Hidden Valley Original Ranch Restaurant Style Dressing Recipe Mix, 0.4 Ounce (Package May Vary)

This is the "restaurant style" ranch dressing. It is *thin,* not a thick disgusting jelly like the "regular" version from Hidden Valley...or every other bottled ranch. The regular Hidden Valley mix might as well be a dip. They do have a "dip" version, which I assume is even thicker, and that scares me. Never tried it.I grew up in Montana, and after traveling and living in many parts of the country over the last 30 years I've learned that (I don't know why) the ranch dressing in the northwestern US is better than there rest of the country. Maybe that has to do with what food distribution companies operate in the region. Anyway, I know the difference between good ranch and bad ranch. This is as good as you are going to get in a mix. If you moved from a "good ranch" region of the US and now live in a "bad ranch" region...you've been saved, buy this. I don't care how much it costs, you can't put a price on good ranch.If you follow the instructions it's actually too thin...watery. Good ranch should flow like syrup; thin enough to spread out into the salad, but thick enough you don't end up with a pool on your plate. I recommend reducing the amount of liquid to 2/3 cup and then adding more if you want it. This restaurant version DOES NOT continue to thicken after you mix it like the regular mix. If you like good ranch dressing, this is the one for you. If you like gross ranch dressing, buy something else.

I've always loved making my own Ranch at home using the Hidden Valley seasoning mix. I've bought this product 100s of times over the years. I almost always have a bottle made up of it at all times in the fridge. Ranch goes with so many different things that I don't think I have the room to list all of them. Pizza, love it on pizza, my fav application of Ranch!My mom used to make our Ranch and Thousand Island dressing from scratch, a skill she learned working at a ritzy diner in Carmel, CA circa 1940-1950. So, I'm very picky about how my dressing tastes.....cuz you KNOW it's not going to taste like mom's! Now that Mom is gone and my bros tossed all her recipe books (I just about cried, she had books going back to the 40's}So, I have sampled the restaurants in town for who has the best Ranch and Thousand Island. Sadly, my list of restaurants is very short and I'm from a town in NV where you can't toss a stone without hitting a restaurant.....psssst, if they make it to the same recipe all over the US, Denny's has some tasty Ranch but their Thousand Island is YUCK .

It is hard to find this particular ranch in the stores near me. I like that I can order a bundle of these and have them around for a while- I do not use this on everything and I do not make this that regularly but when I want it - it is nice to have a packet to reach for. This is my favorite of the options that hidden valley makes

The best mix for a ranch dip. I mix this with greek yogurt or light sour cream to make ranch dips at home. Add sriracha for a spicy ranch.

came undamaged.great

I really like that this restaurant style mix tastes exactly the same as the original ranch dressing mix. You can use it to make actual ranch dip or mix it in a recipe. I used it to make spicy buffalo turkey chili and it was delicious. The only downside is that 140mg of sodium; but it is still 0 calories!

Never liked regular hidden valley ranch so this was a game changer. SOOO GOOD! Literally the perfect restaurant style ranch.

Almost as good as restaurant ranch. Just as good or better than bottled Hidden Valley.