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I was browsing through the $5 Dinner Mom’s website when I came across her ingenious idea to mix up a big batch of seasonings at one time for an easy homemade Ranch dressing. We also love this Swiss Cheese Dip!
Quick and Easy Homemade Ranch Dip Recipe
Once your spice mixture has been made it’s a very simple process to add your perishable ingredient whenever you’re in the mood for some homemade dressing. Talk about being efficient! You could even prepare them ahead of time in separate bags or containers to mix up once you're ready.
A Sour Cream Ranch Dip for Everyone
Now we prefer a Ranch dip over a dressing at our house (especially since it magically makes my 6-year-old eat twice as many carrots as normal) so below is a modified version that turns Erin’s spice mixture into a Ranch dip instead of a Ranch dressing.
This gives it a thicker consistency overall, making it a perfect dip for veggie trays that the whole family will enjoy. It's a lot cheaper than pre bought spice mixes and easily more nutritious than the bottled stuff. No preservatives here! Just a few simple ingredients that make for a fresh and easy to make dip.
How to Reduce the Fat Content of This Dip Recipe
If you want to save on calories and dollars at the same time, there's an incredibly easy substitution you can make here! Greek yogurt doesn't just add substantial protein content to the mix, but is slightly less calorie dense than cream cheese. (Some people may prefer the flavor, too!)
To use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream, simply swap the sour cream in the ranch dip recipe below for equal parts Greek yogurt.
Here's a little video showing you how simple it is to make! Enjoy!
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Ranch Flavored Dip
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon parsley (dried)
- 1 teaspoon dill (dried)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon basil (dried)
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- sour cream (for serving)
Instructions
- Mix together the first six ingredients down to the pepper. Store in an airtight container.
- When you are ready to make the dip stir 1 tablespoon of the spice mixture together with ½ cup sour cream. Serve with fresh sliced veggies or whole-wheat pretzels.
- Save the remaining dry spice mixture in spice cabinet or pantry for another day.
Judi says
I'm going to adapt this by adding dried sour cream powder so that all I need to add is water! Shelf Reliance sells sour cream powder and I am a user/distributor!
Judi says
I'm going to adapt this by adding dries sour cream powder so that all I need to add is water! Shelf Reliance sells sour cream powder and I am a user/distributor!
Cathy says
This us good, but it is WAY better if you use fresh herbs - esp the parsley and dill. Easy to grow and yummy!
Danielle says
I have been using PLAIN GREEK YOGURT as my sour cream in a lot of foods like baked potatoes and tacos. It works great for this dip too! My sour cream lover friend can't tell the difference :)
Jennifer Texter says
Do you have any Dill Dip recipes?
Amy says
I've been making something almost identical to this using Fage 0% Greek yogurt instead of sour cream and adding a tbsp of lemon juice for tanginess. Add buttermilk to the yogurt to make as a dressing (more liquid).
Andrea says
Have you tried this with greek yogurt vs sour cream? I like to make a simple dip of plain greek yogurt with dill (i like that kind that you can buy and keep in the fridge...I think they are freeze dried), garlic powder and lemon pepper. I think I'll make that for my daughter's party this weekend!!
Sandy Kay says
I use Fage yogurt to replace sour cream for any recipe - you can't tell the difference!
Sally says
I love both Fage Greek yogurt and sour cream. I've never understood people saying that they can't tell the difference because I certainly can.
Kara says
"Know"
Patti says
Ha what perfect timing, I was planning on looking up a recipe for this today and you posted it :) Thanks so much!!
Dawn says
I love this idea. We use dressing in our home. Can we make a full containers worth and store in the fridge?
Kara says
I'd like to omow this too!
Assistant to 100 Days (Jill) says
Hi Dawn. I'm sure you can. I would just be careful as to how quickly you will go through it since it will have a shorter shelf life than store bought dressings. Jill
Steph says
Wow! Thanks for the recipe! Tastes amazing!!
Yvearl says
Love the homemade Ranch idea! Thanks!
Jenn says
I wish there was a "pin it" button as I'm already in pintrest from another recipe so I can't pin this unless I open safari. PITA :)
R says
What kind of sour cream do you use?
Assistant to 100 Days (Jill) says
I usually buy the whole milk organic valley.
Kristin says
FYI organic valley uses cornstarch as a thickening agent in their sour cream. We avoid unnecessary additions of corn products in food. The whole foods 365 organic version is just cultured cream. Trader Joe's also makes a cornstarch free organic version as well.
Natasha says
Lisa,
Do you have any suggestions for heavy cream replacements? I have a severe anaphylactic reaction to carrageenan that is found in several food items including ultra-pateurized heavy cream. I have a difficult time in finding heavy cream that is not ultra-pasteruized where I live.
Love your blog! Thank you!
100 Days of Real Food says
Hi there - What are you trying to make exactly (this particular recipe doesn't call for cream)?
Kristen Sproul says
You can make your own "sour cream" by adding lemon juice to milk or cream. If you google "kitchen ingrediant substitutions" you should find a website, but I think it is a tablespoon lemon juice added to 1 cup of milk. Stir and let sit for a few minutes (maybe 10). I have done this substitution when I haven't had sour cream on hand.
LavandulaLady says
What you're describing is a way to make buttermilk. Not sure it would be a good sub for sour cream.
Katie says
Daisy sour cream does not contain any additional ingredients. It contains only cultured cream. (I realize this is an old post, but thought it might be helpful for others looking at the sour cream options)
Mallorie says
Thanks, Katie, this is helpful! :)
DuhDude says
For a healthy sour cream substitute, add lemon juice to plain yogurt. That's what we did in Spain where they don't have sour cream, and it's not half bad!
dawn says
I found a website to convert this to larger quantities. I'm going to try and make a big batch of it and store it so it's always ready!!
Michelle says
Oops. Can "you" list the dressing version, too.
100 Days of Real Food says
If you follow the link to the $5 dinner mom's website it has the dressing version there.
Michelle says
This sounds great. Can list the dressing version, too?
Jenn says
I am so excited to find this recipe! My girls love veggies and ranch too, but the last time I checked store-bought ranch dressing, the first ingredient was vegetable oil and the second ingredient was HFCS. Seriously?? What a disappointment!
I can't wait to try your recipe - i actually have all the ingredients on hand! Thanks!
Jillian says
Try replacing the sour cream with plain greek yogurt for extra protein! I also love mixing avocado and plain greek yogurt together a dip, very easy with 2 ingredients! I put it on toast for a quick breakfast as well.
suda says
great recipe...bye bye Hidden Valley....i do add a bit more seasoning when making dressing
Brooke says
I LOOOOOOOVE this!!!! Taste great in anything and everything!!! Thank you soooooo much for this! I am in love with your website, true inspiration!! :)
Superfood Sisters says
Thank you! Thank you! I am so excited to try this! I love ranch but I hate what is in it! This looks fast and healthy and I can not wait to try it!!
Barely says
Just made this! It was a bit bland and my husband complained it just tasted like sour cream. So I added in a bit of sea salt and.... A 1/2 tsp of honey. It sounds weird but the honey made this dip come alive! Great spice recipe though! It's perfect! Thx for the great idea!
Aisha says
Yeah...it was a little bland...but I took your advice added about 1/8 tsp salt and the honey. It was great!
Julie says
We love this recipe! Unfortunately, my oldest prefers 'fiesta ranch.' Anyone know what goes into it? I have tried a few times to make it, but I am missing something!
amanda says
On this same note. I use Boathouse's yogurt ranch at home. Kids will magically eat carrots and bell pepper sticks in it! I find it only at Meijer or health food stores.
Holly says
Yay! I went on my first dedicated "real food" shopping trip yesterday, and was wondering what I would do when we run out of the homemade ranch that I have in the fridge. I usually use the mix packets from the store, but knew there would be all kinds of unpronouncable and undesireable ingredients in there. Thanks for the recipe!
Yadsia @ShopCookMake says
Much better than the bottled stuff! Do you think it would go well with Vegan Mayo instead of the Sour Cream?
100 Days of Real Food says
I am not sure b/c I've never tried vegan mayo!
lilmrsmchenry says
I would try it with a vegan kefir since it has a similar sour taste IMO.
Tiffany says
Awesome, thanks! I will try this with Greek Yogurt.
Tiffany says
This will be so awesome to use in any recipe that calls for Ranch dip mix (with MSG, of course)! Thank you for posting :)
Lindsay says
I do half sour cream half Greek yogurt and then add milk till its the right consistency for salad dressing. We also add cottage cheese to ours for more texture. YUM!
Nikki says
Lisa - the timing of this couldn't be more perfect! I'm making a recipe for taco soup that calls for a packet of ranch dressing seasoning, and I thought, there has got to be a way I can do this myself without all the yuck of MSG and other weird ingredients. And behold - you post this recipe! Thanks so much!!
Julie says
I am excited to try this recipe. I am curious to see, if by adding a milk product and making it runnier would, in fact, make it a nice salad dressing to replace our store bought ranch.
Stacey says
Checked the ingredients on the store bought Ranch dressing in our fridge last week and the second ingredient was MSG! Third was high fructose corn syrup. I threw it away pretty quickly, so finding a "from scratch" Ranch dressing was definitely on my to do list.
Lisa says
What a great idea! I just hope my kids approve this whole changing the way we eat is throwing my older two off a little! :) But I am sure in time they will get use to it! Thanks for sharing!
Jessi says
love it! Especially that there is no salt in this (everything usually has WAY too much) thanks!
LaDona says
Ok...the timing of finding this recipe in my inbox (my first by the way) could not have been anymore perfect. I was searching on line homemade ranch dressing recipes when I switched over to my email to find this homemade ranch (dip/dressing)! :-) Anyhow...can't wait to try it!
Sharon says
I will give this a try with Greek Yogurt which is typically less processed.
lilmrsmchenry says
Have you tried making your own sour cream? All you need is 1 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup buttermilk and a sterilized mason jar. Put your two ingredients in your hot mason jar. Put the lid on and let it sit on your counter for at least 24 hours. At that point check for consistency. When it is, stick it in the fridge. Once you have made your starter batch then you can skip the buttermilk and use a 1/4 cup of the sour cream with a cup of heavy cream.
TracyDK says
this is so awesome! My son eats Ranch on everything. So I'm really happy to find a recipe that I can make a dip or a dressing out of really easily. Thank you!
Pam @ Ramblings of a Happy Homemaker says
Finding a way to ditch store bought ranch dressing has been on my to-do list. I'm so glad you posted this. So many of the recipes I've seen require the chopping of several fresh veggies. I'm not opposed to fresh veggies, but spending lots of time making home-made dressing isn't high on my priority list for time right now. :0) This is totally doable!