Description
This Ultimate Creamy Crock Pot Ranch Chicken is a deliciously easy slow-cooker recipe featuring tender chicken breasts simmered in a creamy ranch-flavored sauce. Perfect for busy weeknights, this comforting dish combines ranch seasoning, cream of chicken soup, and sour cream to create a rich and savory meal that pairs wonderfully with rice, potatoes, or noodles. Optional cheddar cheese and fresh parsley add a finishing touch of indulgence and freshness.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Sauce
- 1 packet dry ranch seasoning mix (1 oz)
- 1 can cream of chicken soup (10.5 oz)
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Optional Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil (for searing)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Fresh parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Optional Sear Chicken: Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and sear the chicken breasts for 2–3 minutes per side until golden brown. This step is optional but helps lock in flavor and adds a nice color to the chicken.
- Mix Sauce: In the slow cooker, whisk together the cream of chicken soup, ranch seasoning mix, chicken broth, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper until well combined.
- Add Chicken: Place the chicken breasts into the sauce, turning them to coat evenly. Cover the slow cooker with the lid.
- Cook: Cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours until the chicken is tender and fully cooked.
- Shred Chicken: Using two forks, shred the chicken directly in the slow cooker, mixing it into the sauce for a creamy texture.
- Add Sour Cream: Stir in the sour cream until the sauce becomes smooth and creamy, blending perfectly with the shredded chicken.
- Serve: Serve the creamy ranch chicken hot over rice, mashed potatoes, or noodles. Garnish with shredded cheddar cheese and fresh parsley if desired.
Notes
- For extra flavor, searing the chicken before slow cooking is recommended but optional.
- You can substitute the cream of chicken soup with cream of mushroom or cream of celery for variation.
- Adjust cooking times based on your slow cooker model.
- Use low-fat sour cream to reduce calories if preferred.
- This dish freezes well; store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
- To make it gluten-free, ensure the ranch seasoning and cream of chicken soup are gluten-free brands.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (1/4 of recipe)
- Calories: 360 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 750 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 42 g
- Cholesterol: 115 mg
Keywords: crock pot chicken, creamy ranch chicken, slow cooker chicken, easy chicken recipe, comfort food, ranch seasoning chicken
