Slow Cooker Crack Chicken is comfort food in every single bite. The cream cheese blended with the ranch and bacon make this one unforgettable recipe.
Slow Cooker Crack Chicken Recipe
This Crock Pot Crack Chicken really is the best recipe. It taste amazing and everyone will be coming back for more.
This recipe is so easy that you will not believe just how simple it is. It is out of this world delicious and my entire family goes crazy over this meal.
If the kids find out this Crack Chicken Recipe is on the menu plan, they get so excited! My entire family loves this recipe.
If you have an Instant Pot and prefer cooking with that over your crock pot, you can also make Instant Chicken Crack Recipe for a quick and easy dinner!
You might also like our Crack Potatoes Recipe, Crack Chicken Casserole Recipe, Crack Chicken Sliders, and Crack Dip Recipe.
What is crock pot crack chicken?
You may be wondering what exactly is crack chicken and why does everyone go crazy over it! It is the best chicken recipe! Slow cooker crack chicken combines delicious chicken, cream cheese, bacon and ranch to make a mixture so tasty that you will not be able to eat just one sandwich.
If you are looking for a crowd pleaser, this recipe for Crack Chicken is a must try. It is perfect for parties too and goes great on sliders. We also use sliders for the kids sometimes. It is the perfect size for little hands to pick up.
Put out a platter of these sandwiches and they will be gone in no time at all! This recipe is so versatile and perfect for dinner parties and more. We have even served the sliders for birthday parties. Everyone at the party enjoyed it and kept coming back for more.
It was a big hit and a winner all around!
Ingredients:
- Boneless Chicken Breasts
- Cream Cheese
- Ranch Dressing Mix
- Bacon
- Cheddar Cheese
- Buns
How to make slow cooker crack chicken:
- First, get your crock pot out and combine the chicken, ranch dressing, cooked and crumbled bacon and cook. It is that simple.
- Next, cook the chicken on low for 6-8 hours or cooking on high for 3-4 hours. The chicken is going to be so tender.
- Once the chicken is cooked, shred it. I use 2 forks and it is fast and easy. Stir in the cream cheese.
- Put the crock pot lid on again and cook for another 30 minutes so the cream cheese can melt.
- Finally, top with the shredded cheese and green onions.
What to serve this with?
Our favorite way to eat crack chicken is served on buns. It is so easy and everyone loves eating it sandwich style. More ideas include:
- Tortillas
- Hawaiian Roll
- Serve over pasta.
- Sliders
Just use whatever you prefer. We like trying different things so we can enjoy this tasty Crack Chicken more ways! The kids never get tired of this recipe if I switch it up and use different ways to serve it.
We have even packed Crack Chicken Sandwiches for a picnic lunch at the park. It was a nice change from a peanut butter sandwich and really tasty.
Side dish ideas:
Those are just a few of our favorites to enjoy with crack chicken sandwiches. But we have all had those crazy days where it was potato chips all around. 🙂
We also have just served it with slaw and everyone enjoyed that. It is really yummy however you serve this amazing meal.
If you make slaw, you definitely will want to try the Best Coleslaw Recipe. It is our favorite recipe and just perfect!
Tips for crack chicken crock pot recipe:
- You can add a dash of garlic powder to the cheese and bacon if you prefer.
- If the mixture is too thick, add a little chicken broth.
- Serve leftovers a different way and your family will think it is a new meal!
- Another quick trick for shredding chicken is to use a hand mixer to shred the chicken faster. It is so easy and one of my best time saving kitchen tips! It can be done in a fraction of the time by doing it by hand.
- If you don’t have any bacon and want an even easier way, you can use bacon bits.
How to make this a Keto Friendly recipe?
Just omit the hamburger buns or rolls and eat the chicken alone. It is so delicious that no one will even miss the carbs.
You will need a slow cooker for Crack chicken crockpot.
This is my favorite crockpot right now. I use this all the time and it’s great.
Another favorite is this programmable crock pot for when I am am not at home all day. I love coming home to a nice meal ready and waiting!
I also like to use crock pot liners to make clean up a breeze. These are worth every penny and save a ton of time.
We are always looking for great recipes and this is one of the best. You can make this in the pressure cooker if you prefer but you will need to adjust the cooking time.
Can I freeze crack chicken?
Yes! Freeze mixture in freezer bags and you will have a super quick meal. This is also perfect for lunches. Sometimes I double the recipe just so I can have extra to freeze for quick meals later.
I am all about freezer meals around here. We even recently made 10 Easy Crock Pot Freezer Meals in an hour. It is so nice having meals in the freezer to grab on crazy days around here. It is totally optional but I love JOKARI Hands-Free Baggy Rack Storage Bag Holders.
These are not necessary, but make it so much easier to put the meals together when making freezer meals. I started making freezer meals when I knew I had to do something about dinner time being so hectic.
It was a source of stress around here and not something any of us looked forward to or enjoyed. Now, we can sit back and enjoy a freezer meal on crazy days and talk about our days.
If you are not making freezer meals, I highly encourage you to give it a try. It has really changed dinner time around here.
Everyone will love Crock pot Crack chicken recipe!
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Slow Cooker Crack Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts
- 8 oz cream Cheese (block)
- 1 dry ranch dressing seasoning mix (1 oz packet)
- 6 strips bacon (cooked crisply and crumbled)
- 1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)
- 1/4 cup green onions (sliced)
- 6 hamburger buns
Instructions
- Add the chicken, bacon and ranch seasoning mix to at least a 6 quart crock pot.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
- Shred the chicken with 2 forks and stir in the cream cheese. Cover and cook on low for 30 minutes to melt the cream cheese.
- Top with the shredded cheddar cheese and green onions. Cover and cook on low for 10 minutes to melt the cheese.
- Serve immediately on the buns and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
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More slow cooker chicken recipes:
- Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing Recipe
- Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken Recipe
- Crockpot Chicken Quesadillas Recipe
Gonna give this a try Friday…tonight I am making Chicken Noodle Soup from Scratch…I make about 19 quarts and freeze most of them…unless I tell my friends and family I am making it,.,then maybe 12 quarts get froze.
Can you use frozen chicken breast with this recipe? I like to cook a bag of frozen chicken breast in the crock pot so wondering if I can add the ingredients too.
Can you use a pork roast instead if chicken for this recipe?
If I double the amount of chicken, should I also double cream cheese, ranch, etc? Double the time? Thanknyou
We like to serve this over mashed potatoes in place of sandwiches.
So simple, decadent and delicious! Great on a nice sandwich roll or even on crunchy veggies for a lighter option. New staple for us
I love your recipes! This crack chicken is so yummy. Any recipe with chicken is a big hit with us!
This was so good!!!! My whole family loved it and cant wait to make it again!!
Crack chicken is a staple in our house! We usually serve it over cauliflower rice or in lettuce wraps to keep it low carb. Sometimes I add hot sauce to spice it up a bit. I’ve been a Lazy Day Cooking Club member for over a year now. Your recipes are easy to prepare and delicious! I highly recommend the Club!
Thank you Pearle – I love the idea of adding hot sauce. I bet that is delicious and I’m so glad you are enjoying the club. Thank you for sharing.
I’m so glad you enjoyed Cathy – Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Leslie! I’m glad you enjoy it!
Cook first – then freeze, correct? I make up freezer meals for my college student and he would love this!
The small video at the top shows chicken, ranch dressing & cream cheese going in crock pot. The written directions say chicken, bacon, & ranch. The pictures at the bottom seem to show chicken, bacon & ranch. Which is the best way? Thanks. Ps every recipe I’ve made from your site has been a huge hit!!
Pam – I wait to put the cream cheese in the crock pot towards the end of cooking time now. A lot of crock pots run hotter so the cream cheese can curdle if you you put it in at the beginning of the cook time.
Omg!!! The cream cheese and bacon together are fabulous!! Scallions give it an extra kick. Next time I may throw in a little Miracle Whip to see if it gives it even more zip……
Just a little confused. Your direction say to add the bacon at the beginning and later say to put the bacon in at the end. Which is it?
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Let us know how it is with the Miracle Whip as well – I haven’t tried that yet!
Charlotte – either way works great as long as you use pre-cooked bacon. Thanks
Definitely a good one!! Made it too much!! I liked adding different things to it and trying it different ways! So good with jalapenos and onions!
This is one of our favorite recipes! It is so good! We have even taken it straight out of the fridge (from leftovers) & eaten it cold on sandwiches.
Not my favorite recipe for chicken sandwiches. Easy and flavorful, but I am not a fan of the crack chicken in any of it’s forms.
This one of the best recipes for an easy meal that goes with just about anything.
This is so creamy and good. I did add more ranch than what it called for
Loved this recipe and so did the fam! I have taken to friends as well because it is a great, hearty, easily prepared meal that goes over well!
This was fantastic. I had potato rolls on hand and with the recipe it was great. My chicken was a little dry so next time I will cut down the timing a little., but the flavors were out of this world. First time I have used ranch seasonings in a recipe. This recipe has now been taped to one of my kitchen cabinets (where the best recipes are). I will make this again and again. Thanks.
Love your recipes
I want to use tenderloins instead of chicken breasts, have you ever done this? And if so, did you cut back on cooking time as well as the sizing of your ingredients? 🙂
I have not tried tenderloins, but you can. I would reduce the cooking time an hour. Come back and let us know how it turns out. Thank you!
We have made this recipe and made sandwiches out of it. But my husband LOVES the crack chicken pasta!
I think it would be great over tortilla chips
This looks good. Cooking it tomorrow.
Yes… I love this recipe.
We usually serve it was warmed flour tortillas or chips and use the chicken as a “dip” – it’s delish anyway you eat it ?
I’ve never had crack chicken before so really looking forward to trying this. Love your recipes.
This recipe looks so yummy ?, I have never adequate it before, but I would definitely serve it on a nice brioche bun with some chips and macaroni salad.on the side! Thanks for all the wonderful recipes ?
Yes i would eat it on hamburger buns!
I’ve not heard of crack chicken before and had it for the first time at my daughter’s. My grandson requested it and had it over baked potatoes and it was very good.
On hamburger buns sounds amazing.
Looks fabulous, I will be cooking that next week!
Oh we love crack chicken! I haven’t made this in a while so I’m adding it to the list this week. I use Hawaiian rolls and serve it sandwich style. Delicious
Delicious!!! It’s an easy meal to put together!!!
I haven’t tried this yet, but I plan to do so very soon. Will probably serve buns as an option. (Everyone in my family likes something different!)
Made this weekend and absolutely loved it!! Had it on buns and it was delicious!! I put the leftovers in the freezer to definitely have again!! Great flavor and very good
Very tasty and easy to make full of flavor. Did use all ranch dressing that it was called for though.
This recipe is so good. It is a keeper.
Yum, I love making crack chicken! I usually serve it on hamburger buns, but after reading the suggestions in the blog post I think I’ll try it on Hawaiian rolls next time!
I’ve made this recipe several times but I put the cream cheese in at the beginning. Works ok for me. My friend likes it in a bun but I prefer it over rice. I never thought I’d like it but it’s tasty! Leftovers are good too if it gets too thick I just add a little broth.
Yummy ?
People at work recommend this recipe. They were right on…..delicious!
I have made this and it is super easy!
It makes a great sandwich on a bun too!
Serve it up with broccoli and a side salad. Fries and coleslaw go great with the sandwich too!
This looks great! I can hardly wait to try it. I think serving on a bun with sweet potato fries and coleslaw is on my menu this week. Thank you.
This recipe is so good whether on a bun, a wrap or just by itself! Delicious! Thanks Carrie!
No I have not made this yet, but I look forward to trying it.
Omg so good! I like adding extra cooked bacon and a bit more ranch at the end of cooking too. Following recipe as is you can use a lettuce leaf or two as a bun! Amazing flavors in the minimum time & ingredients
Can’t wait to try this recipe! I love that there’s just a few ingredients! Could it be served with tortilla chips too? More like a dip? Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Sounds like a great meal for next week. I like the idea of on the buns and think we’ll try it that way!
I had a recipe like this, but I lost it. This was amazing!
Thank you!
I haven’t tried this yet but plan to & I think it would be great on hamburger buns & I would probably serve broccoli or green beans with it.
I keep seeing this recipe and cannot wait to try it. All printed out and ready!!
It looks wonderful, I would serve cold pasta salad with it
Yum!! Can’t wait to try this. My family loves other crack chicken recipes we’ve tried but we’ve never had it on hamburger buns! My boys will love this!
Looks and sounds so delicious!! I will be making this for my family this week! Thanks so much for sharing.
Will try this next week, over pasta served along with slaw.
Can’t wait to try this out. Looks so good!
I luv the idea of making this into sandwiches! I think I would luv that! I wonder what it would be like on a bed of spring mix with tomatoes and cucumbers? I guess I will have to make it and find out! But it must rock on a bed of pasta as well…I can’t wait to try this! Thank you for such a versatile recipe! I guess I need to start my next grocery list now!
Looks very good something I will be fixing when I get all the ingredients
Oh this looks GOOD! I often have family eating at different times due to classes and activities, this would be wonderful to have a green salad with, of course I’d serve on the buns. Adding this to the menu this week!
Absolutely delicious, couldn’t be easier
Family loved it !!!!
Highly recommend
Love this recipe and would definitely make for the Grandkids. They ove anything with bacon in it . I think I would serve it on buns for them, but. I would like it on pasta. Thanks!
I’ve not made this before, but it sounds really good. I think I would like to try it on a spinach “tortilla.” Thanks for the recipe.
I can’t wait to try this recipe. I plan on severing it over rice with broccoli.
This looks so good! Cant wait to try it!
Looks delicious! I’ll be making it this week. I think we’ll have it with homemade rolls and veggies from the garden.
I have not tried crack chicken yet, but looking forward to having it over pasta.
I bet this dish makes the angels sing. I think I’d like to try this over tater tots (or maybe french fries) or something crazy like that.
I’m haven’t made it before
YES, I MADE CRACK POT CHICKEN
I WOULD NOT EAT ON A BUN.
I’D SERVICE IT OR EAT IT WITH NACHOS, EXTRA CHEESE AND HOT TACO SAUCE.
I’ve never made this before, but it sure looks tasty! While it looks great as a sandwich, this looks like something that could easily be served over nachos or pasta!
Love this cracked chicken recipe ! Easy and delicious ,served on Hawaiian buns and chips on the side . Great camping recipe !!
I will plan on making this but using cream of chicken instead of cream cheese. I am allergic to both cream cheese and sour cream. I did make the whilte bean chili over weekend and family loved it.
I serve it with white rice or egg noodles!
I am planning on making this next week, either with potato rolls or hamburger buns with chips or a salad as a side!
Looks addicting – great for a tailgate!
Really looks good – I think I would offer hamburger buns, slider buns, crackers, and chips as options for eating this.
Winner, winner… Chicken dinner!!! My picky 6 year old ate this like it was candy!! He even asked for seconds! Thank you!
This was so good. My family loved it. Much better than my shredded chicken sandwiches.
Love this go to recipe for any occasion! Everyone is always happy to hear this is what’s for dinner! You can serve it on anything or eat it alone!
I love everything about this recipe, all the ingredients make a perfect blend of flavor for a beautiful dish with so many options! There is o my to-do list for the week. Since I live alone, I don’t always feel like cooking a meal which means not eating healthy. I will be making a double batch because it is so versatile.
First, I want to try “Crack Chicken” on a hamburger bun with a side of purple sweet potato fries and a tomato salad. I want to make stuffed pasta shells using the “Crack Chicken”, which can be served with sauce for a meal or without a sauce that you can use for a snack or a meal starter. After tasting the Crack Chicken, I know I will go wild with even more ways to use it. My plan is to package individual meals in containers for the freezer for ready-to-use! balance meals.
My daughter made this and I really didn’t care for the taste. They loved it though.
I will definitely try the crack chicken recipe this week with a salad of greens. Perfect for a soccer practice evening.
This is one of our favorites! We love it as is or on buns either way. If serving on buns we add fries. As is with steamed broccoli.
I’ve made crack chicken before always in the croc pot I usually serve it with a salad. I’ve never added bacon can’t wait to try it!
I gave it a 5 star for the look of the dish, the fact that it sounds wonderful and I am definitely going to make this recipe! Yes, I would eat this on a bun and I am sure this recipe is worthy of the 5 star rating I gave it. I am also thinking it would be good for a tailgating night! If it is anything other than a 5 star review I will come back and revise my original post….If I do not revise it, you will know this recipe is even better than a 5 star!!!
This is so frickin delicious. I love the simplicity of this recipe and its ingredients most people always have on hand. I actually put this on pretzel rolls that were toasted with a bit of garlic aioli on the bun and topped with homemade coleslaw and some crispy fried onions. So good, I highly recommend you make this tonight!
Sounds so good. I was thinking to put it over rice adding a side of string beansand sliced tomatoes on lettuce while still in season
Both beans and tomatoes will help cut calories I expect to get from cheeses. Can’t wait to try your way and mine.
Can this be cooked in instant pot? On the slow cooking there’s no liquid added? Can the chicken be cooked frozen? I need all the help. Thank you
My family loves this! Especially the 14 yr old! He wants me to make it all the time.
For some reason I’ve yet to make this but that needs to change. I think I’d put it on rice or baked potatoes maybe as well?
Yes, you can cook this in the Instant pot. We do have an instant pot recipe you can check out. https://www.eatingonadime.com/instant-pot-crack-chicken-recipe/
Would try Crack Chicken with mashed potatoes.
I haven’t made this yet but it looks amazing!! I would serve on hamburger or kaiser buns for sure!! Side dish I would make a vinaigrette slaw
So easy and as my Grandson says it’s goodicious! He likes it on hamburger buns and I love it over rotini pasta.
I think this recipe would be very good over rice and I probably serve it with green beans
I have never made this but it looks so good that I’m going to have to try it
I love crack chicken, on sandwiches, on crackers, on chips, even on carrots is good! My husband and mom think it’s too bland! Huh??? I think their tastebuds are broken. LOL.
Have a great day!
I’ve never tried cracked chicken, but I’m going to very soon! Thanks for this recipe.
This looks amazing. Will be trying it soon.
I have made this many times before and it’s delicious. We usually serve it on hamburger buns with French fries from the air fryer. An easy meal with minimal prep.
I’ve seen this a few times but haven’t tried it yet. I think it would be great on pretzel buns. Maybe a broccoli salad on the side! Thanks for all the great recipes!
I haven’t made this recipe yet, but I am looking forward to it. I think it would go great on hamburger buns or maybe even hogie buns.
I’ve never made crack chicken before but it sounds delicious and id like to try it!
I have made this but I added buffalo wing sauce. Tasted great in a burrito with some romaine and tomato.
Can’t wait to try this recipe. I keep a lot of ingredients on hand,so I might give it a try this weekend
My kids love this! I have a lot of liquid after cooking the chicken. Should I drain it before adding the cream cheese?
I’m so glad you loved this. So glad your friend’s recommended it.
Such a quick and yet very tasty recipe! My picky eater husband and son loved it! Definitely a keeper! Thanks for a fabulous a tasty recipe!
Made this to eat while watching football last Sunday. Super easy! Served it on hamburger rolls. Awaiting a new multi-cooker crockpot, can’t wait to try all these recipes all winter!
So easy and good plus affordable EVERYONE likes this!
Amazing recipe…I added 1/2 block of extra cream cheese just because i wanted to use up the open package i had. To serve we made crack chicken quesadilla’s everyone loved them!!! Extra meat froze well too.
Oh I love that idea. Thanks for sharing!