This spicy ranch sauce recipe is a unique, delicious, easy-to-make dip or condiment perfect for fries, chicken, sandwiches, and more! Try it with these crispy air fryer portobello mushrooms!
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This spicy ranch recipe is bold, flavorful, and offers a unique spin on classic ranch dip. It's gluten-free and works great as a dip for roasted broccoli and cauliflower, and other veggies and chips, or as a sauce for sandwiches and salads!
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🔖 Ingredients & Substitutions
- Hot sauce: I recommend choosing a vinegar-based hot sauce like sambal oelek, Tabasco, Frank's Red Hot, or Sriracha. Alternatively, if you have a different sauce you prefer, you may want to add ½ teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice.
- Chili powder: I use gochugaru (Korean chili powder), but you can also use regular chili powder, red pepper flakes, or even jalapeno powder.
- Mayo & sour cream: I use both at a 1:1 ratio for the best texture and taste. You can swap for Greek yogurt or homemade yogurt as a high-protein alternative, if you wish.
- Half & half: Buttermilk is even better if you have it. You can also use heavy cream. Omit if you want a thicker spicy ranch dip.
- Seasonings: Dried parsley, dried dill, onion powder, garlic powder. You can use pre-made ranch seasoning if you prefer.
- Optional: I like to finish it off with some diced kimchi, but this is optional. You may also want to add diced serrano or jalapeno peppers, chives, green onions, etc.
🌶️ How To Make Spicy Ranch Sauce
Step 1: In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, parsley, dill, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt.
Step 2: Add half & half, hot sauce, cayenne, and chili powder, then stir until smooth.
Pro Tip: This ranch dip isn't overly spicy, but if you want it hotter, you can increase the amount of hot sauce & chili powder, or add diced jalapeno or serrano peppers.
Step 3 (optional): Dice up some kimchi or serranos and sprinkle on top of spicy ranch sauce before serving. Garnish with a swirl of hot sauce and a pinch of dill.
Looking for more sauce recipe ideas? You'll definitely want to try this easy Taco Bell quesadilla sauce recipe!
🍽️ Serving Suggestions
This recipe works great as a spicy homemade ranch dressing for your favorite salad or rice bowl. It's also a great dipping sauce for vegetables, fries, and chips. These chicken chips and air fried green tomatoes go great with spicy ranch dip, as does Korean fried chicken and chicken bulgogi.
Spicy ranch dip also makes a great sauce for chicken wings, smoked burgers, wraps, sandwiches, dill pickle pizza, and more! Try it on a BLT, club, or gourmet grilled cheese.
🤷🏻♀️ Recipe FAQs
You can add spice to any store-bought ranch or ranch mix by adding hot sauce, red pepper flakes, chili powder, diced spicy peppers (such as jalapeños, serranos, and habaneros), diced kimchi, cayenne pepper, and jalapeno powder.
Fiesta ranch and spicy ranch are two distinctly different condiments. Ranch can be made spicy with a variety of ingredients such as hot sauce, peppers, and spices. Fiesta ranch, on the other hand, isn't particularly spicy and features southwest flavors and ingredients such as corn, black beans, tomatoes, onions, cheese, and bacon.
👩🏻🍳 Pro Tips
- You can make this spicy ranch recipe ahead of time, or right before serving!
- Allowing it to sit in the refrigerator overnight will give it time for the flavors to mingle.
- Store leftover spicy ranch dip in an airtight container in the fridge.
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If you enjoy this spicy ranch dip, check out this blue cheese dip for hot wings and these other great sauces!
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Ingredients
Method
- In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, parsley, dill, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt.
- Add half & half, hot sauce, cayenne, and chili powder, then stir until smooth.
- Dice up some kimchi or serranos and sprinkle on top of spicy ranch sauce before serving. Garnish with a swirl of hot sauce and a pinch of dill.
Nutrition
Notes
- This ranch sauce isn't overly spicy, but if you want it hotter you can increase the amount of hot sauce & chili powder, or add diced jalapeno or serrano peppers.
- You can make this spicy ranch recipe ahead of time, or right before serving!
- Allowing it to sit in the refrigerator overnight will give it time for the flavors to mingle.
- Store leftover spicy ranch dip in an airtight container in the fridge.
Kelly Methey says
Sounds yummy! I will be making this soon!
Hilda Sterner says
Thanks, Kelly! Hope you like it as much as we do!
Hilda Sterner says
We hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!