We love a good party dip. Something we can crowd around with a bag of chips and just enjoy as a snack or an appetizer as a family. This dill pickle chicken bacon ranch dip is a crowd pleaser and perfect for parties or cookouts. It is a perfect balance of dill pickle flavors and creaminess from the cheeses. It comes together in one pot so seamlessly and makes the perfect party dip for game nights and family gatherings.

a picture of dip in a skillet surrounded by chips

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My family loves dill pickle flavors in their food. One of their top favorites is The Best Creamy Dill Pickle Pasta Salad.

There is just something about pickle flavored foods that makes us gravitate towards them! This is definitely one of those recipes! This recipe is perfect for game nights or cookouts – any kind of get-togethers, really!

It is creamy and dill pickle-y, and perfect on any potato chip, cracker, or pretzel.

Why you’ll love Dill Pickle Chicken Bacon Ranch Dip

Yummy – I enjoyed this as leftovers for a few days when I was testing it. It is so good! It makes the perfect snack or lunch!

Simple – The recipe is so easy and it comes together so simply. There is not a lot of prep work or precooking (aside from chopping the pickles and crisping up the bacon).

Crowd Pleaser – This dip makes the perfect appetizer, potluck, get together – really anything where you want to bring a dip to feed a bunch of people!

Everyday Ingredients – Nothing fancy here! You can even grab all of your ingredients from Aldi!

Supplies needed to make Dill Pickle Chicken Bacon Ranch Dip

I use this electric cooker with so many of my one-pot-dinners. I absolutely love it!
Cutting board and knife for chopping your pickles and cubing your cheese
Measuring cups and measuring spoons
A wooden spoon for cooking your bacon and mixing all of your ingredients in the skillet

Ingredients

Bacon – This recipe includes crispy bacon. Who doesn’t love a recipe with some delicious crispy bacon? The bacon adds that yummy saltiness to the dip and, of course, the bacon flavor!

Canned Chicken – You can use rotisserie chicken in place of the canned chicken if you are looking for easy. You could even make the chicken yourself!

Pickles and Pickle Juice – I love using the Aldi brand refrigerated pickles (the Atomic ones are my go to!) in my recipes. It has the best flavor and kick!

Cream Cheese – Just a normal, full fat, block of cream cheese is used in this recipe.

Sour Cream – The sour cream gives this dip that creamy dip-like consistency.

Ranch Packet – I used the restaurant style ranch packet in this recipe but you can use what you have on hand.

The full recipe, along with the ingredients, can be found below.

How to make Dill Pickle Chicken Bacon Ranch Dip

First, crisp up your bacon in your pan. I love using my electric skillet for these kinds of recipes! Once my bacon was finished cooking, i placed my bacon on a paper plate lined with paper towels, and drained off the grease from the pan.

Then, I added all of my ingredients to the skillet – the drained can of chicken, bacon, cream cheese, cubed monterey cheese, chopped pickles, pickle juice, and ranch packet.

Next, I allowed the skillet to come to a slight simmer, on low and covered, for about 10-15 minutes (or until everything is melted).

Finally, I gently stirred all of the ingredients together until they were mixed well.

dill pickle chicken bacon ranch dip closeup

mans hand dipping chip in the chicken bacon ranch dip

Lastly, but most importantly, we grabbed our chips and began enjoying this super delicious dip!

Tips

You can use any pickle brand. I particularly love Aldi’s refrigerated pickle, especially their Atomic pickles! But, any pickles will do!
You can use any kind of chicken you want! Rotisserie chicken and canned chicken keeps this recipe super easy (with less dishes – y’all know how much I hate dishes). But, if you’d prefer, you can always cook up your own chicken breast for this recipe!
This recipe is definitely one of those recipes you’ll want to enjoy while it is warm (or hot!). If you have leftovers that you want to refrigerate, just keep in mind it hardens as it gets cold!

FAQs

The key ingredients are canned chicken, bacon, pickles, pickle juice, cream cheese, monterey cheese, and a ranch packet.

Store your dip in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. It should be enjoyed while it is hot but can be refrigerated and reheated when you are ready to eat it.

I used canned white meat chicken for this recipe to keep it low fuss and low clean up but you can always cook your own chicken breast or use a rotisserie chicken.

Yes you can! I love monterey for this recipe but you can use monterey jack cheese, colby jack, or even a mild cheddar!

I LOVE Aldi’s refrigerated pickles! Their Atomic pickles are some of my favorite pickles to eat but you really can use any pickle in this recipe. They all work!

I love potato chips for this dip but pretzels ad crackers would be great along with carrots and celery.

Recipe

cooker with dip sitting on a counter surrounded by chips and pickles

Dill Pickle Chicken Bacon Ranch Dip

This dill pickle chicken bacon ranch dip is a crowd pleaser and perfect for parties or cookouts. It is a perfect balance of dill pickle flavors and creaminess from the cheeses. It comes together in one pot so seamlessly and makes the perfect party dip for game nights and family gatherings.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Ingredients

12 ½ ounce Canned Chicken drained
12 ounce Bacon fried
8 ounce Monterey Cheese cubed
8 ounce Cream Cheese
1 cup Chopped Pickles (your favorite brand)
1 Ranch Packet
1 ½ cups Sour Cream (full fat)
¼ cup Pickle Juice

Instructions

Fry your bacon until it is crispy. Sometimes, I cook them in slices and then chop them or you can slice it into small pieces before slicing.
Set your bacon to the side on a paper towel. Drain off most of the bacon grease from the pan.
Add all of your ingredients into the pan – your canned chicken, chopped pickles, bacon, Monterey cheese, cream cheese, ranch packet, sour cream, and pickle juice.
Cover and cook on low until your Monterey cheese is fully melted.
With a spatula, combine all of the ingredients.
Let it cool down slightly before enjoy. It is best enjoyed warm, directly out of the pan.