CROCK POT CRACK CHICKEN RECIPE
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Crock Pot Crack Chicken Recipe is an easy ‘dump and go’ slow cooker recipe that is so good you’ll be addicted to it! Ten minutes of prep with ingredients you probably already have and it has endless meal possibilities.
Also, try this family favorite>Slow Cooker Hoisin Chicken
Hey, hey, it’s also a keto-friendly recipe! It’s filled with bacon, cheese,
My best friend, Lisa, shared this recipe with me a few years back before I started blogging. It’s a staple in my house.
Crock Pot Crack Chicken Recipe
First things first…What is ‘CRACK CHICKEN’?
Crack Chicken is the name of the combination of chicken,
There are variations of the recipe but the basic ingredients are the four noted above. Some people add cheddar cheese, garlic powder, onions, mayonnaise, etc.
I for one think chicken,
Why is this so dang good?
There are a few reasons why Crock Pot Crack Chicken Recipe is so good
- Primarily, this is a ‘dump and go’ slow cooker recipe. I say primarily because you do not want to cook the bacon in a slow cooker. Hence, you will either need to cook the bacon, crumble it, then add it to the Crock-Pot at the end of the cooking process. Or, you can use store-bought bacon bits. While real bacon, cooked and crumbled is much better and cost a lot less per ounce, store-bought bacon bits save a lot of time.
- It’s Keto friendly.
- Get my favorite slow cooker here.
- As well, Crock Pot Crack Chicken Recipe is perfect by itself, it’s also great on a sandwich, in a tortilla, over nachos, as a dip, in quiche, on pizza, over pasta, rice, or potatoes, or on a lettuce wrap for another low carb option!
HOW DO YOU MAKE CRACK CHICKEN IN THE SLOW COOKER?
- Use skinless, boneless chicken breasts so you don’t have a lot of extra fat in the recipe. You can use skinless, boneless thighs.
- I use two packets of seasoning. Otherwise, to me, it was a bit bland.
- Add the mayonnaise and Colby cheddar cheese at the end and stir until melted. (I recommend this mayonnaise.)
Tips for the Best Slow Cooker Crack Chicken
Yes, absolutely. Although I don’t have an Instant Pot I have friends that do. Check out Instant Pot Crack Chicken.
You can eat this by itself, on a bun, or in a tortilla wrap. I also made Bacon Chicken Ranch Sliders which are excellent.
Simply brown the chicken in a skillet. Next, add the remaining ingredients and cook them all in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes. When the chicken is cooked through, shred it then follow the instructions in the original recipe.
I like to serve it with
- Mexican Kale Slaw
- Tex Mex Cole Slaw
- Vinegar Slaw
- Deconstructed Green Bean Bundles
- Orange Salad
- Wedge Salad
This chicken recipe freezes well. Freeze it in an airtight container (<my favorite freezer containers) and let it thaw fully before reheating, you can definitely make this cooked chicken days ahead of time and store it in your freezer.
Yes, absolutely. Chicken thighs have so much flavor.
The FDA does not recommend using frozen chicken in the slow cooker because of the length of time it takes to cook. If you do use frozen, check the internal temperature of the chicken breast with an instant-read thermometer. The safe internal temperature for chicken is 165°F.
Ingredients you’ll need
- Chicken breasts
- Ranch dressing seasoning store-bought or my homemade recipe
- Cream cheese
- Mayonnaise
- Colby/Cheddar cheese (or you can use just cheddar)
- Bacon
- Green onions
Stock up on boneless, skinless chicken breasts when they are on sale. There are plentiful chicken recipes on my site for boneless, skinless chicken.
You can use more than 2 pounds of chicken without changing the other ingredients and it’ll still be good. As well, you can double the recipe and it will still be good. It’s a very versatile recipe!
Also, you can omit mayonnaise if it’s not your thing. I like the tang mayo that gives this recipe but it’s good without it too.
Furthermore, if you don’t want it as creamy, you can half the
What to serve with Crock Pot Crack Chicken Recipe
- Crispy Roast Potatoes
- ‘Baked’ Sweet Potato
- Napa Cabbage Ramen Slaw (Salad)
- Vinegar-Based Slaw (wonderful with the creamy sauce of this chicken!)
- Best Cobb Salad for a crowd
- Green Goddess Salad
You can use the Chicken Bacon Ranch Chicken as a filling for these recipes.
While you’re here, check out these delicious slow cooker recipes!
UPDATE 11-12-19: I read your comments and a lot of you thought the recipe as written is too salty. Therefore, I created a Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix Recipe so that you can control the salt in this recipe. You can substitute this homemade ranch seasoning for the packs listed below in the recipe. (3 tablespoons of this mix = 1 packet of store-bought seasoning mix) CLICK HERE FOR HOMEMADE RANCH SEASONING RECIPE
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Save To Your Recipe BoxIngredients
- 3 to 4 medium chicken breasts boneless, skinless (about 2 pounds)
- 2 {1-ounce packages} Ranch dressing mix *SEE HOMEMADE RANCH DRESSING RECIPE IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR SEASONING AND CONTROL THE SALT.
- 8 ounces cream cheese cut into cubes
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 pound bacon cook and crumbled
- 2 cups Colby cheddar cheese shredded
- 2 to 3 tablespoons green onions sliced (optional ingredient)
- 2 tablespoons jalapenos diced (optional ingredient)
Instructions
- Crock Pot Crack Chicken Recipe – Slow Cooker, fast, easy, keto recipe. See 'what to serve with crack chicken' in the post above.
- Please read the post above as well as the comments if you have a question.
- Place chicken breasts in the slow cooker. Sprinkle ranch dressing mix and cream cheese over chicken.
- Cook on high 3 hours or low 5 to 6 hours.
- With 2 forks, shred chicken and stir. Stir in mayonnaise. Sprinkle cheese, bacon, green onions, and jalapenos over chicken. Serve on buns, lettuce leaves, or soft or crunchy tortilla shells
This dish is a huge hit with the whole family. My favorite way to make this is to skip the mayonnaise and actually add HORSERADISH!!! It seems a little odd. But I tell you it tastes just as amazing!
Oh wow!! I’ve got to try horseradish!
The horse radish is amazing I bet!
Hi there-I love this idea but was worried about my non horseradish lovers. Was the flavor extremely noticeable?
Thanks!
The best part of the horseradish is I didnt add it until I dished out for everyone. So that way each person can add as little or as much horseradish to the dish! So its completely personable! So non horseradish lovers can enjoy it at the same time!!! Hope this helps! Xoxo
This was super good and really easy to make. My son has issues with dairy so I used vegan cream cheese and vegan mayo. Left the cheese out of the pot and just put it on the table for those who wanted it. It came out great. I can’t believe how quick this was to put together and it was yummy. Because of comments about saltiness I went with one packet of Ranch but after tasting towards the end I added another half a packet. Added about half the recommended bacon instead which was plenty. We served over rice but I caught my teenagers putting it on Naan for a late night snack. They also added a dash of Crystal hot sauce & said that made it even better.
I made this twice now and by the time it turned out great it’s very fast and easy to prepare and I always do mine 3 hours so I cook it on high for 3 hours you can put it on buns you can eat it with crackers or you can put it over rice
Delicious! I made it two nights ago, with a baked potato. There’s sadly not quite enough left over for dinner tonight. I’m currently cooking another chicken breast, halving the recipe, then will combine.
One ranch packet was plenty, I used the Ranch Dip packet. Will have it with rice tonight. Yummy!
What could I use beside mayo if I want to add the cheese. I am not a fan of mayo
sour cream
Salty Tears writes….
I was excited to make this for the family but sadly it is going be tossed. This busy working mom with 2 kids e-learning is not happy at all. It was very easy to make but there was way, Way, WAAAAYYY too much salt!
I used the 2 packets of Ranch as instructed and it is so salty everyone agreed to toss it. Now to try to figure out what else to make for tonight! : (
I would be willing to try this again but I will definitely only use 1 packet of ranch!!!
I included a recipe for a no salt Ranch dressing mix.
I had already started a chicken breast in the crockpot with Bernstein’s Italian dressing. It cooked quite awhile, then I added the cream cheese. It wasn’t quite so tangy. I didn’t even add the other ingredients. It was delicious over buttered toast. Thank you. I just couldn’t face plain chicken breast again.
I’ve got the ingredients in my cart to make this but what do you all find it goes best with? I can’t decide 🙂
Hey there! I was planning to make this tonight, but I purchased the “ranch dip” packet instead of the *dressing*…. is this going to be a dippy disater?!
It will be okay to use the dip
I’m also wonder about the serving size.
This recipe seems amazing I can’t wait to try! Can I use chicken legs instead? Can I use actual ranch dressing instead of ranch packets? I want to cook it tomorrow and use what I’ll already have lol!!
You can use legs, I haven’t tried it with dressing
Did the dressing work well? I want so badly to try this recipe, but I don’t have seasoning packets.