This is one of the recipes I think of as “refrigerator creations,” because so many of my one-dish meals are born out the fact that I had a few random things lounging around in my fridge, and when I tossed them all together they turned out to be so scrumptious. And usually these are not ingredients that I would have planned ahead to combine – it is almost always all sheer luck and circumstance – but in the end they transform themselves into something I would make again and again. Life can be like that in many ways, and more on that later.

In the meantime, here’s how some leftover chicken, a bottle of my favorite ranch dressing, a package of artichokes I found in the freezer and a few other things turned into my current favorite one bowl dinner…let’s make it!