This Slow Cooker Crack Chicken recipe is Creamy, Cheesy, Ranch, and Bacon Shredded Chicken. It’s perfect on it’s own, on a sandwich, in a tortilla, as a dip, or on a lettuce wrap for a low carb option!
Looking for more Easy Chicken Recipes? Try my MIYM Chicken or my Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings!
What IS Crack Chicken?
Hey friends. Popping in with another super easy dinner recipe today. You might ask, “what IS Crack Chicken?” Well, the internet has deemed the combo of Cheese, Ranch seasoning and bacon as “crack”… Crack Bread, Crack Dip… It’s a thing.
And I have fully jumped on the trend and named a few of my own recipes (not including ranch, bacon, or cream cheese) using the word crack, like my Peanut Butter Cup Crack Brownies, and Praline Crack… sorry I just can’t help myself, it’s catchy!
This slow cooker crack chicken recipe couldn’t be easier, honestly. It’s just a few ingredients and they transform into a creamy, tasty, shredded chicken that you can use in TONS of ways: Sandwiches, Nachos, Enchiladas (Hello..Crack Enchiladas…how FUN!)…and it’s actually a low-carb (keto) recipe on it’s own, so scoop it onto a bowl of crunchy lettuce and you have yourself Crack Salad. WHUT.
I made it and scooped it on a sandwich, like Crack Chicken Sloppy Joes. My kids loved it.
Slow Cooker Crack Chicken aka Bacon Cheddar Ranch Chicken
I partnered with Philadelphia Cream Cheese on this recipe, which I LOVE. AND they have some amazing flavored cream cheese that is an amazing way to elevate this dish. I got a little crazy and added a package of BACON Cream Cheese in place of 2 regular blocks of cream cheese. Solid.
AND Philly happens to make Jalapeno Cream Cheese too, which would make this a little spicy, which would be fantastic! If you do use a flavored (savory) cream cheese, use only one flavored with one plain…otherwise it’s just too much. Trust me on this. If you don’t want to use a flavored cream cheese, it’s totally fine. I always make it with plain, but I found the bacon and it was a fun addition!
How do You Make Slow Cooker Crack Chicken?
To make this slow cooker crack chicken, literally all you do is plop all the ingredients in the crock pot and let it go. Just make sure not to overcook it. Use the low setting if you aren’t going to be around the house.
When the chicken is cooked, just mix it all together (the chicken will shred easily) and add in some crispy, crumbled bacon. I like to add the bacon last so it stays crispy.
When I make sandwiches I top it with a bit more cheddar and place it under the broiler for a beat. Because more cheese…
You could even save a step if you running low on time and use a Rotisserie chicken in this. Just warm the cream cheese up and mix it all together!
Like I said, this Slow Cooker Crack Chicken is a great low carb recipe, and can easily be Keto Crack Chicken!
Slow Cooker Crack Chicken
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: serves 8
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Dinner
Description
This easy slow cooker dinner is an internet smash! I created this recipe with busy families in mind!
Ingredients
- 3 lbs boneless chicken breasts
- 2 (8 oz) blocks cream cheese
- 2 (1 oz) packets dry Ranch seasoning
- 8 oz bacon, cooked crisply and crumbled
Instructions
- In a slow cooker combine the chicken, cream cheese, and Ranch seasoning.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4 hours, until chicken shreds easily.
- Once chicken shreds stir with a large fork or spoon, so the chicken shreds and all the ingredients combine.
- Add in crumbled bacon and stir to incorporate.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Store airtight in the refrigerator for up to 3 days
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 554
- Sugar: 2.1 g
- Sodium: 1266.4 mg
- Fat: 33.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 7.6 g
- Protein: 51.2 g
- Cholesterol: 209.2 mg
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*I partnered with Philadelphia Cream Cheese on this recipe, but all opinions are my own.
If you like this recipe check out my Cheesy Spicy Ranch Chicken Stuffed Baked Potatoes
Do you need to mix the ranch and cream cheese before you put it in?
Yes 🙂
Uh oh, I just saw this part. I just did like you said and dumped the chicken, cream cheese and ranch mix in the crockpot but didn’t mix it!!! Do you think it will turn out ok?
It will be totally fine! when the chicken is cooked mix it all together…no problem!
Seems dry, could cream of mushroom help??
Hi. I don’t have a slow cooker, how else could I make this recipe?
In a dutch oven in the oven at 300°
I am wondering how well this freezes? 2 pounds is 2 meals for our family so I would want to freeze the leftovers.
It freezes wonderfully. Just thaw it out and then reheat!
Thanks. I made it today and got an “eh I’d eat this again” Which in my house is about as good as it gets. The leftovers are going in the freezer for a week or two. I think next time I might add only one ranch pack because it did seem a little salty and with the flavored cream cheese I don’t think you really need two. Thanks again for a good new and different recipe.
I MADE THIS LAST NIGHT AND MY HUSBAND AND DAD LOVED IT. I USED THE CREAM CHEESE WITH ONION AND CHIVES BY MISTAKE, BUT IF THAT WAS AWESOME I CAN ONLY IMAGINE USING THE CREAM CHEESE WITH BACON FLAVOR… THANKS FOR THE GREAT RECIPE…
Made this last night-what a hit! This is one of those recipes you pass on to friends, and anytime my kids eat quickly, I know it’s a hit! You are a whiz at desserts AND other recipes!
Made this last night and it is absolutely awesome!!! Will definitely keep this in my recipe book.
Made the Slow Cooker Crack Chicken this afternoon. Absolutely DELICIOUS!! Didn’t have time to cook in the crock pot, so I browned the chicken just a little in an oven-proof skillet, added the cream cheese and Ranch Dressing Packets, and put in the oven for about 45 minutes. Shredded with 2 forks, mixed it all together – and took to a pot luck this evening. Topped with shredded cheddar and bacon bits. EVERYONE luved-luved-luved it!! Made a simple homemade dinner-roll recipe for the buns. Just sooo good!! Unfortunately there was only about half a cup of the Crack Chicken to bring home for left-overs! Everyone asked for the recipe. Hated to tell them it was so easy! 🙂 This recipe is going in my Recipe Book – marked “DELICIOUS”!!! Thanks for all your great recipes – and this one too!!
would be very good on the Hawaiian Slider buns
Agreed!!
I made some substitutes… I used the reduced fat Philadelphia cream cheese n turkey bacon… it was great minus the guilt. I also I put it on tortilla instead of a bun… yummy
perfect!!!
No one has indicated what setting and for how long in the crock pot?
The full recipe with the settings and times is in the recipe at the bottom of the post 🙂
If you READ the instructions, you would have seen it reads 6 to 8 hrs on high.
Actually, it’s 6-8 hours on LOW. 4 hours on high…
Patty Field: one would think this was your blog, or that you must benefit from the interaction in the comments since all you seem to do is put everyone & everything else down or have all negative remarks for everything. Sheesh! MOVE ON!!!
It’s sure been fun too! Love anonymity!
Patty Field if you are going to quote a recipe then you should probably READ it first and quote it correctly.
What kind of sides do you recommend with this?
I serve it with green beans or a salad generally.
I like to serve it with carrot pennies. That’s an old recipe, but a good one.
Potato salad,baked beans,macaroni salad,cottage cheese,green beans,lettuce salad….. I could go on and on but maybe some ideas there for you?