Description
Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken is the ultimate comfort food with almost no effort required. Tender, fall-apart chicken simmers all day in a creamy ranch sauce, then gets finished with sour cream, cheddar cheese, and fresh green onions. It’s rich, cozy, and perfect for piling over rice, mashed potatoes, or noodles on a busy weeknight.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 packet ranch dressing mix (about 1 oz / 28 g)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup green onions, chopped
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker in a single layer.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the ranch dressing mix, chicken broth, and cream of chicken soup until smooth and well combined.
- Pour the ranch mixture evenly over the chicken in the slow cooker, making sure all the chicken is coated.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6–7 hours or on HIGH for 3–4 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and very tender.
- Once cooked, use two forks to shred the chicken directly in the slow cooker, mixing it into the sauce.
- Stir in the sour cream and half of the shredded cheddar cheese until melted and creamy. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve the ranch chicken over rice, mashed potatoes, or noodles. Top with the remaining cheddar cheese and chopped green onions just before serving.
Notes
- Use low-sodium chicken broth if you’re sensitive to salt, as ranch mix and canned soup can be fairly salty.
- If the sauce is thicker than you like after shredding the chicken, thin it with a splash of warm chicken broth or milk.
- This recipe easily doubles for a crowd—just be sure not to overfill your slow cooker beyond the manufacturer’s recommended level.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6–7 hours (low) or 3–4 hours (high)
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: About 1/4 of the recipe
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 900 mg (estimate, will vary with broth and ranch mix)
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 115 mg
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