Chicken & Bacon Ranch-Style Sub at Home

Subway copycat · ⏱ 30 mins · Difficulty: Easy · Serves 2 · By Sophie Bernard

Grilled chicken, crispy bacon, salad and ranch dressing in a soft sub roll. The real Chicken & Bacon Ranch is from $10.95, 1,950 kJ (6-inch price). Build follows Subway’s published sub format; no dedicated Chicken & Bacon Ranch copycat was found.

The Original

Chicken & Bacon Ranch
Price: $10.95 (pickup)
Energy: 1,220 kJ (292 cal)
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A homemade Subway-style chicken and bacon ranch sub with grilled chicken and ranch dressing

Ingredients

Home-kitchen amounts for 2 — standard home-cooking quantities for this dish, not the chain’s recipe (chains do not publish theirs). Difficulty: Easy.

  • 300 g chicken breast fillets
  • 4 rashers streaky bacon
  • Ranch dressing: ½ cup mayonnaise, 2 tbsp sour cream, 1 tsp lemon juice, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp onion powder, 1 tbsp chopped dill and chives
  • 2 long white sub rolls (about 30 cm each)
  • 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
  • 1 tomato, thinly sliced
  • ¼ red onion, thinly sliced
  • Salt and cracked pepper

Method

  1. Season the chicken and grill or pan-fry 5–6 minutes per side until cooked through. Rest 5 minutes, then slice.
  2. Fry the bacon until crisp and drain.
  3. Stir the ranch dressing ingredients together and chill while the chicken rests.
  4. Split the rolls without cutting all the way through and warm 3 minutes in a low oven.
  5. Layer the chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato and onion, then drizzle generously with ranch. Tip: make the ranch while the chicken rests — it needs those few minutes for the garlic and herbs to bloom — and slice the chicken after resting, or it dries out before it reaches the roll.

Frequently Asked Questions

How close is this to the real Chicken & Bacon Ranch?

This is a home-kitchen copycat, not the chain’s recipe — the chain does not publish its recipe. It is built to sit beside the original: the real Chicken & Bacon Ranch is $10.95 for pickup with 1,220 kJ (292 cal). Compare the two before you cook — the home version trades the chain’s equipment for a frypan and an oven.

How long does it take, and how hard is it?

About 30 minutes, rated Easy difficulty, serving 2.

What do I need to make it?

The ingredients are listed below — starting with 300 g chicken breast fillets, 4 rashers streaky bacon, Ranch dressing: ½ cup mayonnaise, 2 tbsp sour cream, 1 tsp lemon juice, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp onion powder, 1 tbsp chopped dill and chives, and 5 more. Quantities are home-kitchen amounts, written to serve 2.

What does the original cost at Subway?

The real Chicken & Bacon Ranch is $10.95 (pickup), 1,220 kJ. Prices vary by location and delivery is higher.

Where can I check the original dish?

On its own dish page — open the Chicken & Bacon Ranch at Subway page for the price, kJ and calories.

Is this recipe the chain’s official recipe?

No — no Top 10 chain publishes its recipes. Every recipe on this site is a copycat written from the dish’s published description and the home-kitchen method below, and the comparison box shows the real dish’s price and kJ so you can judge it yourself.

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