Slow-Cooker Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwiches (Crack Chicken)
Slow Cooker Chicken bacon and ranch sandwiches are ultra creamy, cheesy pulled chicken chunks smothered in a cream cheese, bacon and ranch mix! It's also called crack chicken, which I'm not fond of such titles.
Equipment
- Slow cooker
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 3 chicken breasts
- 16 oz cream cheese
- 1 oz dry Ranch mix, (2 Tbsp)
- 1 cup Colby Jack cheese, (grated)
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 7 slices cooked bacon, (chopped)
- 12 Hamburger Buns
Instructions
How to make Slow-Cooker Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwiches (Crack Chicken:)
- Lightly grease slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Add the chicken, cream cheese, dry ranch, cheese, onion and garlic powder.
- Cook on High for 3 hours. Shred the chicken then continue to cook for one more hour.
- Garnish with bacon and serve in warm hamburger buns!
Notes
Stovetop instructions: Poach chicken in 2 cups of water for 25 minutes over medium-low heat. Drain and reserve 1/2 cup of the liquid and add back to the chicken along with the remaining ingredients. Cook over low heat until the cheeses melt.
Instant Pot Instructions: Pour 2/3 cups of water to the instant pot. Add the chicken breasts, cream cheese, colby, spices and ranch mix. Cover and seal vent.Cook over high pressure for 45 minutes. Depressurize 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Slow-Cooker Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwiches (Crack Chicken)
Serving Size
1 sandwich
Amount per Serving
Calories
418
% Daily Value*
Fat
25
g
38
%
Saturated Fat
12
g
75
%
Cholesterol
97
mg
32
%
Sodium
731
mg
32
%
Potassium
358
mg
10
%
Carbohydrates
25
g
8
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
23
g
46
%
Vitamin A
639
IU
13
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
190
mg
19
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
