. Next time, I'll try and stick to the recipe more with the parsley, onion powder and salt, and garlic powder and salt. It was still delicious though, and we're excited to try this mix as a dressing! Thanks!
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Tweaks
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Excellent, this makes a great dip with a true ranch flavor. I've tried with both sour cream and yogurt. My mods based on preference - omitted saltines, and doubled the garlic and onion powders instead of garlic and onions salts. I don't like dill, and it's not super overpowering in this, but for the next batch I will reduce it by half. I think that will make it perfect for me.
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We like to throw a ranch packet in with our ground beef for hamburgers and found that we were going through a ton of ranch packets this summer. This was cheap and a great alternative. I was short on parsley so I just used what I had, I used whole wheat club crackers instead of saltines, used a little extra dill (I LOVE dill), and used 1/2 cup onion powder with 1/2 cup garlic salt because it was what I had. Next time, I'll try and stick to the recipe more with the parsley, onion powder and salt, and garlic powder and salt. It was still delicious though, and we're excited to try this mix as a dressing! Thanks!
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Aroostook
United States
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