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If you are looking for the most creamy and delicious chicken, Crock Pot Creamy Ranch Chicken Recipe is a must try. Packed with lots of ranch flavor and hearty chicken and vegetables, it is the best comfort food.
Crock Pot Creamy Ranch Chicken
Our family loves chicken and I am always looking for ways to jazz up plain chicken. This recipe for Crockpot Chicken with ranch is so easy and out of this world amazing.
You are not going to believe how simple this recipe is. Literally everything gets tossed into the slow cooker and dinner will be waiting when you come home.
Also try Crockpot Ranch Chicken, Crock Pot Angel Chicken, and Crock Pot Chicken and Rice.
Ingredients for Ranch Chicken Recipe:
- Chicken Breasts
- Potatoes
- Baby carrots
- Dry ranch dressing mix – Try our Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix
- Cream of chicken soup
- Milk
How to make Crockpot Chicken Ranch:
- First, you need a small mixing bowl. Add the cream of chicken soup, milk and ranch dressing mix. Whisk all of this together.
- Then, place the chicken, carrots and potatoes in the slow cooker. Add the sauce and pour it all over the top of these ingredients in the crock pot.
- Finally, cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours on high. You can also cook on high for 3 to 4 hours if you need to reduce the cooking time.
- If you like the chicken to be in smaller pieces, shred it and then place back into the crock pot.
Keep reading for full nutritional information.
Tips:
- If the sauce seems to separate once chicken is cooked, just remove the chicken and vegetables from the crock pot. Whisk the sauce together and it should solve that problem.
You can then add the chicken back to the slow cooker.
What to serve with Creamy ranch chicken?
- Easy Homemade Dinner Rolls – These are very easy to make and perfect for dipping into the creamy sauce.
- Caesar Salad – This is so simple and a delicious side dish.
- Steamed Broccoli. Only 3 minutes and you can have a great side dish. It is tasty and perfect for busy weeknights.
- Garlic Lime Steamed Asparagus– This is so quick and the flavor is amazing with Ranch Chicken.
- Garlic Bread Cheese Sticks -Garlic bread stuffed with cheese is the perfect bread to serve with this chicken. It is perfect for dipping and so delicious.
Variation ideas
- Try mixing it up with the vegetables. Green beans are yummy with the chicken. This would also be a great way to make this a one pot meal.
- Use chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts. You can even mix both together.
- Try using red potatoes. These are delicious in this one pot meal.
- Add a second can of cream of chicken soup. You can add an extra can if you like even more sauce.
- Add chicken broth. The consistency can be thinned by adding chicken broth.
- Use cauliflower instead of potatoes. If you are trying to reduce carbs, use cauliflower as a substitution for the potatoes. The rich gravy makes even cauliflower tasty.
- Omit the potatoes. Skip the potatoes in the crock pot and serve this recipe over mashed potatoes, egg noodles or rice.
- Cream Soup. More ideas include: cream of mushroom and cream of celery. Another idea is to mix two different types of soup in this recipe.
How to store
Put leftovers inside an airtight container. Place in the fridge up to 5 days.
How to reheat
You can reheat individual servings in the microwave for 60 seconds or until heated through. If the sauce separates, just whisk it until creamy.
This is great for lunch later in the week. We all fight over who gets the leftovers. It really is that delicious.
Make this a freezer meal.
You can make this ahead of time so all you have to do is toss and go in the crock pot.
Put the chicken in a freezer bag. Then mix together the sauce and pour in the bag over the chicken.
Freeze until ready to cook. Do not add the potatoes and carrots until you are ready to put in the slow cooker.
Cook as normal and enjoy. This is a great way to cut down on a portion of the prep time.
I like to cook one batch and freeze another. It really is not any more work since you have all of the ingredients out. Plus, you will have another easy meal for later.
Our family loves Ranch Chicken Breast Recipes.
We love meals that can be made in the slow cooker. It is so nice coming home from a long day of work and dinner is already cooked.
You will love that everything is in the crockpot. This is such a delicious recipe and requires very little effort.
The ranch dressing mix makes the best Crock Pot Creamy Ranch Chicken. It is a great recipe sure to be a hit with the entire family.
If you have guests coming over, try this easy recipe. I’m certain they will be impressed and wonder how you pulled off such a tasty dinner while you worked all day.
Print crock pot ranch chicken and potatoes recipe:
Crock Pot Creamy Ranch Chicken Recipe – Easy Ranch Chicken Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 4 Russet potatoes cut into 2 inch pieces
- 2 cups baby carrots
- 1 packet dry ranch dressing mix
- 1 can cream of chicken soup (10 oz can)
- 1 cup milk
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the cream of chicken soup, milk and ranch dressing mixing.
- Place the chicken, potatoes and carrots in the crock pot. Pour the sauce over the top of these ingredients in the crock pot.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
- Serve the chicken, potatoes and carrots with the sauce poured over the top. Enjoy!
While a good starting place, at our house we’ll need to add more seasoning. We used Campbell’s Soup & Ranch seasoning package, not off-brand products. Everyone’s taste is a little different. I did think the cream of chicken would add enough sodium.
We’ll tweak it to our taste next time since it is a quick & easy recipe.
I love this recipe, but I buy cheaper skin on thighs + brown them first.
Hey Liz! Each batch is different so it’s difficult to put an exact size on a serving. This recipe serves 6 people, so 1 serving is approximately 1/6 of the entire meal.
What is the serving size?
I hope you love it!
It looks so good that I’m making it tomorrow
I’m so sorry. Sometimes there is a lot of liquid in the chicken making a crockpot recipe runnier than normal.
Followed the recipe exactly and this came out extremely watery. Practically soup :\. It still tasted good, but I’m not sure where I went wrong since the steps are so simple.
Yes, frozen chicken will work in this recipe.
This was very good. We made it without changes. There were no leftovers. We’ll definitely make this again!
Dumped everything in the crockpot at 1; it was more than ready by 6. Made soft pretzel sticks to go with it, and it was a delightful and comforting dinner during our current post-blizzard frigid cold temperatures!
I did everything as directed and had no issues. I will make it again.
Can you use frozen chicken?
I’m so glad you loved it!
YUM!! This one’s a keeper for sure!! Hubby LOVES it and so do I!!
This…was…so GOOD!!! I have a busy schedule and today I wanted easy put together and cook while I’m running errands all day. This did it! It really was so quick to prepare. My whole family loved it too. It was like comfort food to me. The chicken was moist. I could also see using pork chops. Thanks for the recipe. This is a keeper.
Yes I think it would work.
So good
Hi Carrie, can I use buttermilk ranch for the creamy ranch crockpot chicken recipe?
Yes you can.
I,m going to make this dish on Friday. Can I use baby red potatoes?
I made this, and my family loved it, definitely will make again…
But I seen a couple of people mention that it’s also great with pork chops, can someone tell me how it’s make with the pork chops please!
This recipe was great and full of flavor! Thank you! I added green beans like you suggested in the alternatives. My baby who is starting solids just ate it all up! Thank you!
I want your Recipe please that look so Good.
This is good with pork chops to!
Super excited! Just got it all in the crock pot ?? I had made 3 extra cups of shredded chicken last night so I used that instead. Added a tad of chicken broth to the mixture just in case. Since my chicken is already cooked. And doubled the “sauce” part, since I added an extra potato and a tad extra carrots. THANK YOU for the recipe ??
Is there something that can be used instead of the ranch packet?
So easy and super delicious! As a busy mom this will be a go to for my family. Kids loved it too!
I have done frozen chicken before and it worked.
Can the chicken be frozen?
Made it today. Very good. Had a side of rice with it. Will make it again.
Yes I think so . I would cook at 375 degree for about 40 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
Can this be made in conventional oven ? At what temperature? For how long ?
That is a type o. I’ll fix that.
One small line mentions Cream Cheese – yet it’s not included in the ingredient list, nor is it mentioned in the actual directions. How much of this ingredient, and when, is it used in this recipe?
No you do not have to.
No you do not have to season the chicken.
Hi, I have not made this recipe yet, but I do plan on to because it looks so amazing and delicious. I was just wondering if seasoning the chicken is necessary because I heard that ranch seasoning can be salty, what would you recommend?
Do I have to use whole milk?
Excellent recipe…so delicious!
So delicious and easy, my kids loved it!
Yes, sweet potatoes would work great in this recipe. I would peel and dice them into large pieces.
can youuse sweetpotatoes?
Love your recipes and this one looks great as well! But I’m confused – cream cheese is mentioned several times in the description, but I don’t see any cream cheese in the ingredient list or instructions. Am I missing something?
Love this easy crock pot chicken recipe!
Can the chicken be frozen?