Creamy Cucumber Chicken Salad with Bacon
This creamy Cucumber Chicken Salad with bacon is the easy summer salad recipe you need in your life!
Why You Will Love This Cucumber Chicken Salad
Ingredients Needed for Cucumber and Chicken Salad
Ingredient quantities for this easy homemade cucumber salad are located in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- English cucumbers
- Cooked chicken (rotisserie, baked, or canned)
- Bacon
- Ranch dressing
- Salt and pepper
- Fresh dill or dried dill (optional)
🥒 A note about cucumbers: English cucumbers are the easiest to use in this recipe because of their thin skin, but they often cost more than regular cucumbers. If you want to use regular cucumbers, that’s no problem at all! You’ll just need to peel and deseed them first (otherwise, they’ll lend a bitter flavor to the salad).
⭐ A note about chicken: You can use any type of chicken meat (breast, thigh, etc.) in this salad.
How To Make Cucumber Chicken Salad (Quick Overview)
The steps below are just a quick overview of how to make the cucumber chicken salad recipe. The full process in detail is located in the recipe card at the end of the post.
There isn’t much to this recipe! Add everything except for the ranch dressing to a bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Mix everything up…
Add the ranch dressing…
And mix well to coat. Pop the salad into the fridge for an hour before serving to make sure everything is nicely chilled and give the flavors a chance to infuse.
Yes, this tastes as amazing as it looks. 😍 I hope you enjoy this easy recipe!
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Cucumber Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cups diced English cucumbers
- 2 cups cubed cooked chicken (rotisserie, baked, or canned)
- 8 slices bacon (cooked and crumbled)
- 1/2 cup ranch dressing
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill or 1 tsp dried dill (optional)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a large bowl and mix them together.
- Chill for at least one hour before serving.
Notes
Nutrition Estimates (Per Serving)
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutrition Estimates are per serving and included as a courtesy only. They are accurate to the best of our knowledge based on the ingredients and brands used, but their accuracy is not guaranteed.
My goodness we love this recipe!!! So simple but so much flavor and fresh crunch. I love making it a day ahead and letting all the flavors come together. Thank you for sharing.
I love hearing this! Thank you so much, Darlene! 😊