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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!