I’ve been buying the wrong brand all these years.

Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm

If theres one thing I know about well, its ranch dressing.

It was a staple in my home growing up.

Bottles of ranch dressing (all different brands) on the counter

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(Give me all the carbs and ranch, like!)

Fast forward some years (lets not say how many!

It has great taste, is reasonably priced, and is one all my kids enjoy.

Olive Garden Ranch

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But when the opportunity arose to taste-test a variety of options, I was all in.

If theres a better ranch dressing out there, I want to know about it!

With this criteria, we set out on an adventure to find the best bottle ranch you might buy.

Hidden Valley Ranch

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I had high hopes for Primal Kitchen because its made from cage-free, organic egg yolks and avocado oil.

Its also dairy-free, sugar-free, and… enjoyment-free.

It had a mustard-like flavor, and my 11-year-old said it tasted like gasoline.

Great Value Ranch Dressing

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Strong words, but the truth.

Walden Farms is calorie-free, fat-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, and basically ranch-free.

My teenage daughter said, It cant even be classified as ranchalso strong words I agree with.

Chick-fil-a ranch dressing

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So, I put the brands with major bite factor at the top of my list.

Olive Gardens ranch has a really creamy texture.

bold flavor, and that tang-a-lang.

My mouth is watering just thinking about it!

This is the one I’d buy again.

Both are creamy and have a neutral ranch flavor.

And their squeals of delight when they like something are the best.

This is still a clear winner!