Slow Cooker Crack Chicken
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Slow Cooker Crack Chicken has everything that is good and addicting in it! Filled with bacon, cheese, cream cheese, and ranch dressing mix.
Who doesn’t love a recipe with cream cheese in it! If you have extra cream cheese also try my olive garden chicken pasta or artichoke mushroom chicken.
I finally got around to trying this Slow Cooker Crack Chicken recipe. My neighbor told me about this crack chicken, though she makes instant pot crack chicken.
This crack chicken recipe is a creation by Shelly from the website Cookies and Cups. I am so glad I gave this recipe a try the flavors go so good together and go great over white rice which helps take away a bit of the saltiness.
How to make Crack Chicken:
I start with chicken thighs instead of breasts. I feel the thighs have more moisture, and the overall dish turns out decadent with the thighs. I also only use one ranch packet to cut back on the sodium.
You will need these ingredients:
- Chicken thighs – trim off excess fat
- Ranch dressing seasoning mix (can use dip mix if that’s what you have)
- Cream cheese
- Cheddar cheese
- Cooked bacon
- Green onions
- Add the chicken to the slow cooker.
- Top with the ranch packet and cream cheese. Wait to add the other ingredients.
How long do I cook?
- Place the lid on the slow cooker
- Cook on low for 7 hours and do not open the lid during the cooking time.
- After the cooking time is up, shred the chicken with 2 forks. I do this right in the slow cooker, no need to remove the chicken and dirty a plate.
- Add the cooked bacon then top with the cheddar cheese. Place the lid back on to let the cheese melt. Sprinkle over green onions if desired.
What to serve this with
- Over white rice (my favorite option)
- Eat it as is if you are on a low carb or keto diet
- Over-toasted hamburger buns
- Mashed potatoes
- Inside of baked potatoes
- With crackers; serve as a dip
- Add a salad on the side with any of the above options
This dish is so rich and creamy! I am dreaming about making it again this week. Such a fun recipe to try for a Sunday dinner or even to entertain guests. Give this recipe a try and let me know how you like it. Have a great week.
Here are my other favorite slow cooker chicken recipes:
- Slow Cooker Mississippi Chicken
- Slow Cooker Chicken with Bacon Gravy
- Slow Cooker Root Beer Chicken
- Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie
- Slow Cooker Basil Chicken
- Slow Cooker Hot Chicken
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Slow Cooker Crack Chicken
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs, (trim off excess fat if desired)
- 1 oz. packet ranch seasoning mix
- 16 oz. cream cheese
- 8 slices bacon, (sliced, cooked and drained)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions
Instructions
- Add the chicken thighs to the slow cooker. Sprinkle over the ranch seasoning mix. Place the cream cheese on top of the chicken.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 7 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Shred the chicken, I do this right in the slow cooker with 2 forks. Stir the cooked cream cheese into the shredded chicken and also stir in the bacon. Spread out into an even layer. Sprinkle over the cheese. Cover for 10 more minutes to allow the cheddar cheese to melt.
- Serve over rice and sprinkle over the green onions. Enjoy! Other great ways to serve is over a baked potato or on sandwich rolls.
Sarah’s Notes
Nutrition
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Can this recipe be doubled or even tripled an use the same cooking time, or would I need to cook it longer? Sounds great for when the family gets together.
Yes! You could probably add a bit more chicken and not change the other ingredients.
I really want to make this and I love Cream Cheese, Worried 16 oz. will over power the chicken.
It is a lot of cream cheese, we loved it. You can do just one though.
Can I cook it on high for 3-4 hours instead of low on 7?
Yes, I think that will be fine.
WOW! You have no idea how many times I’m reading comments for a recipe, and somebody asks, when do you add a certain ingredient. PEOPLE!, read the instructions, for Pete’s sake!!! For THIS specific recipe, it’s bacon. You add it (bacon) in #3 of the instructions! Great recipes Sarah! I can’t wait to check out your other blog!
It’s because I fixed it, it wasn’t there before. 🙂
Can I use white meat instead? would it still be good as the dark meat?
The original recipe calls for breasts, I think it will be fine.
Where in the process does the bacon get added please? (apologies if it’s there and I’m missing it)
You didn’t miss it. I was wondering, too. I believe you cook the bacon separately and then you add it to the chicken mixture at the same you add the cheddar cheese.
Not heard of ranch seasoning or
Green onions alternatives please
Hilary Collins U K
Green onions spring onions or
Another name scallions??.
You could add your favorite seasonings instead of the ranch dressing mix, and green onions are scallions here in the US.
Scallions are a small onion and gave the thin layer of brown skin on them. Green onions are the stalk onions the you cut the stalk which is hollow in the middle. There is a white bulb at the end of the stalk and you can cut that too but the little green circles from the stalk are more attractive. FYI
Ranch Dressing dry mix packets are available in the salad dressing area at the grocery store. Green Onions are also know as scallions. Long thin grass like stalks with small mini onion at the bottom. Use the green stalk cut accross which produces the little green circles metiioned above.
I meant get be missing it, but when do you add the bacon, or is it just a garnish?
Easy way to shred cooked chicken in crockpot is to use electric beaters!
I did this for the first time and it worked great!
So I guess you crumble the bacon over the cheddar cheese? Just making sure.
Where does the bacon go?
When the chicken is shredded, right before topping with cheese. Thank you.
When you shred the chicken, stir it in. I added the info.