Slow Cooker Crack Chicken

5 from 1 vote

This culinary marvel features tender, slow-cooked chicken infused with a savory blend of cream cheese, crispy bacon, and zesty ranch seasoning. The result is a dish so addictive, that it's been affectionately dubbed 'Crack Chicken' for its undeniable ability to leave taste buds craving more.

Prep Time15

Cook Time2

Total Time2 15

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

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Servings: servings

Calories: 903kcal

Author: George - U Keep Cooking

Equipment

Crockpot or Slow Cooker

Ingredients

3 pounds Chicken Breasts 4 medium breasts (boneless and skinless)
1 pound Bacon (fried crispy and crumbled)(divided in half)
1 Onion (finely chopped)
8 ounces Cream Cheese cut into cubes
21 ounces Cream of Chicken Soup (low sodium or unsalted) (2 Cans)
¾ Cup Heavy Cream
1 Cup Whole Milk
2 ounces Dry Ranch Dressing two 1-ounce packets
½ Tsp Black Pepper
1½ Cups Colby-Jack Cheese (shredded)
2 Cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese (shredded)

Additional Ingredients:

1¼ Cups White Rice (pre-cooked)
3 Tbsp Green Onions optional garnish (chopped)

Instructions

In a large skillet fry the bacon until crispy. Crumble the bacon and set aside.
In the same skillet add the onion and deglaze the skillet. Cook the onions until they begin to soften.
Add the cubed cream cheese cubes and canned cream of chicken soup to the skillet, Use a whisk to combine the two and melt the cream cheese.
Whisk in the two ranch dressing packets, heavy cream, and whole milk into the skillet.
Add the Colby Jack cheese and half of the bacon bits fried earlier. Stir to combine.
Pour the crack chicken sauce over the chicken breasts in the slow cooker. Cover and set to HIGH for 2 hours. It's important not to overcook the chicken and it's difficult to say exactly how long to cook the chicken because all slow cookers heat at different temperatures. Checking the chicken's internal temperature with an instant-read thermometer will be your best bet. Once the breasts reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F they are done.
Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred it with two forks. Return the chicken to the sauce and top with the remaining bacon, two cups of shredded cheddar cheese, and place the cover back on the slow cooker until the cheese melts.
**NOTE: If you want to make this a casserole; stir in the pre-cooked rice to the slow cooker. Or you can serve this individually over rice.
In my photos, I mixed in the rice and made it into a casserole.
Garnish with the chopped green onion and enjoy!

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