Bacon Ranch Chicken

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 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.

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.

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

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 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!!

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!

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’!

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!!!

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!!

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.

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!!

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

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!

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!