Baked “Fried” Pickles With Chipotle Ranch
- SERVES: 42 pickles (recipe can be halved or reduced by one third)
- PREP: 15 minutes
- TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes
I’d bet the ranch on these crispy babies.
It feels like I’ve been training my whole life to make your game-time snacking dreams come true, and I think with this recipe I can hang up my cleats for good. I mean, pickles and crushed chips and chipotle ranch in one recipe gets me like a lifetime of extra points, am I right? You get to bake the pickle chips! They’re easy! And the dip is a ranchy smoky dream you will be repurposing for your next-day salad, I promise you.
- 1
(1-ounce) packet Hidden Valley Ranch Buttermilk Ranch dressing mix
- 1
cup buttermilk, shaken
- 1
cup mayonnaise
- 1
tablespoon sauce from a can of chipotle en adobo (reserve the chipotles for another time)
- 1
(24-ounce) ounce jar sliced dill sandwich or chip pickles, drained
- 1
cup all-purpose flour
- 3
eggs, beaten
- 1
(8-ounce) bag Lays potato chips, crushed into small pieces (about 1½ cups crushed)
Pinch kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
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