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Secret Ingredient Creamy Ranch Slow Cooker Chicken

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Secret Ingredient Creamy Ranch Slow Cooker Chicken

The secret ingredient here is just like in my secret ingredient chocolate chip cookies…..CREAM CHEESE! There are many recipes like this floating around on Pinterest. Each one changes an ingredient or 2, so I took a chance and made my own version of this popular crockpot dish. I admit, I was skeptical at first! The sauce seemed to almost look broken as it cooked. BUT, hang in there because at the end, after a stir, this was the most amazing and creamy chicken! This is definitely a WOW dinner. I shredded the chicken off the bone at the end and poured the sauce over it. This chicken was so good served with rice in taco shells!!! I hope your family loves this one as much as mine did!

Secret Ingredient Creamy Ranch Slow Cooker Chicken ranch cream cheese

You’ll Need:

A Crock Pot

Ranch Packet Dressing

Secret Ingredient Creamy Ranch Slow Cooker Chicken

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Ingredients
  

  • 4 lbs chicken thighs bone in and skin on (Use 4 lbs if you want less sauce for pasta)
  • 1 T.olive oil
  • 1 onion diced
  • 8 ounces cream cheese room temp cut in cubes
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 package Ranch Dressing Mix You are using the dry mix in this recipe!
  • chives for garnish
  • 4 slices bacon cooked and crumbled for garnish (I forgot to add this!!!!!! Next time for sure!!!)

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil.
  • Saute onion.
  • Add chicken and brown both sides in oil.
  • Remove chicken to plate and drain excess oil.
  • Pour in the chicken broth.
  • Stir in the ranch dressing mix powder.
  • Top with cubes of cream cheese.
  • Add chicken back in.
  • Cook on high 4 hours. I stirred mine every hour or so to help the sauce along and combine the cream cheese into the sauce. Don;t be worried if sauce looks funky, it will come together in the end!
  • Remove from sauce and shred chicken, discarding skin/bones.
  • Pour sauce over chicken and top with chives ad bacon crumbles.
  • *NOTE: I just made an updated version of this! I poured 1 cup broth on the bottom of crockpot. Laid 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts on top. Sprinkled the ranch dressing on top and added the cubed cream cheese. Cooked on low 8 hours, used 2 forks to shred the chicken and stirred the sauce. Topped with bacon and it was amazing!

Secret Ingredient Creamy Ranch Slow Cooker Chicken ranch chicken

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  1. Ivanka Smetana says

    Such a shame, all your recipes are looking great, but can’t print them or e-mail them. So frustrating, I will have to close your website.

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    • Pat Weigand says

      Right beside the words [Secret Ingredient Creamy Ranch Slow Cooker Chicken] in the upper right hand corner is a print button.

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    • Cricket says

      Ahahahah! You can always just screenshot the recipe. Or pin it on Pinterest. It’s not 2003 anymore, you don’t need to print or email things. Or get angry about stupid stuff and boycott websites over it.

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    • Cindy Heffley says

      Hi Pam! I just made this last night with 1 pound of boneless, skinless chicken breasts since that’s all I had in my freezer. I lessen the time to two hours and I added a half stick of butter to make up for the lack of skin. I served it over smashed cauliflower. It’s delicious! I did forget the bacon, though, so next time I’ll remember that!!

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      • Cindy C says

        I plan on putting it in at noon today and will try the butter as well since I’m using chicken tender strips. Can’t Wait !

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  3. LaRue Evans says

    I made this yesterday and it is amazing, so creamy and delicious. I made a bit of corn starch / water to thicken it up and served it over mashed cauliflower. I never comment on the many recipes I try but to not comment on this would be just wrong. Thanks for the great recipe.

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  5. Ashley says

    Great recipe! I added a few spoonfuls of flour in the end to thicken the sauce a little more. It was still a little separated after the 4 hours so the flour brought it together. Also, I used boneless chicken breasts! So tender!! Had to comment. yummy! Thanks for the recipe!

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    • Nicole says

      My sauce didn’t come together quite as I would have liked. How much flour did you put in? I would like to try it?

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    • Beverly says

      Just read the label on the Ranch dressing,add the sodium to that in the bacon and broth and you’ll see it is quite high for 4 servings so cut back to half a packet and leave out the bacon, and use low sodium broth, how I plan to make it.

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  7. Rachel Sexton says

    I made this last night and put it over rice….there are NO leftovers!!! It was soooo simple and INCREDIBLY delicious!!! It will definitely be in my rotation!! I cant wait to explore your website and find even more amazing recipes!!!!

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    • Sarah says

      Did you sauté the onion in the crockpot? I’m reading her recipe and I wasn’t sure if you’re supposed to sauté the chicken and the onion in a pan and then place it in the crockpot? Wanting to try that this weekend

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  8. Jana says

    Made this for dinner and boy was it good! I had chicken breast on hand so I used them. And I added a bit more chicken broth to create a bit more sauce. SO good and easy!

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  9. lisa says

    This looks great but Im going to make with 1 and a half lbs of chicken breast and I was wondering i can cook on low for longer? In my experience low works better. Any thoughts? Should I just cook it on high for 2 or 3 hours?

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  10. Jessica Blevins says

    Is there any reason the recipe uses bone in, skin on thighs, only to then discard them later, as opposed to just using the boneless skinless thighs? Does it give extra flavor to the recipe or something?

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  11. Kim says

    This looks so delicious and I am looking forward to trying it. I was wondering if it could be cooked on low instead of high in the crock pot and if so, how many hours do you think it might take? Thanks so much for your help.

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      • Carol says

        Don’t you just double the cook time! Example: 4 hours on high=8 hours on low. I’ve been using crockpots since the 1970s, especially as a working mom. I believe I am on #4. The best invention ever.

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  14. Amanda says

    How do I keep the cream cheese from getting lumpy? Should I just add the cream cheese cubes at the end? Or how did you do it?Thank you!

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  17. Amy says

    I’m looking for a recipe that I can put in the crock pot and go to work for 6 hours. I really want to try this one though! Do you think if I put it on low for 6 it would be alright?

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  20. Ann Penhorwood says

    I made this tonight with boneless skinless chicken breast in the oven a dutch oven 200 temp 2.5 hours and it was really good. I wish the sauce was a bit thicker so will be looking for a low carb thickener for next time!
    P.S. I also forgot the bacon topping ????

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  21. Cheech says

    My son like this recipe. He was the only one in my family that did. I think with a few tweaks it could be a good dish, but it will never be amazing.

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  22. Nikki says

    If i use boneless skinless breast how long should I cook it for in the crock pot and what temp?

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  24. Marysue says

    I love using the crockpot! The kids loved this recipe and I have to admit i cooked a whole bunch of bacon to have ready for this recipe and I had it on the counter to cool and stepped away and the dog ate whole pound of bacon ! So I had to run to the store and cook more bacon ugh ! But it was totally worth it to have bacon on it !

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  26. Nadia says

    I never usually comment but I had to on this one! I LOVED this recipe. I’m trying to clean out my freezer/pantry and had everything except the cream cheese so I made it with the sour cream I had on hand and it turned out great as well. I also cooked a side of spaetzle (German noodles) on the side and it worked very well with it. Definitely want to try it with the cream cheese next time!

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  29. Susan says

    This recipe was so so incredibly good! I followed all the instructions but I totally forgot the bacon. ???? It was still amazing! I served it to my family over rice. I am currently doing keto so I just served mine in a bowl over steamed broccoli and it reminded me a lot of chicken divan. This is a keeper for sure! Thank you for good, low carb comfort food!

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  30. Pam says

    The recipe calls for putting chicken on top of cream cheese, but the picture seems to show the cream cheese on top. Which is correct?

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  31. Emily Shields says

    I am thinking about using 4 lbs chicken tenders (raw). Do I still need to saute before hand? Also, how long to you recommend int he crock pot?

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  34. Leeanna says

    In the beginning.. are you sautéing the onion in a skillet and adding the chicken? Or are you using the crockpot to do this? I would think a skillet and then i guess add the onion to the crockpot after this before the chicken broth? Thanks for your help!

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  35. Tracy says

    As many people do I made a few changes, followed the recipe exactly but added a few things such as fresh green beans and mushrooms at the end of the cooking time for added vegis (gotta get them in for the family so they won’t notice). This might just be the best crockpot chicken recipe Ive ever made. My family raved about it amd all the left overs are gone!!! I also stirred mine through out and added some heavy whipping cream for a nice gravy (I noticed someone said they added butter. It came out delicious, creamy, and full of flavor. I also served mine with riced cauliflower and it couldn’t have been a more perfect meal. Another add was when I browned my chicken I dusted with flower and spices. Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe. It is now in the “family approved” rotation.

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  38. Debra says

    5 stars
    Thank you Danielle for such an awesome dinner it was a BIG hit. It was awesome, delicious it was all the above I just can’t describe this recipe it’s that GOOD.
    Thank you so much and a few other recipes has been a success also. I don’t commit very often but when a recipe is this good I have to thank you and to let you know how awesome it was.
    So thank you so much for sharing your recipes.

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