As you may know, our Crock Pot Thursday crew feeds a pile of kids, and our family is growing all the time. My husband’s siblings and their spouses are cranking out babies like Pez dispensers, a fact that could not make me happier. The thing is, though, while all of us adults like spicy, complex dishes, the kids usually thumb their noses at these types of recipes.
However, there are some dishes we can all agree on. Since comfort food is always a hit, and everyone loves bacon, I knew this Crock Pot Bacon Ranch Chicken was a winner as soon as I saw the title. The ingredients list and the easy directions sealed the deal. The fact that it tastes great was just icing on the creamy, bacony cake.
Crock Pot Bacon Ranch Chicken
Crock Pot Thursday: Bacon Ranch Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 2 tbsp real bacon bits
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 package ranch dressing mix
- 2 cans cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup sour cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- chives, for garnish
Instructions
- Place sliced onions in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Dump chicken on top of onion.
- Add bacon bits, garlic, ranch dressing mix, and cream of chicken soup on top of chicken, mixing well.
- Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 3-4 hours.
- Remove chicken from slow cooker, and add sour cream to the remaining sauce, mixing well.
- Shred chicken and stir it back into the sauce, adding salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve over rice, noodles, or potatoes, and top with diced chives for garnish.
Linda
We really liked this recipe. We had it over mashed potatoes, which was really yummy. We had lots of gravy/sauce, and the chicken stayed really moist, even the second night!
Sarah
We love this recipe. It’s tasty and easy. We served it over rice, because that’s what we had, but I prefer it over potatoes.
Kim
My husband and son liked this a lot. I thought it was meh. If I was going to make another chicken breast style recipe, I would probably go for something a bit more flavorful. Full disclosure, I made a few small tweaks that may or may not have impacted the results. I used fat-free cream of chicken soup, Fat free sour cream, and reduced fat real bacon bits. We had this with mashed potatoes, and the gravy was a nice complement for those. Not all is lost, my husband is happily taking this for lunch all week.
Me
My family liked this. I served it over noodles, and as always, I used chicken thighs instead of breasts.
I used my 6 Quart Hamilton Beach Set ‘n Forget Programmable Slow Cooker to make this recipe.
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Congrats on the upgraded site. Looks great. As always, I totally agree on the thighs/breasts debate. (This sounds much sexier out of context).
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Thanks, Tina! The thigh/breast debate is kind of sexy. And delicious.
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This is going to be in our regular rotation. Thanks for the recipe!
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I'm so glad you liked it! I'll bet you added more bacon, huh?
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When does the sour cream get added.
So sorry, TR! The sour cream goes in at the end. I’ve updated the directions to include that key information!
I went out and bought all the ingredients then realized it doesnt say when to add sour cream! Hmmmm what to do! Wondering if I should use it at all lol
Sorry about that, Erica! The sour cream goes in at the end. The directions have been updated appropriately. I hope you enjoy it!
Have you ever substituted Greek yogurt for the sour cream? If not, how do you think it would work?
I haven’t for this recipe, but I do sub Greek yogurt for sour cream often, and I think it would work well in this case. Enjoy!
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Advertised as gluten free. Most cream of soups are NOT gluten free. Be careful.