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Easy Crockpot BBQ Ranch Chicken Recipe is super easy and perfect for busy weeknights. The sauce is thick and tangy and perfect to serve over rice.
This is a super easy crockpot chicken dinner with a nice thick sauce. You will have this all prepped and thrown in the crockpot in no time at all. If you love this slow cooker recipe, you may also love this Crock Pot Huli Huli Chicken Recipe.
I love making easy meals for my large family that are kid friendly. This simple ingredient barbecue chicken recipe meets all those requirements and is the perfect weeknight meal.
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Why We Love This Recipe:
The combination of the BBQ sauce and Ranch tastes amazing. The chicken cooks tender in the slow cooker for a delicious meal idea.
We love serving it over rice but you easily serve on hamburger buns for a delicious chicken sandwich.
Ingredients:
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- Flour
- Ranch Seasoning Mix
- Barbecue Sauce (Learn how to make Homemade Barbecue Sauce.)
- Water
For the full list of ingredients and recipe, scroll to the bottom for the recipe card.
Variations:
- Change Chicken – This BBQ Chicken recipe can be made with Skinless Chicken Thighs, Chicken Drumsticks or Chicken Tenders.
- Favorite BBQ Sauce – Feel free to use your favorite BBQ sauce to make this recipe. One of our favorite sauces is Sweet Baby Ray.
- Chicken Broth – We used water in this recipe, but you can substitute with chicken broth.
- Ranch Dressing – If you only have ranch dressing, it will work in this recipe. But I would add it directly on top of the chicken once in the slow cooker.
Step by Step Instructions:
Step 1 – In a large ziploc bag, mix together the flour and ranch seasoning.
Step 2 – Place chicken in the ziploc bag with the ranch seasoning mixture.
Step 3 – Shake the bag to completely cover the chicken with the ranch mixture.
Step 4 – Place chicken in the slow cooker that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
Step 5 – In a medium bowl, combine barbecue sauce and water until mixed well.
Step 6 – Pour the BBQ sauce mixture over the chicken in the crock pot.
Step 7 – Cook BBQ Ranch Chicken on low 4 hours. You can also cook on high for about 2-3 hours.
Step 8 – Remove the lid and remove chicken from the slow cook. Shred the chicken in a bowl, then place back into the slow cooker to mix in with the ranch sauce. Serve with your favorite side dish and enjoy.
Recipe Tips:
- Prepare Slow Cooker – We recommend spraying slow cooker with cooking spray for easy cleanup.
- Meat Thermometer – To ensure your chicken is cooked to 165 degrees, we recommend using a meat thermometer. This allows you to check the internal temperature of the chicken.
- Cover Chicken – Before placing the chicken in the slow cooker, make sure to completely cover with the flour and ranch seasoning packet.
What to Serve with BBQ Ranch Chicken:
This is one of my favorite chicken recipes. There are many ways to serve this chicken for an easy weeknight meal. I also love to serve with white rice or cauliflower rice for a low carb option.
It is even delicious with a side of black beans and topped with avocado and cilantro for a family favorite meal.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Once you have cooked the chicken in the slow cooker, it is ready to shred. You can easily shred with two forks. But you can also learn how to shred chicken with the stand mixer. This process saves time and the chicken comes out prefectly shredded.
Yes, you can place frozen chicken in the slow cooker. This is how I cook most of my chicken recipes. It cooks easily so there is no need to thaw chicken to make this recipe.
This chicken stores great in the fridge or the freezer. If placing in the refrigerator store in an airtight container. I love making this chicken to meal prep for the week. If you are freezing the leftovers, store the leftovers in a freezer bag for up to 3 months.
More Easy Crock Pot Chicken Recipes:
- Crock Pot Chicken and Rice Recipe
- Crock pot Creamy Ranch Chicken Recipe
- Crock Pot Chicken and Gravy Recipe
We love hearing from you. If you make this Slow Cooker BBQ Ranch Chicken, please leave a comment or a star review.
CrockPot BBQ Ranch Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts
- 3 tablespoons flour
- ½ package ranch seasoning mix
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Mix flour and ranch seasoning mix together in large zipper baggie.
- Cut chicken in large chunks – I did 5-6 chunks per chicken breast.
- Add chicken breast pieces to zipper baggie and shake until all chicken pieces are coated.
- Dump chicken into crockpot sprayed with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, combine barbecue sauce and water until mixed well. Pour over chicken.
- Cook on low 4 hours. Serve over rice and enjoy!
So easy, and so yummy! Made this for dinner last night. When I don’t know what to make for dinner, I look at your recipes and always find something to make with ingredients I have on hand. Thank you so much!! You are a life saver ??
Yes that would work great in this recipe too!
CAN YOU USE RANCH DRESSING INSTEAD OF RANCH SEASONING?
If you have a programmable crock pot, I would set it to change over to keep warm after 4 hours. If that’s not an option, you can cook longer. I would increase the water to a full cup so that it doesn’t dry out in the crock pot. The chicken will likely shred since it’s cooked for a longer time. Thank you.
I start work at 8 and don’t get home till about the evening time. So is it ok if it cooks longer than 4 hrs?
Here is a recipe for a homemade ranch seasoning mix – https://www.eatingonadime.com/homemade-ranch-dressing-mix-recipe/.
Yes, it would work great with chicken thighs.
very good
Hi, where can I get the ranch seasoning mix or is there an alternative for me here in Australia.
Thanks from Chris
Will it work just as well with chicken thighs ,
I have a family size of 10 (8 kids and 2 adults) and I usually double it and it works great for my family!
I want to try this but this receipe is for 4 servings only. I feed as many as you. I think I would need to make maybe 12 servings? How many do you make? Do you triple this or does this receipe work for your family?
Going in the crock pot raw. It is so easy!
Is the chicken to be cookeed before, or is it going in the crockpot raw
Hello,
I am looking forward to making this recipe but was wondering if the chicken is frozen or thawed out?
Thank you!