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Crack Chicken {Crockpot}
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Crack Chicken is a delicious combination of shredded chicken, cream cheese, Ranch seasoning, cheese and bacon! It’s slow cooked in your crock pot and is the perfect quick and easy sandwich filling for busy weeknight meals or quick lunches.
If you love easy slow cooker chicken recipes I think you’re going to love this Crack Chicken! Chicken simmered in a cheesy sauce flavored with bacon and ranch is always a favorite dinner at our house. I can pop the ingredients in the crock pot in the morning, let it simmer all day, and then we scoop it onto hamburger buns for a super easy dinner.
In case you’re wondering, it’s called Crack Chicken because the combination of bacon, ranch, and cheese is such an irresistible combination of flavors. Have you tried my Crack Potatoes? It’s the same idea except instead of cooking it in the oven the chicken is cooked in the crock pot. Same delicious bacon, cheese, and ranch seasoning flavors but served up as a main dish!
All you need for this easy slow cooker chicken are five simple ingredients and 10 minutes to get it prepped for the crock pot. We love it on hamburger buns, but you can also serve Crack Chicken over rice or pasta. It’s up to you!
If you have a pressure cooker, you might want to check out my Instant Pot Crack Chicken, too!
WHAT DO I NEED TO IT?
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- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Ranch seasoning mix
- Cream cheese
- Bacon bits
- Cheddar cheese
How do I make Crack Chicken?
- Mix Ingredients – Place the chicken in the crock pot and top it with the ranch seasoning and cubed cream cheese.
- Cook – Turn the crock pot on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
- Finishing touches – Shred the chicken and add the bacon bits and cheddar cheese. Cover the crock pot and cook the chicken for 10 minutes more. Serve on hamburger buns.
How long is it good for in the fridge?
Store the Crack Chicken in an airtight container and it will keep for three to four days in the refrigerator. You can also freeze it! Just transfer it to a freezer-safe airtight container and it will keep for up to three months.
How do you shred chicken breast?
The easiest way to shred chicken is with a stand mixer! That’s right, throw your whole chicken breasts in there and turn it on low. Let it magically shred that chicken.
If you don’t have a stand mixer simply use two forks. Use one fork to hold the chicken in place and the other to shred the chicken into pieces. Once you’ve shredded the chicken you can add the bacon bits and cheddar cheese.
How do I boil chicken?
- Boiling chicken is very easy and a great way to cook it! Place boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a large pot. Cover them with water (you can also use chicken stock or broth) add seasonings like salt, pepper and dried herbs and bring the pot to a boil. Once boiling, lower the heat to maintain a simmer and cover the pot with a lid.
- Depending on how many chicken breasts you are boiling, the cooking time will vary. For two to three chicken breasts it will take approximately 8 to 15 minutes depending on how thick they are. The best way to tell if your chicken is done is with a meat thermometer. The internal temperature of the chicken should be 165 degrees F.
What should I serve with Crack Chicken?
Crack Chicken is great served on hamburger buns with potato chips or French fries on the side. Or, add a vegetable side dish like Broccoli Salad, Roasted Cauliflower or 7 Layer Salad. If you don’t want to serve it on hamburger buns, you can also serve it with pasta or rice. Or, roll it up in tortillas for easy wrap sandwiches.
More delicious Crock Pot Dinners!
I know your family is going to love this Crack Chicken – it’s one of our favorite slow cooker chicken recipes! Looking for more slow cooker dinner ideas? Be sure to check out some of my other favorite recipes.
- Crock Pot BBQ Chicken – Tender, juicy and delicious flavored with liquid smoke and smothered in barbecue sauce.
- Crock Pot Hot Ham & Cheese Sandwiches – Layers of tender ham, a cheese all cooked in your Crock Pot!
- French Dip Sandwiches – The roast beef is slow cooked all day in your crock pot so it’s falling apart tender when you pile it high in your toasted hoagie roll with melted provolone cheese.
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Crack Chicken
Quick and easy crack chicken recipe is made in the Crockpot! Tender, chicken with cream cheese, bacon, cheese and Ranch seasoning!
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 499kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 oz packet ranch seasoning mix
- 2 packages cream cheese 8 oz each, cubed
- 2.8 oz bacon bits
- 1 c. shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Spray crock pot with non stick spray. Place the chicken breasts on the bottom of the crock pot. Top with ranch seasoning and cubed cream cheese.
- Cook on low 6-8 hours or on High for 4 hours.
- When cooking time is done shred the chicken with two forks. Then add the cheese and bacon. Stir to combine and cook on low for about 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Serve on buns or how ever you would like to enjoy it!
Nutrition
Calories: 499kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 176mg | Sodium: 933mg | Potassium: 577mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1092IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 274mg | Iron: 1mg
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Tried it and yes the mixture of cheese, bacon, and cream cheese is delicious. However I’d recommend seasoning the chicken at least with a little salt and pepper first as I didnt feel the ranch dressing packet added that much flavor and adding a little bit of chicken broth to it. The cream cheese does not make enough liquid right off and my chicken breasts burned a little on the bottom even with me using non stick cooking spray. Went great on a bun though!
Was wondering if left over to next day what can be used to liquify? Mine is dry and didn’t know what could be added to moisten. Thank you
Chicken broth? I have a friend that makes this but she adds chicken broth, like a cup I believe. I’d start with half a cup while reheating on the stove and go from there.
Thanks Lauren! Yes, chicken broth would work great!
I made this on saturday evening but the family switched gears last minute & we all went out to eat. Not only did my husband dip into it when he got home smelling the amazingness thanks to the crockpot but I reheated it the next evening with a touch of chicken broth & added the 1C cheese to it! It was a big hit! We ate it with nacho cheese Doritos (toddler), corn tortilla (me) & a bun (husband). We all loved it!
Do you cook the chicken first?
No, the chicken breasts go into the crock pot raw. Then follow the steps to add the other ingredients.
Made this last night for my husband. He loved it and took it to work for lunch today. I’ll be making this for sure when our whole family gets together. It’s so easy and so delicious.
Sounds like the perfect plan! I’m glad it was a hit!
How to figure out what a serving size is.
Google recipe calculators. Use a free one unless you are seriously keeping track of everything your eating.
1. Write down all the ingredients that you are using. Keep any packaging so that you can reference the oz, brand, calories that your recipe calculator asks for.
2. Your recipe calculator will tell you how many calories in each serving but you will have to tell it how many servings you think you can get out of it.
3. Set pan without your ingredients in it and then hit reset or zero your scale. Write down the weight and divide by the number of servings you wanted..
Just remember your numbers will always be different because you are not her. You don’t have her ingredients. You don’t measure the same or have the same scale. The numbers are listed to give you a rough estimate.
Thanks for this, Diana! You are so right, I can’t give exact nutritional information because it depends on so many different factors.
I know it says 8 servings what is the serving size
I don’t have the exact serving size, it would just be 1/8 of the entire dish. Sorry!
I’m making this tomorrow. I’d sure love to know what a serving weighs approximately so I can simply weigh my portion on my kitchen scale and know my calorie intake. Could you help me with that? Pretty please?
I am not sure of the weight of one serving for this, sorry!
My son made this and it was not enough “liquidy” to cover the chicken. Is there water in this as well?
No there isn’t, the cream cheese should create the creamy sauce for the chicken.
Excellent recipe and so easy to make. I served it on a bun. I’m wondering if anyone has tried it on a biscuit.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I fixed this today and it was delicious on a bun. Plan to cook it again and would highly recommend people trying this recipe.
Thanks Connie!