Slow Cooker Crack Chicken
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
6 hrs
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Total Time
6 hrs 10 mins
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Servings
6 servings
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Calories
607 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Slow Cooker Crack Chicken
Description
Slow Cooker Crack Chicken involves slow cooking boneless skinless chicken breasts with melted butter, ranch seasoning, and cubed cream cheese. As the chicken cooks, it tenderizes and blends with the creamy, savory base. After shredding the chicken in the slow cooker, cooked crumbled bacon and shredded cheddar cheese are added and allowed to melt into the mixture, enriching the texture and taste.
The resulting dish is creamy and rich, combining tangy ranch spice and smoky bacon with the mild chicken. It can be served hot as a main course or transformed into a sandwich filling. Optional garnishes like sliced green onions add brightness at serving.
Variations include adding jalapeños, crushed red pepper flakes, or hot sauce to adjust the spice level according to preference. The recipe is tailored for slow cooker convenience, allowing hands-off cooking with straightforward layering of ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breast boneless skinless
- 4 tablespoons butter salted
- 2 tablespoons ranch seasoning 1-ounce packet, dry
- 8 ounces cream cheese cubed
- 1 cup Bacon about 6 slices, cooked and crumbled
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- 2 tablespoons green onion for garnish (optional, sliced
Instructions
- Place 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts into the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons dry ranch seasoning. Slice 4 tablespoons salted butter and arrange slices over the chicken along with 8 ounces cubed cream cheese.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 to 5 hours or on low for 6 to 8 hours.
- Once cooked, shred the chicken gently inside the slow cooker using a fork.
- Sprinkle 1 cup cooked and crumbled bacon over the shredded chicken, followed by 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese.
- Replace the lid and allow the cheese to melt, about 10 minutes.
- Serve hot plain or as a sandwich.
Notes
- To add heat, include a minced jalapeño while cooking the chicken or sprinkle crushed red pepper flakes with the ranch seasoning.
- Drizzle Frank's Red Hot sauce over the shredded chicken before serving for extra spice.
- Serve the dish hot, either plain or as a sandwich filling.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 607 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 5ounces | |
| Calories | 607kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 51g | 102% |
| Fat | 41g | 63% |
| Saturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 220mg | 73% |
| Sodium | 1541mg | 64% |
| Potassium | 646mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1184IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 314mg | 31% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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