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potatoes and chicken smothered in cheese topped with bacon bits

Ranch Chicken and Potatoes with bacon and cheddar

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Crockpot ranch flavored chicken and potatoes with bacon and cheddar cheese. This is a dump and go meal for busy days!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 15 minutes
Course dinner, Main Course, supper
Cuisine American
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 500 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 crockpot
  • 1 crockpot liner optional
  • 1 cutting board
  • general cooking utensils

Ingredients
  

  • 1-1/2 lbs chicken breasts, cut into 2 inch chunks about 2 small breasts
  • 4-5 medium sized potatoes, diced into 1 inch cubes I used red potatoes and kept skins on
  • 1 tbsp ranch seasoning
  • 2/3 cup ranch dressing
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or measure with heart. Hand shredded melts best.
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup bacon bits or bacon crumbled

Instructions
 

  • Add the diced chicken, diced potatoes, bacon bits, ranch dressing and seasonings to the crockpot. Stir together. Should look similar to picture below. Set crockpot to low setting for 5-6 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
    ingredients in the crockpot
  • Once done cooking, add the sour cream-stir well. Then top with shredded cheddar cheese. Enjoy!

Notes

Notes: to lighten this up you could use light sour cream and lighter ranch dressing.

Nutrition

Calories: 500kcalCarbohydrates: 22.1gProtein: 42.3gFat: 26.8gSaturated Fat: 9.3g
Keyword chicken bacon ranch recipe, crockpot chicken, crockpot ranch chicken, dump and go chicken, slow cooker chicken and potatoes
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