Slow Cooker Creamy Ranch Chicken
This Slow Cooker Creamy Ranch Chicken is loaded with a big, bold flavor but doesn’t take much effort. Chicken, carrots, and potatoes are slow-cooked to tender perfection in a creamy ranch sauce to create a meal that has everyone coming back for more.
When we want a meal with a ton of flavor, not a ton of effort, we make this slow cooker ranch chicken. It’s big and bold, and it only takes a handful of ingredients and a few hours in the slow cooker to make!
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Simple Ingredients: It only takes six ingredients to make this recipe.
- Easy: Just put everything in the crock pot and let it do all the work.
- Flavorful: The ranch, cream soup, chicken, and potatoes create so much flavor in every bite.
- Perfect for Any Occasion: This makes a great family meal or addition to any party.
🛒Ingredients
We’ve made this list to help you save time on your next trip to the grocery store. You can find the full amounts needed in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Baby potatoes – halved
- Baby carrots
- Dry ranch dressing mix
- Crema of chicken soup
- Heavy cream
🔪 How to Make Slow Cooker Creamy Ranch Chicken
This is a quick overview of the steps needed to make this recipe. You can find the full instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Combine the ranch mix, heavy cream, and cream of chicken soup in a bowl.
- Add the vegetables to the bottom of the slow cooker and place the chicken on top. Pour the mixture over the chicken and vegetables, stirring it slightly into the veggies below.
- Cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes and carrots are tender.
- Sprinkle with parsley or basil for garnish before serving.
🥄 Equipment
- Measuring cups
- Slow cooker
🥫 Storage
Refrigerate this dish for up to 3 days in an air-tight container. Because it’s made with cream, freezing is not recommended.
To reheat, microwave individual portions at 1-minute intervals until heated through.
What to Serve with Slow Cooker Creamy Ranch Chicken
This chicken has meat and veggies in it already, so we recommend serving it with sides like cheesy garlic pull-apart bread or jalapeno cheddar biscuits. For dessert, try vanilla sheet cake with strawberry frosting.
💭 Tips
- Be sure to halve your baby potatoes, so they finish cooking along with everything else.
- Give the veggies and chicken a slight stir to allow the sauce to make its way down and coat everything.
- Thoroughly wash your veggies before adding them to the slow cooker.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
You absolutely can! Slow cookers were designed to cook raw meat. It’s completely safe.
Yes. You can make this with chicken thighs or pork chops, as well.
No. You could use half and half or milk. Just be aware that the sauce will be thinner.
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🧾Recipe Card
Want to make this recipe? Print the recipe card below, or pin this recipe, so you can find it later.
Slow Cooker Creamy Ranch Chicken
Equipment
- small bowl
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 pound baby potatoes halved
- 2 cups baby potatoes
- 1 ounce dry ranch dressing mix
- 10.5 ounces cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Place your veggies into the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Arrange the chicken on top.
- In a bowl combine the ranch mix, cream of chicken soup and heavy cream.
- Pour this mixture over the chicken and potatoes, stirring it slightly into the veggies below.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high 4-6 hours until the potatoes and carrots are tender and the chicken is cooked through.
- Serve!
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
