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The Five Best Foods to Pair with Ranch Dressing

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Syracuse chapter.

Happy National Ranch day! Choosing between ranch and blue cheese can be a hard decision. However, the options are endless with ranch. These are the best foods to pair with ranch dressing! Get ready to be creative and adventurous with these new and delicious food combinations!

1. Veggies

Carrots, celery, peppers and much more, the options are endless! Every vegetable pairs perfectly with ranch dressing. On top of that, no vegetable platter is complete without a side of ranch. Once a platter is placed for guests to eat, it’s a fact there won’t be any leftovers!

How to incorporate more Vegetables into your day to day diet vegetable tomato
Christin Urso

2. Wings 

Ranch or blue cheese is the big debate on which dipping sauce is the best. My personal fave is dipping a classic buffalo wing into a side of ranch! You cannot go wrong with this classic delicious appetizer or snack! The creamy ranch helps deal with the spiciness of the buffalo sauce. This is what makes this pairing a staple when eating any type of wing.

ranch dressing chicken chicken wings
Abby Smith

3. French Fries

This is a different and weird combination, however, I’m sure you will be pleasantly surprised. Instead of having a side of ketchup with your fries, try dipping them in ranch! It adds a different and unique taste that you won’t go back to using ketchup ever again!

ranch dressing ketchup french fries
Aurora Calderone

4. Pizza

Why continue your pizza eating habits with a boring old cheese slice. Try mixing things up by adding a drizzle of ranch on top. This new combination adds new flavor and takes pizza eating to a whole new level! Pizza eating may never be the same because now you will always be asking for that side of ranch!

ranch dressing pizza cheese
Lauren Kruchten

5. Chicken Tenders

Lastly, this pairing is just another dipping sauce for your typical kid-friendly meal. Switching it up from your regular honey mustard or barbecue allows ranch to be the ultimate pairing with your tenders or nuggets. The creamy ranch flavor combined with the chicken makes this the perfect mix that no one can deny.

Fries for Cries french fries bread
Alex Frank

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Sophie Bass

Syracuse '22