Description
Make this simple, flavorful Crockpot Crack Chicken with bacon, cheddar cheese, and ranch seasoning. It requires minimal prep and cooks perfectly in your slow cooker for easy weeknight meals.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (10.5 oz) can cream of chicken soup
- 8 oz cream cheese, cubed
- 1 packet (1 oz) dry ranch seasoning mix
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Pour the cream of chicken soup over the chicken. Add the cubed cream cheese and the dry ranch seasoning mix.
- Pour the chicken broth around the edges of the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours, until the chicken is cooked through.
- Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred it using two forks. Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker.
- Stir in the shredded cheddar cheese and the crumbled bacon until the cheese melts and everything is combined.
- Stir well until the mixture is creamy. Serve hot.
Notes
- For best results, use low-fat cream cheese and soup if you prefer a lighter version.
- Shred the chicken directly in the slow cooker after cooking for maximum flavor absorption.
- Serve this shredded chicken over rice, in lettuce wraps, on buns, or as a dip with tortilla chips.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 750
- Fat: 28
- Saturated Fat: 14
- Unsaturated Fat: 14
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 6
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 45
- Cholesterol: 150