Ranch Chicken Fried Chicken

Let me start by saying, that these measurements are guesstimates. I’m a dash-of-this, little-of-that kind of cook.

First up, fry the bacon in a skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove it to a stack of paper towels to drain once it is done, but DO NOT drain the pan! You are, however, allowed to turn the stove off. It will be a couple of minutes until you get back to it.

Mix flour, garlic salt, pepper and Lawry’s together. I put mine on a plate and mix with a fork.

On another plate, whip the eggs and milk together.

Put the chicken in a large plastic bag and pound it out with a meat tenderizer to about 1/2 inch thick so that it can cook through in the skillet.

At this point, go ahead and turn the stove back to medium-high heat. If there isn’t a layer of grease coating the bottom of the pan from the bacon, go ahead and add in a little vegetable oil.

Put each chicken breast directly into the flour mixture. Flip it over a couple of times to make sure the whole thing has a layer of flour on it. Gently shake it off and dunk it in the egg mixture. Flip it over a few times to make sure the whole thing has a layer of egg on it.
Now, back into the flour. Make sure it has a good coating of flour, then send it to the skillet.

IMPORTANT: Chicken must cook thoroughly!

For me, this took about 4 minutes on the first side, then I flipped it over for about 3 minutes on the other side, but it all depends on how thick your chicken is. Remove the chicken to a paper towel to drain.

Turn the broiler of your oven on the “Low” setting.

Get out an over safe dish to assemble your masterpiece. I went with a grungy cookie sheet.

Ok, layer like this:

First goes the chicken fried chicken. Next, slather a heaping tablespoon or two of Ranch dressing on each piece of chicken. Then, slap a couple of slices of bacon on top. Lastly, top it off with the mozzarella cheese slices.

Place the whole thing in the oven for just a minute or two. You have to watch it; broilers can be tricky!
When the cheese is melty looking and delicious, take it out and Voila! Ranch Chicken Fried Chicken!

Variation: add a layer of freshly diced tomatoes under the cheese. I didn’t have any tomatoes… so I left that part out this time.