Main Dishes
Slow Cooker Crack Chicken
| Level: Easy |
Total Time: 6 hours |
Yield: 12 servings |
This creamy slow cooker chicken dish is a breeze to make and is one of our favorite dishes. Serve as sandwiches, or with pasta and a salad and you have a complete meal!. Or serve with crackers as an appetizer! This dish will surely be a family favorite for you!
Slow Cooker Crack Chicken
Pin Recipe Print RecipeServings: 8 servings
Calories: 830kcal
This chicken recipe is easy to make and is always sure to please anyone! Try it as a main dish or even as an appetizer dip.
Equipment
- 1 slow cooker
Ingredients
- 4 Thick slices of bacon diced
- 4 Medium boneless skinless chicken breasts or 3 large
- 16 ounces Cream cheese 2 whole blocks, cubed
- 10.5 ounces Cream of chicken soup 1 can
- 2 ounces Buttermilk Ranch Seasoning (dry) 2 packets or 6 tablespoons Ranch seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Smoked paprika you can also use regular paprika
- 2 Tablespoons Bacon grease reserved from first step
- 1 1/2 cups Sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup Green onion chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Cook diced bacon in a pan until crispy. Remove bacon with slotted spoon onto paper towels. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease to be added later. Place the bacon pieces is the refrigerator for garnish when serving.
- In a slow cooker, put the whole chicken breasts, cubed cream cheese, condensed Cream of Chicken Soup, 2 tablespoons of bacon grease, and seasonings.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 5-6 hours until chicken is tender and can be easily shredded with a fork.
- Add shredded cheddar cheese . Stir until melted and combined.
- If you are serving this recipe with pasta you can add 2 cup chicken broth and 5 cups dry egg noodles at this point, cover and let cook for 30 more minutes. If not serving with pasta, skip this step.
- If it's too thick, add a bit of chicken broth or milk to reach the desired consistency.
- Garnish with sliced green onions and cooked bacon pieces.
- Serve hot over rice, pasta, burger buns, or as a dip.
Notes
- I like to use a little bit more ranch seasoning.
- I prefer Hidden Valley's Buttermilk Ranch Seasoning but I have used regular Ranch Seasoning before as well.
- You can skip the step about cooking for 30 more minutes along with the 2 cups broth if you are not serving it with noodles.