Outback Ranch Dressing - Crave On

by madaise on Dec 16, 2008

Ranch dressing is my favorite dressing.  But I don’t care for the ‘out of the bottle’ dressings.

My daughter gave me this recipe and I’m sure credit must go to Outback directly as it tastes exactly like their yummy ranch dressing.  I made it, and immediately had to have a salad - it was yummmy!

1 cup of real mayo
1/2 cup of milk
1 TBSP Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Mix (powdered)
1/4 tsp cracked pepper (I used fresh)
1/8 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp garlic powder

Mix it all together and top on your favorite salad fixings.

I happened to have 1/2 of a petit filet from Outback (dinner the other night.. we splurged!).. so I sliced off a few slices, heated it in the microwave and put my salad greens right on top of it.  I wish I’d had a few grape tomatoes to add to it, but as it was, with the dressing, I ate it up.

Typically, I like my salads diced up really neat.  Chop the greens into easy to manage bite-size bits, diced tomatoes, diced cucumbers, shredded cheese, and chopped bacon.  I also like fried chicken fingers on top.

One place we like to get salads use to put oriental crunchy noodles on the salad instead of croutons.  We loved this.  Now that I have a good ranch dressing recipe, I may have to stock up on some of the simple salads fixings - like maybe some homemade croutons… oh yum!

Don’t feel like a salad? Chop up some veggies and use it as a dip.. it’s just as tasty.

Yummy Hawaiian Dip with Sweet Bread

by madaise on Aug 6, 2008

This Hawaiian Dip is a favorite around my family and friends. I got the recipes years ago from another friend.. and I share with everyone I know because it’s just that good!

2 loaves Hawaiian bread (it’s a sweet bread - bowl type)
8 ounces real mayonnaise
1 chopped green onion
2 tsp beaumonde spice
3 tbls parsley flakes
3 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic salt
2 big bags of chipped beef, chopped up
16 ounces sour cream

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl (except the bread).

With one loaf of hawaiian bread, tear out the center to form a bowl. The dip will go into this when you are ready to add it. Tear the whole second loaf into bite size pieces for easy dipping and eating.

I use one empty loaf bag to store all the torn dipping pieces. The brand of bread I use comes with an aluminum tray, so, to make use of that I use the empty tray and place it on top of the bread bowl, upside down, to keep it safe when traveling. Great for a potluck or any type of gathering.

Make the day before, to allow all the seasonings to blend nicely.. though, you may want to make extra for everyone taking nibbles on it.. sure happens in my house!