5 from 24 votes
Slow Cooker Crack Chicken
Slow Cooker Crack Chicken is a creamy, cheesy dish featuring tender shredded chicken cooked with ranch seasoning, butter, and cream cheese, finished with smoky bacon and melted cheddar. The slow cooking process yields soft, flavorful chicken that easily pulls apart. It makes a convenient, hearty meal that can be served on its own or as a sandwich filling.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
607 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
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.
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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
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 607
% 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.