Slow-cooker Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwiches, sometimes called “crack chicken,” are made with bacon, cream cheese, chicken, cheddar cheese, and ranch seasonings. They’re a family favorite!
I love using our crock pot during the fall and winter months because the food that it makes is always so comforting, like my favorite Ultimate Slow Cooker Pot Roast and Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken which is a family favorites.
Crack Chicken may not be a term of endearment I’d use for this chicken, but it’s the name it’s widely known as, so we should at least mention it. Let’s refer to it from here on out, though, at Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwiches, which I don’t know about you, but that makes my mouth water.
The process of making this recipe is pretty hands off and fairly similar to the one used in making Buffalo Chicken Dip. The chicken and cream cheese and cheese and seasonings are all added to the slow cooker ahead of time. The only thing you have to add to your sandwich separately is the extra cheddar if you’d like it and the crumbled bacon.
Side Note: I know we’d love a dump-and-go crockpot crack chicken recipe, but there’s no version that tastes good where you add the bacon to the crockpot. Either buy crumbles or know you’re going to cook it off before making the sandwiches for the best flavors.
We love these sandwiches on the site; I’m sure you’ve probably seen them. Here are some of our favorites!
- Ultimate Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches
Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Sandwiches
Slow Cooker Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches
HOW DO YOU MAKE PULLED chicken SANDWICHES? HERE ARE SOME GREAT TIPS!
- Use skinless meat: Use skinless and boneless meat to reduce the amount of extra fat in the recipe.
- Season well: Since adding all the seasonings here and liquid will affect the results, you want to season really well. In this case, your seasoning packet does the job for you, but in other recipes, make sure to season aggressively.
- Thicken your sauce in the crock pot: If you add sauce to your sandwiches, the warmed sauce is infinitely more delicious than cold bottled sauce, and the meat will stay moist in the slow cooker with the added sauce. In this case, the sauce comes with the recipe, but generally, manage your liquids in the cooker.
Ingredients
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- 3 chicken breasts boneless skinless
- 16 ounces cream cheese 2 boxes
- 1 packet ranch seasoning
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 8 slices bacon crumbled
- 8 slices cheddar cheese
- 8 hoagie rolls
Instructions
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Add the chicken, cream cheese, ranch seasoning, cheddar cheese and garlic powder to a slow cooker and cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
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Toast the hoagie rolls, scoop on the chicken and top with cheddar slice and crumbled bacon.