Bacon Ranch Chicken

My family loved it. Tasted great! I doubled the sauce and added some chopped broccoli the last hour. Thank you!! :)

A family favorite and often requested by my 14 yr old!

This is my 15th crockin girls recipe and I am just thrilled with this site. Finally, somewhere with different and delicious recipes. I didn’t have bacon bits. I love them but if I did have bacon bits I would use real bacon. This cooked exactly like it said it would. It wasn’t dry but my chicken was still a bit frozen. I wouldn’t mind adding corn to this. If you need a veg, steam some broccoli, the sauce would taste great over that and noodles. Oh, I had a Hidden Valley Ranch Spicy Ranch packet and it gave everything a little zip .I do not like heat but I do like flavor and this was a nice addition. ENJOY!

Made this for dinner and its soooo yummy! I mostly followed the recipe. I used real bacon instead of bacon bits. 1 Cup sour cream, and I used 2 cans of cream of chicken with a half a can of chicken broth. And i used garlic salt. It came out amazing! Will definately make this again.

Forgot to mention that I added some chicken broth and water to make it a little soupier. Seemed dry to me.

Whole family liked this one especially hubby. I doubled the bacon.

Not a big fan of this one. Maybe it was too much cream of chicken soup taste for me.

Do you use frozen or defrosted chicken?

This is a keeper…..we really enjoyed it! I doubled the sauce ingredients and used bowtie pasta instead of egg noodles. AWESOME!

Absolutely, Angela! Since you’re cooking for one you can freeze this in quart size freezer bags and have several servings stored away!

My comment was for freeze after cooked, not before… : )

Will this freeze well : ) Hope so… Cooking for 1

Kristin,
You can cook it on low for about 5-6 hours.

I only had 2 chicken breasts. How long do I cook on low?

Donna, sorry for the confusion. You will use raw chicken. Cooking on high for 3/4 hours will thoroughly cook the chicken. If you need to extend the time, you can cook it on low for 6-8 hours. Hope this helps.

Ack I’m so confused! In earlier comments everything says to use raw chicken but in a more recent comment a woman named Amanda asks if the chicken goes in already cooked and crockin’ girls response is “it is, (meaning you put cooked chicken in for 3/4 hours on HIGH???) You can use uncooked chicken and crock it longer…. 7-8 hours on LOW.”

Thanks for sharing all the different ways y’all like to eat this one…over rice, mashed potatoes, by itself! And you can’t go wrong with more bacon. That’s for sure!

We <3 to hear how y’all have made this recipe your own!

Happy Crockin’, y’all!

This recipe is seriously DELICIOUS!! The whole family loved this dish! I will certainly be adding this to my arsenal of go-to recipes.
I did follow the above advice & made extra sauce by using an extra can of cream of chkn, 1/2 C. Of sour cream.
Also, in place of the bacon bits, I subbed in about 6 pieces of precooked bacon that I just snipped over the crock w/ kitchen shears!

Thanks for a great recipe!!

This is soooo yummy! However, instead of the egg noodles, I serve ours over mashed potatoes. It is a great match-up!

I made this and made extra sauce by adding another can of soup, extra 1/2 package of ranch dressing and 1/2 cup more sour cream. So good, kids loved it over egg noodles. Another keeper !
My only question is how can you make crockpot meals with chicken that will not be dry besides changing to skinless boneless thighs ? Can you crock the meal and add raw chicken in after awhile ?

This sounds awesome!

I want to try this recipe but not sure on a couple things. For the egg noodles are you using the whole 12oz bag? Also, for the soup I am guessing I should use a 26 oz can not a10 oz?

This recipe is ‘da bomb!!!! Whole Family loved it! I added more bacon, for preference. I had plenty of sauce, but I think that was due to the chicken breasts being a little smaller. I didn’t serve it “over” anything and it was still perfect. This will be one of new fave meals!

I made this and it was soo good. I left off the sour cream becasue my husband doesn’t like that. As a suggestion, I would use reduced sodium Cream of Chicken next time, this dish was really salty to me.

I made this tonight and used two cans of cream of chicken 1.5 cups of sour cream and extra bacon! Great flavor…served it over rice. I think next time I will use cheese on top!

Wonderful and easy. I used 2 cans of cream of chicken soup after reading the reviews. My husband loved it and asked for seconds, which never happens. I also used orzo pasta. Loved it. Thank you!!

Made this for tonight’s dinner. It was very good, however I agree it needs more sauce. I wondered though, has anyone tried this with rice instead of noodles? I think I’m going to try it again with rice next time :)

I have made this receipe 3 times and will continue to have it as a regular meal for my family! I made it once for a group of people too and everyone loves it! Great recipe!!!

I like so many others, but this one was just okay. My oldest daughter loved it, but everyone else said it was “fine” (code for not a keeper!). Thanks for sharing, I love your site!

Loved this!

I doubled the sauce and it turned out to taste to much like ranch And was way to salty

Easy and very good. Read the other reviews before making and doubled the sauce. Picky 4 and 6 year old boys in this house and they ate it up while saying… MMMMMMMmm :)

The only thing it needs is more sauce!!!!!!!!!!!! But other than that was amazing!!!!!!!!!!

This would be a good recipe to freeze ahead.

I would like to know if anyone has put this recipe together in a crockpot liner and then froze it for later? We have a supper club where we come together with 8 meals aned exchange meals and would like to know if it has been done and if it worked. Thanks:)
Blessings

Recipe was a huge hit! No leftovers!! Followed recipe, no changes, absolutely delish!! Thanks to the Crockin’ Girls for sending me an email, you’re right how could it not be good with Bacon, lol!

i have the pickiest 8 year old in the universe and he ate this, no whining no complaining,. He actually said it was good… Thank you Thank you Thank you!

Crockin’ this today! House smells fab!!

WOW! this was great!!! the first thing hubby said to me when i walked through the door is that i didnt make enough! I didnt read the reviews before making, will definitely have to double the sauce. This was really good! even the kids ate it! a keeper and will work into my crock rotation! Thanks Crockin’ girls! I am getting so many good recipes from your site. It is becoming one of my go to and fav’s!

I really enjoyed making this. Thank you for your review, Liz, but I think we should all agree that everyone’s tastes can vary and people should feel free to rate a recipe with as many “dots” as they feel appropriate :) Thanks for putting this recipie on here Crockin Girls!

Sorry it wasn’t a huge hit in your home, Liz. Our kiddos and hubbies devour this!

Turned out a lot like an OK tuna casserole to me. My husband made the same comparison too. Not bad, easy, smelled great cooking. However, it did not knock my socks off. So many people gave it 5 “dots”. I think we should all agree that giving a recipe the highest marks should be left for the ones that are to die for. 4 dots would be considered quite good, 3 not bad, 2 eh, 1 yuk. With this I would rate it about a 2.5.

I think I am going to try this recipie this week. I will cook it on high for 8 hours. have never had good out comes with putting uncooked egg noodles/rice so I will cook the egg noodles first then serve it over the noodles.

HI I see you only have a cook time of 3-4 hours, is this because the chicken is already cooked?

I made this last night and it was so delicious!!! I did read some of the reviews so I tweaked it a little bit by using a large can of soup and used about 8-10oz. (before cooking) of no yolk egg noodles instead. We will definitely be making this again!

I am cooking this today! I doubled the sauce and ranch last time and it was perfect!

Last night was my first night trying a recipe from this website, this is the one I tried and it was AMAZING. However, I know someone that made this before and she had suggested to add an extra 1/2 can of the Cream of Chicken soup to make it so there was more gravy. I did, it was amazing, but I think I’ll be adding another 1/2 pqcket-packet of the ranch. Either way, my family loved it!

Delicious! The kids asked for it again last night. :) My husband, who doesn’t normally like cream sauces thought it was good too. Will definitely make again!

I made this the other day and it is fantastic !!!!! Everyone loved it. Only thing I did differently was double the sauce and add a small can of diced mushrooms. Used a little more Ranch and Bacon bits as some of the others suggested. This is definitely a keeper. Thanks Gals !

Sounds like your house is happy, Julie! Crockin’ SUCCESS!!

Made it yesterday, served my kids very little to see if they would like it and hearing them say yum was a good sign then asking for seconds was another good sign. My husband served himself quite a bit and I’m thinking to myself “why would you serve that much if you don’t know how it tastes” but he said it was very tasty. He too got up for seconds. I felt good at this point but still had my biggest critic, my mom. Served her a plate but she was only able to taste very little as my sister ate her food. They both said it was good. I FELT PROUD OF MYSELF. Can’t wait to put my first crockpot to use from now on.

Julie, you’ll be a crockin’ gal before you know it! 8oz should be fine. Just don’t overfill with noodles because even though they’re cooked they’ll still soak up some of your sauce. Let us know how it turns out! Since you’re new to this, check out all the recipes in our video section. We walk you through crockin’ recipes, step-by-step! http://crockingirls.com/videos/

I’m going to ATTEMPT to make this right now & hope I don’t screw it up. I’m not a cooker but reading the reviews makes it seem anybody can make it. I bought an 8 oz bag of noodles, will this be too much?

I’d suggest no more than 2-3 cups of dry noodles. You don’t want to overdo it because the noodles will soak up your yummy sauce! Just eyeball and be conservative. If you have noodles leftover, just put them in the fridge to use in a different recipe.

I’m cooking this for the first time today. Approximately how many egg noodles should I cook and add to it? Thanks!

You just made my day (or night), Jessicaa! I can’t believe you’re such a pro in the kitchen already!!! Sounds like you could teach us a few things, girly! Thanks for crockin’ with us, and I’m glad you like this recipe so much. Let us know when you try something else!

im only eleven and im quite the wiz in the kitchen ecpecialy during breakfast but my daddy told me to find a crock pot recipe to make and this is what i found it was really easy and it left every one in my family begging for more even my very picky older sister is all over it ty so much and while im typing this im actually in the kitchen making some for the third time i would TOATLY give this recipe to a neighbor or a friend bc it is so amazing the garlic make it a little rubber taste but it still make my taste bud party like theres no tommorw!

This was my very first experience at using a slow cooker. It was excellent! Although, it didn’t taste very “ranchy” or “bacony”, but I can see those as being super easy fixes I can do.

It fed my boyfriend and I and gave us three containers of leftovers for lunch. Awesome!

I would most definitely recommend this. It was super easy and extremely tastey!!! I can’t wait to make it again!

You can easily use frozen chicken. Just add a couple of hours of crockin’ time…maybe not even that much. Just be sure the internal temp of the chicken reaches 165 degrees. :))

Can you use frozen chicken?

Definitely, Vicki!

Hi just curious can this be cooked on low for an extended period, say 6-8 hours?

Excellent! My husband and I loved it. I used penne pasta.

This is in my crock right now! Can’t wait to see how it turns out :)

This was good an easy to make. They didn’t have cream of chicken at the store so I used cream of mushroom and it worked fine. The only thing is this seemed a bit salty to me even though I tried to use low sodium soup so it’s probably the Ranch mix. I will make this again!

Grandkids were coming over for dinner after soccer and we had to please many “selective” eaters…this one did the trick! I did add low sodium broth (@ 1cup) to low sodium/healthy request cream of chicken & the ranch seasoning mix. Added sour cream when Crock went on “warm”; used about 1/4 cup real chopped bacon. Consistancy was PERFECT for noodles…I could see how it would be thinker without the broth. EXCELLENT flavor; clean plates; seconds; thirds…no leftovers! Thank you!

Put all the ingredients in the pot about 2 hours ago and boy does it smell amazing! I used one large can of soup and a small can instead of just 1 can. I looks to be just the right about of liquid for the noodles. I cant wait to try it :)

Tonya, it is a little thicker consistency since it doesn’t use any broth. I think it would be really good on a bun! That’s crock-tastic!

Glad you liked it, Denise :)

OMGosh!!! this is so delicious!

Just wondering if this was a thicker consistency…..thinking maybe to use it served on a bun???!!

Really enjoyed! Used the dry spicy ranch packets and was very good.

I liked this recips alot. The only thing I would do is maybe add a litle no sodium chicken stock to it as well as use a low sodium soup. I found it a little on the salty side and did not have enough sauce to put over the egg noodles. I will try these suggestions next time.

Sheila

Absolutely, Robin! There are several dishes we make that we add the dairy product at the end (about the last 30 minutes of cooking), so it gets nice and warm like everything else.

I made this for Dinner today and it was so good. It was full of flavor. Very popular with the kids.

I’ve made this before and my family has loved it! Lately, though, I have been shying away from cooking sour cream in the crock pot for so long. Is there any way I could just add the sour cream towards the end, or would that completely change it?

I just signed up haven’t tried anything yet but love to have a recipe for a super easy vegatable soup that is got lots of veggies and meat

I made this recipe a couple of weeks ago, everybody loved it. I thought it was a little plain and the sour cream overpowered the flavor. My husband stated that this was a dish that he wanted me to make again. I made it again last night, this time I doubled the recipe,but I only used 1 1/4 c. sour cream. I used (1) pkg. of Ranch dressing and (1) pkg. of Ranch Spicy dressing mix. It was yummy. I liked it alot better this time. My son and his wife loved it. There was none left. My daughter-in-law is a fantastic cook and she thought it was really good. I will definitely make again. Adding this recipe to my favorites.

Sara, a cup of Ranch dressing sounds about right!

Our family LOVES this recipe-we use rice instead of the noodles:)

Angela,
I think you will be fine without the noodles. Especially since you usually don’t eat pasta…you will not miss it.

Oh I also added cooked real bacon instead of the bacon bits and it was a huge success!

Love love love!!! So easy and so yummy!!! Have made it twice in 1 week :)

Oh my! This is just what I was looking for to make for tonight’s dinner! I saw where one person commented that they used bottled ranch dressing instead of the sour cream and ranch dressing mix. How much would you use? I’m assuming close to one cup since that is the amount of sour cream. Also, I was thinking of adding a second can of cream of mushroom soup to the cream of chicken soup as well. Thanks for commenting and for your great recipes!

No silly questions. We are all in this together. There are times when you will put uncooked pasta in the cooker like, lasagna. However, egg noodles always needs to cooked before because they will get mushy.

Oh my gosh! My VERY picky 15 year old son went back for seconds!! This will be part of my recipe rotation now! YAY!

I doubled the sour cream and cream of chicken and still found it dry. I like the flavor, but I like stuff soupy not dry. So next time use more ingredients.

Hubby thought it was delish however, and didn’t see anything wrong with it. (he doesn’t like food as soupy as I do)

He went back for seconds!!

Thanks for sharing!

Would this be just as good without the cooked noodles? I was kind of not wanting to prep outside the crock pot and usually don’t eat pasta

Ok silly question ,but I am new to croc cooking…noodles, cook before adding in the pot??

Jennifer, either one! Whatever you have available…easy peasy!

Silly question… should the chicken be frozen or defrosted? Thanks.

My family loved this, it came out pretty thick and creamy!

What can I say this recipe is a family favorite!!

Laura, we used the regular size….10 (and a smidge) oz can of cream of chicken.

My family loved this! I have a picky 9 yr old and 14yr old and they loved it…especially after soccer practice.

What size can of cream of chicken soup? Excited to make this!

I haven’t made it yet but I’m going to add a cooked red pepper and onion, maybe some celery too, just to get in some veggies. Also, its a great way to use up some of the things in my produce drawer. Sounds yummy though.

I found this website about 2 weeks ago. This is my second recipe that I’ve made. I’m 2 for 2 with enjoying the recipes that I’ve made!! I didn’t shred the chicken after it cooked. I left it whole and served it over the egg noodles. I did find that once I cut a piece up and smeared it in the sauce in my plate, that I liked it even more. The whole bite then had the sauce on it instead of just the outside of the chicken. It was still very good. Next time I will shred it and try it that way. (the other recipe I tried was the shredded bbq chicken. Also delicious)

The whole family LOVED this…soooo good!!

You sure can, Melanie. We prefer cooking on low and slow and letting our food “hang out” together all day. 6-8 hours on low depending on how hot your crock cooks. Chicken can dry out easily if you let it go too long in some crocks :) Happy Crockin’ to ya!

Can you cook this on low for 8 hours? My chicken breast will be frozen

No Nancy!! You almost can’t mess up a crockin’ recipe :) We sub cream of mushroom and cream of celery for each other all the time. You just found anther way to eat it girl! cROCK on!

I consider myself someone who “isn’t good at cooking,” but this recipe is one of my favorite. It is super easy to put together and my husband and I love it! I made it during the fall and winter last year. I’m looking forward to making it again soon!

I screwed up I used cream of mushroom soup. I hope it turns out ok…

this recipe is AMAZING the only “down” side is that I have a son with a heart condition so we have to eat super heart healthy in our house so I changed it a little and honestly I would never know the difference its amazing!:

instead of bacon bits, I oven prep turkey bacon and make my own bacon bits–allows you to keep the fat out and turkey bacon is much better for you…in the realm of “healthy” bacon :)

use fat free sour cream (in general blah but because of all the flavors in here can’t tell!)

low sodium cream of chicken

and instead of egg noodles we use wheat egg noodles
(we add extra garlic but we LOVE garlic more than the average family)

it makes it much healthier and still super delicious, honestly I couldn’t tell the difference and I am a HUGE fan of the original recipe :)

Very good… (even though I forgot the cream of chicken soup… blonde moment).. next time I think I will (add the soup of course), and maybe some frozen peas…

So glad y’all have found a winner! And no, Julie. Don’t add any water. It will be great without it…I promise :) Happy Crockin’, y’all!

Even my noodle only eating 3 year old loved the chicken!! My hubby is fighting me for the leftovers for tomorrow! Thank you crockin girls!! Yummo!!!!!!

Wow, this stuff is phenomenal. I used bow-tie pasta since that is what I had on had. After cooking the pasta I mix in a little olive oil to keep it from sticking. I keep it separate from the sauce so my family can decide their own pasta to ranch chicken ratio. I’ve probably made this 3 times now and it’s still a favorite.

This turned out great! All 4 kids AND hubby like it! Even my super picky 5 yr old and 2 yr old twins! I didn’t have real bacon so I substituted bacos. It turned out really tasty, but I know it would’ve tasted better w/the real bacon. We sprinkled the bacon bits on the top and they loved that! Will definitely do again!

QUICK QUESTION! Does anyone know if when you add the cream of chicken you also add the 1 can of water with it? It just seems so thick! I don’t want to ruin this my first time trying a recipe!

I made this yesterday and let it croc away while I did some house cleaning and laundry. I added fresh broccoli florets to the mix just because I wanted some veggies in there and tossed in egg noodles. Both my 17 year old and 4 year old loved it as well as my hubby! We just had another plate of it for lunch today!! Definitely a keeper and super easy! I will try to make it with different flavors of ranch packets just for variety but this recipe is definitely a keeper!!!

Made this last night. My hubby and my 17yr old loved it. My husband said multiple times that was really good. The only thing that I did differnt was I doubled the sauce recipe and added real bacon. It was great will make again when my college age son is home, It makes alot.

Another recipe I found on here that I LOVE! I just made this and had an early lunch. Very good. I only changed one thing, I used real bacon. I am not a bacon fan but I can eat some stuff with bacon and I made a good choice. it brought the flavor out on this dish. I had some egg noodles but not enough so I added Penne and mixed it together. DELISH! I shared this with my FB friends and 2 people are already making it.

Heather, it really just depends on the recipe, but for this one we add cooked noodles about 15-20 minutes before serving. I like to make several batches of noodles at the beginning of the week and keep them in the fridge. Then, they’re easy to add to my recipes. You can do this with rice, too!

Gary, thanks for your tips and review! We really appreciate it!

I tried this last night….so easy and very good! I used the chicken tenderloins instead of breasts and did not shred them and serve them with the noodles…just left the tenderloins whole. I will definitely make this again!

Followed your recipe to a T last night, but since the recipe doesn’t state how much past to cook, I made 8oz. of medium size egg noodles. I cooked it on low for about 6hr. 15min. & the chicken was easy to shred. After adding the shredded chicken & cooked/drained noodles back into the crock pot, it became obvious that the consistency was way too dry. My wife & I doctor’d it up by adding another can of cream of chicken soup, a little milk & a bit more sour cream to get the right consistency that we like. Soooo, we recommend to either cut back on the amount of pasta or add ‘only’ what suits you best, or increase the amount of liquid items from the beginning. We only used 3 chicken breasts, as they were on the large size. All in all, the meal was delicious, not too ranch’y tasting at all & we didn’t have to add any salt, pepper, nada. Oh…and adding the extra soup, milk & sour cream, did not cause the meal to be bland, at least not for us. We mIght add some parmesan or cheddar cheese next time. Hope our comments help. Enjoy

This is an awesome recipe for my family of 5. I double the recipe since I cook for two teenage boys and a hubby w/ a “hollow leg”. My picky 6 yr old will eat this also! I also have taken this to church pot lucks & it was a hit!

Do you typically cook the noodles before putting them in? Or throw them in raw (crunchy) and cook a bit longer?

loved this! thank yall! :)

Made this for dinner, and my 2 yr old ate it down like it was the best thing since pb&j. I added a little cheese though but other than that made like it said. It was so easy. Will definitely be putting this in the dinner rotation.

We had this for dinner tonight. It was declicious! The chicken was very juicy and tender.

Cant wait to try this one!!

Cooking it right now, I read the recipe in a rush, and skipped the ‘mix well’ part, just threw everything in the pot, so it doesn’t look too good right now. Will find out in a minute!

It should be ok, since you put them in frozen Ashley. But it really depends on how hot your crock cooks, too. For some slow cookers that’s not too long, but for others that cook hot that long will really dry out your chicken. BTW…lovely picture!

Guess I should have asked before making but I have it in the crock at home – I am using 4 frozen breasts and have it set on low for about 7 hrs.. Think it will be alright or should I go home on my lunch hour? I don’t want it to burn!

My family really liked it and that makes things much easier on Mom. Thanks!

Yummy! My teenage son loved this dish, he commented that is a keeper. Thanks for helping make dinner easy & delicious!!!

That’s about the cutest thing I’ve heard in a long time, Tami!! You go girl!! Way to cROCK his tummy :)

This is the first recipe from your site I tried last night! EXCELLENT! My 8 year old said “Mom you rocked my tummy”! Next time though I will double the sauce recipe. Was a little dry once I added all of the noodles.

Tried this last night, it was wonderful. A new definite for my family.Thanks so much!

Alisa,
Glad it was a big hit with y’all. Love to hear about a picky eater loving a crockin’ recipe.

Gonna try this for supper tonight. I will let you know how it goes.

Made this last night and it was wonderful! Cooked this on low for 7 hours and doubled the sauce. My picky 8 year old loved it!

This was my first recipe I made from Crockin’ Girls and my family loved it. I thought it was a little too salty but no one else did! I doubled the sauce recipe and served with brown rice. I will make this again.

Tami, Cook the whole bag of noodles and add them after you shred up the chicken. Let us know how y’all like it.

My family loved it and we’ll be having this again!

Hi,

A couple of questions….So you cook the egg noodles first and then add them? What size package of egg noodles? The whole thing?
Thank You

Made this Saturday – fantastic!!!! Even had leftovers for lunch today! Thanks ladies!!!!

Delicious recipe! I used fat free sour cream and whole wheat noodles. Very yummy!

Thanks! Can’t wait to make this meal for friends tonight! I’ll let you know how we all like it since it’s a new crockin’ meal for me! :)

And yes, that will be plenty to feed your family of 4 adults and 4 kiddos with a side salad and maybe some bread :)

Hey Ashley…we usually make the whole bad of egg noodles and then mix them in at the end. Sometimes we use all the noddles in the package and sometimes we save some for a meal later in the week. It’s really a preference thing…how much sauce to noodle ratio do y’all like :) Some like to use the whole bag of noodles and some like more sauce in the dish and fewer noodles. I would just start adding them into the dish at the end until you get it the way y’all like it.

Making this tomorrow and I’m wondering how many noodles you usually cook for this? I will be using medium size egg noodles. Also, do you think with 4 breast it will feed 4 adults and 4 kiddos that don’t eat much! ;) Thanks!

Delicious!!!! I have 3 picky eaters and this is a hit !! So creamy and bacon ranch delicious. I put my chicken breasts in frozen and the whole dinner was done about 8 hrs later. It’s hard to find dinners to please everyone and this is yummy!!! Thanks!!!!

I double the sauce when I make this for my guys. It is a big hit, especially with my teenager!

Tarren, just follow the directions as stated. You will be fine…have no fear…lol.

is it ok to put all that stuff on top of RAW chicken? i know it gets cooked all the way but i just get nervous lol should i cook the chicken for a bit befor putting th rest of the stuff on? or just throw it all in at one time raw chicken and all

Glad it was a hit, y’all! And, GREAT tip, Amanda! I love it!!!!

I made this for the first time today and followed the recipe exactly, except for doubling the bacon bits. My husband took his first bite and exclaimed, “OMG, this is delicious!” I use the individually frozen chicken breasts (from a large bag) and put them in my slow cooker frozen for almost all chicken recipes and then cook all day on low.

Made this tonight. LOOOOOVE!!! Tip: To shred chicken inside a crock pot, I use a pastry blender. Like this: http://www.target.com/p/cuisipro-pastry-blender/-/A-10812583?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=Google_PLA_df&LNM=%7C10812583&CPNG=NoCPNG&ci_sku=10812583&ci_gpa=pla&ci_kw=

It’s one of those things that you use to cut butter into dough and it works AWESOME for shredding chicken without having to take it out of the crockpot or burn your fingers. Just thought I’d share. :)

Going in my crock today for supper tonight! Super excited to try it, I’ve heard nothing but good things from friends/family who have made this already.

my fav !! so far….

When I first read your comment, I though you were saying you didn’t like it…lol…glad I was wrong. You are obviously a very busy mom…glad this is going into your “go to” line up. I think y’all will love Kayla’s Enchilada Casserole.

This was the first Crockin’ Girls recipe I’ve tried and there was nothing I didn’t like about it! Everyone in my family loved it! As a full time student and mom this is definitely going in my “go to” supper line-up!! Looking forward to trying Kayla’s Enchilada Casserole next!

It would be real easy to double this recipe…go for it.

sorry recipe

Haven’t tried it yet. Will I be able to double recipie?

Has anyone done the calorie count yet?

Immediately, this recipie jumped to the top of my families favorite dish. I knew the dish was going to be good when I tasted the mix before putting it on the chicken. LOL Once it was cooked it was all I could do to keep my children from going back for thirds. If my son had stayed out of the crockpot, I would have had enough for 3 days.
***served with salad and rolls***

Hey Melissa, glad you’re crockin’ with us. Your meat doesn’t have to be cooked first, but we like our noodles to be :) The crock will cook your chicken for ya. We just make our noodles separate on the stove top and then mix them in at the end. ENJOY and Happy Crockin’ Y’all!

Sounds very yummy:) Can’t wait to try it. Do you cook the chicken 1st & if I’m gonna use noodles I put those in uncooked?? Thanks:)

One of our Family Favorites!!! My tweak is bottled Ranch dressing instead of sour cream and package dressing. I also add corn and rice instead of noodles. It becomes a one dish meal that everyone loves!

Fixed this for supper tonight and my picky 3 1/2 year old loved it….she even asked for seconds!! :) Yummy recipe!!

Can’t go wrong with more bacon :) Way to tweak it, Summer! That’s what we love about crockin’. It’s so easier to tweak the recipes and make them the way your family likes them. Happy Crockin’, girl!

My husbands kind of a picky eater and he loved this! I took the suggestion of a friend though and added 2 cans of the cream of chicken soup and the whole package of bacon bits. It was YUMMY

Everyone loved this!

And great tip, Lori! Thanks for sharing. Noodles can be tricky in the crock.

You go girl! I love it when we can sneak some veggies into a meal. cROCK on!

My family enjoyed this recipe. I added a can of chicken broth after cooking 4 hours and threw in the noodles. Left to run errands when I returned home 2 hours later it was ready. Noodles cooked just fine during that time. This will be a repeat recipe in our home. Will probably add some veggies in for last 2 hours.

Family loved this recipe! We added a can of peas…kind of like chicken carbonara! All-in-one meal…GREAT!! Thanks!

One of our family favorites! :)

This was so good!! My family loved it! May add a little more seasonings next time and possibly throw in some cheese, but over all it was a hit!

This is our fav crockin recipe!!! The kids love it!

I used Ranch Salad dressing and my guys loved it!!

The Ranch Dip Mix would work just fine.

would the ranch dip mix work for this recipe?

Welcome to the site. Hope you find lots of yummy meals for you and your family. Have fun and keep crockin’!

I found your site yesterday, and have marked three recipes to use in the coming week. I actually made the bacon ranch chicken today…YUM!!
I didn’t have any cream of chicken so I substituted from this recipe on — http://bunsinmyoven.com/2011/05/04/cream-of-chicken-soup-substitute/.
Thanks for all the wonderful ideas! I’m looking forward to looking through the whole site!

Made this tonight and it was so good. Used real bacon cut up instead of BaconBits because I didn’t have any. I too added some extra water after reading other’s comments. We have left overs so I will be eating it for lunch tomorrow in a wrap.

What a fantastic recipie. Very easy to make and tastey. I agree with othr coments thaat it does need some liquid. I also added chicken broth to it. Only a half a can. Will make this one again. Thanks crockin girls.

**now one of my favorite comfort food recipes**

One of my favorites! I was disappointed that it isn’t in the cookbook because this is not one of my favorite comfort food recipes. Instead of noodles I add rice when it is finished cooking and mix it all together. We easily get 3 meals from this plus lunch for my husband!

My family loved this one and it was so easy!

One of my favs! I am feeding big eaters so I add a whole bag of chicken breast,a small pouch of bacon bits and n extra can of cream soup. It spreads far and leaves enough for my husbands lunch!

Lisa,
If you put these noodles in uncooked, there is a high chance they will overcook. I would not…sorry

just re read the receipe and see noodles are already cooked…could you had them and little broth at the end for an hour or so on low?

How much longer due you cook when you add the egg noodles? Noodles arent already cooked right?

Yes, Jenna that’s the one :)

This might be a silly question, but can you use condensed cream of chicken? I didn’t see anything but that in the grocery store.

This was sooo delicious! I added about half a can of chicken broth to thin it out a little at the end, just seemed a little thick. Will definitely be making again!!

Tried this tonight and LOVED it! I added mozarella cheese and salsa to the mix and it was so so good!!

This recipe by far is my favorite. we have had it several times and it is a big hit at our house. I was thinking of pulling the chicken, like pulled pork, and serving it on a bun. I usually cook on low for about 6 hours and then put to warm until we eat. I always have to add water, but what I am thinking is not to add the water and serve as a sandwich with coleslaw and pickles. I’ll let you know how it is, I know it is going to be good.

This would take 6-8 hours on low…I would lean towards the 6. If your cooker has a warm setting and is programmable, you can have it switch to warm after 6 and it will be all ready to eat when you get home.

Just realized I bought the ranch dips package instead of the ranch dressing…..hope it still turns out :)

Karin, usually you double the time when cooking on low. I will be setting my crock on Low for 7 hours; actually hubby will be setting this at 8:00! (I leave the house at 6:30, and do not get back home until around 5) My crock will turn to “warm” after 7 hours.

How long would this take on the low setting of the crockpot, I work a lot and am gone for 9 hours a day, could I just put it on low for that amount of time or would that overcook the chicken?

Sure, Brooke! The manly beef stew is another good one, too. ENJOY :)

Omgosh this sounds amazing. I’m having trouble deciding between this and the Manly Beef Stew for dinner tomorrow!! (: If I make this one, would it be okay to cube the chicken before putting it in the cooker instead of shredding it later?

Thanks, so it’s on the menu tonight!

Hey Lisa, the light sour cream will work, too. No worries ;)

Can’t wait to try this! Has anyone tried light sour cream? I have all of the other ingredients, but my sour cream is light.
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Oh Courtney, good idea! I think cheese would only make it better!! You could sprinkle your favorite shredded cheese on top for the last 30 minutes of crockin’.

What about adding cheese to the finished mixture? My family is big cheese eaters but I’m not sure what would be the best way to do it.

I’ve made this twice so far-intend to make it a regular at home..EXCELLENT DISH!! My favorite so far on this site..YUM!

I made this and EVERYONE in my home loved it. My hubby, who doesn’t like ranch , loved it..my older son , my 3 y/o..even my 1y/o loved it. I would double the recipe to have more gravy the next time.

Thanks you!!

To print you can always highlight – then right click to print. Then print “selection” instead of all. Hope this makes it easier for y’all.
BTW – this sounds really good so I’ll be trying this one out real soon! :)

Beth, You do not add any liquid to this yummy recipe. Since your noodles are already cooked, you do not need the added moisture. Shred chicken and add noodles at the end when you are ready to serve.

Sounds delicious! Giving this a try today. Can someone confirm that you do not add any water to the cream of chicken soup? (As the can instructions suggest.) Just doesn’t seem like there is a enough liquid to last 3 hours-4 hours…? (No noodles added yet.) Thanks!

Im going to try this next week my hubie loves chicken. i work wired hours so crockin it is. i would like to say your site is nice u need to make it print friendly i have to copy and past. keep up the good work.

Thanks for the tips, Andrea!

This was AWESOME!! I am all about throwing frozen chicken in the mix so after reading comments, I decided to not only use frozen chicken but also cook the noodles in the crockpot. It turned out great. I did as the directions said except I used 5 frozen chicken breasts (extra bacon ;) and added a can of cream of chicken, I turned it on high for 3 1/2 hours then added 3/4 cup of milk and 1/2 a package of egg noodles (a little over 1/2 lb)and cooked for another 30 minutes. It was so delicious.

This recipe is amazing! I use two cans of cream of chicken, less sour cream, and more bacon. However you do it, it’s good!! My picky husband likes it :)

I just put this in my crock! I substituted 1/2 cup cream cheese & 1/2 cup milk for the sour cream because we don’t eat sour cream. I also added extra bacon and garlic. I think I may serve it over brown rice instead of noodles. Haven’t decided. Hope it turns out good!!

My family loves this. I altered a little, using realy chicken and 1/2 cup sour cream with 1/2 cup of actual ranch dressing rather than the packet. I LOVE bacon, so I add more than the recipe calls for, too!

This my Twin Daughters favorite! We make it often.

Made this yesterday. It was okay. I will definitely use real bacon the next time I make it. The bacon bits have a very strong flavor that I didn’t like, but I’m sure I would love this with real bacon.

I fixed this for my churches ladies group and it was a SMASH HIT… Thanks CG

I made this recipe and I didn’t have time to defrost the chicken. I put frozen chicken breast in and I cooked it on low for 10-12 hours. Turned out great!! I think the next time I make it I will put it over rice like some of the others have done!!

Making this for dinner tonight. I also like to use frozen chicken and I put my noodles in right away. Added a cup of water to the noodles and chicken and poured the sour cream mix on top. I love having my noodles cook with the rest. Soaks up the flavor!

I wish you would put in the recipe directions to add COOKED egg noodles. I didn’t realize until I had already added them uncooked and was reading the other comments. So I ran into the kitchen and added 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup of milk. Hopefully it is edible.

This is my favorite meal right now – I used frozen chicken breasts and made my own bacon bits (by cooking fresh bacon and crumbling). I also used 1/2 pound of bacon….everything is better with more bacon! Then cooked it on High for 4 hours and it was perfect!

IMPORTANT- you forgot to put sour cream in your ingredients!!

We fix this meal once a week, the kids absolutely love it!! We are able to alter it slgihtly due to Gluten allergies and it is still amazing!!!

Hey Erica,
Sour Cream and Egg Noodles is on the same line. This has caused a little confusion and we are in process of reviewing our recipes on the website and making necessary corrections. Thanks for noticing…Happy Crockin’!

Donna: You should use anywhere from 1/2 bag to whole bag
If you don’t want to use egg noodles, you can try something like bow tie pasta.
Joy: It does need to be the Ranch Mix instead of liquid dressing.
Happy Crockin’ Y’all!

I like how you made it your own, Christy! Bacon makes everything better :)

I love this recipe! After making it a few times, I think I have finally perfected it with some modifications – using 2 cans of soup instead of 1, a little water and the whole pack of bacon pieces. I make the entire package of egg noodles and then have lots of leftovers. This is definitely one of my favorites!!

I would love to try this recipe, but I have a child with food allergies. Any suggestions for replacing the dairy products (i.e., sour cream & cream of chicken soup)?

This is a great, easy recipe! For anyone a little confused about the noodles… you cook them before adding to the crockpot. I use about 3 cups(dry). We are a family of 5 so I always use 6 chicken breast (1/2′s), 2 cans cream of chicken and 1 1/2 – 2 cups of sourcream. Cook for 3 hours, remove chicken, shred and back to crockpot with COOKED noodles… stir together and serve!

The flavor was good…but I wouldnt add noodles next time it didnt have enough liquid i would either not use noodles at all or maybe would be good served over rice. my 3 year old didnt like it but my 17month old loved the chicken part. i even tried adding milk to make it more creamy…needs some tweeking id try it again

Made this dish today.. It was okay. I used a little less than half package of wide egg noodles after chicken breasts cooked 3 hours on high. If I make this recipe again I will cook the noodles seperate then add to the chicken. The noodles soaked up the liquid so I had to add 3 cups of water. I used cream of mushroom. My 3 and 6 year old children at least tried it. They didn’t like it. I didn’t use garlic in theirs but I did in mine.

how much noodles? and after shredding chicken and placing the noodles back in to crockpot how long until noodles are done. I always have trouble using these type of noodles. Are there other noodles that might be less soggy to use?

Can I use ranch dip mix instead of ranch dressing mix? That’s what I have on hand.

Making this again tonight. I put a half package of egg noodles uncooked in about an hour before serving. The liquid cooked the noodles right up, and it was delicious!

I made this for the first time the other night and everyone loved it. My only problem was that I cooked way too many noodles so it got a little dry after sitting for a bit. I want to try again using Theresa’s tip with the cream of mushroom! Sounds dee-lish!! Great recipe ladies!!

We had this tonight and it was a HIT!!! So yummy and so easy to make!!! My picky kids both cleaned their plates!! Will be making this again!!

On the ingredients, I think the sour cream egg noodles is confusing people. It’s 1 cup sour cream…then they should have pushed enter when typing this up..then add egg noodles.

I found another similar recipe and it said use 1 C. of sour cream. Hope that helps. I’m trying this recipe today!

How much sour cream to do you use? Not mentioned in the recipe. I am a newbie crock pot user. Any other tips are welcomed.

Just wondering how much on the egg noodles? 1 cup? Entire package? Thanks

Great recipe!!! My 5 year old only eats certain foods & he loved it!!!

This recipe is delicious! I have made it many times and ALL of my children and grandchildren love it. It’s hard to find a recipe that 12 people love!

I have fixed this a couple of times. My husband loves it. The last time I made it I used cream of mushroom soup ( I was out of cream of chicken) and I added mushrooms. Delicious!

I assume the egg noodles are cooked? :-) love you guys!!!

My child is allergic to eggs so we put this over rice and it is yummy!

My family loved this, even my picky 5 year old. I didn’t change a thing and it was great!