Looking for a low-carb dinner that everyone at the table will love? This Keto Crack Chicken in the Crock Pot is it! Even if you're not looking for Keto recipes, you'll love the creamy texture, cheesy goodness, and crispy bacon on top.
You never want to make one dinner for yourself and another for the kids, so it's key to find something the whole family can enjoy while you are on a Keto diet. This meal requires almost no work, thanks to the slow cooker. You'll also love our Instant Pot Crack Chicken.
Discover a family-friendly Keto recipe for Crack Chicken in the Slow Cooker that everyone will love. No need for separate meals on your Keto diet - this easy slow cooker meal is for everyone! Chicken recipes for the win!
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Why You'll Love Keto Crack Chicken
When it comes to crock pot recipes, the magic happens with the slow cooker doing all the heavy lifting. You just set it and forget it-and come back to a meal that tastes like you totally fussed over it.
This keto crack chicken is:
- Creamy, cheesy, and full of flavor - with crispy bacon bits in every bite (yes, please!)
- Effortless to make - the slow cooker handles everything while you go live your life
- Family-friendly - picky eaters, keto folks, and carb lovers alike will all ask for seconds
- Totally versatile - serve it in lettuce cups, low-carb tortillas, or over rice or pasta if you're not doing keto
- Perfect for leftovers - it reheats like a dream, and you'll be glad to have extra
And if you're into this kind of low-effort, high-flavor dinner, don't miss our 20 Keto Crockpot Recipes - more slow-cooked goodness awaits!
Keto Recipes
Finding time to cook can be a real struggle. And when you're on the keto diet, it can be even more challenging to come up with easy and delicious meals. But there are plenty of simple and tasty keto recipes out there that won't require hours in the kitchen. Here are some of our favorites:
- Keto Chinese Chicken and Broccoli
- Keto Chicken Nuggets
- Keto Egg Roll in a Bowl
- Keto Chicken Pizza Crust Recipe
- Keto Taco Stuffed Peppers
- Keto Chicken Crockpot Recipes
Ingredients For Keto Crack Chicken in the Crock Pot
- Chicken broth - You can use homemade or canned. Low-sodium chicken broth is fine if you are watching your salt intake.
- Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning packet - This is the kind you would use to make salad dressing. You can also make your own ranch seasoning with this recipe from Mad Creations.
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts - Defrosted. I get 100% grass-fed beef and free-range organic chicken from Butcher Box. They have amazing prices. You can also use skinless chicken thighs.
- Cream Cheese - Be sure to use full-fat cream cheese and it makes the chicken creamier. Cut the cream cheese into chunks.
- Bacon - Make sure the bacon is cooked and crumbled before adding it to the keto crack chicken in the crock pot.
- Shredded cheddar cheese - If you are on a low-carb diet, it is better to grate your own cheese. You can use medium of sharp cheddar cheese.
How to Make Keto Crack Chicken Crock Pot
1. Mix broth and seasoning mix
To make this keto chicken recipe, start by adding chicken broth to your slow cooker. Stir in a packet of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix until it has fully dissolved into the broth.
2. Add chicken, cover and cook
Next, add the defrosted chicken breasts. Cover the crockpot with the lid to keep the heat and moisture inside. Let the chicken cook for 4 hours on high heat for a quicker meal or 8 hours on low heat for a more slow-cooked, flavorful result. Do not open the lid while the chicken is cooking.
3. Shred chicken
After the cooking time has ended, shred the chicken in the pot with two forks or use these shredding claws. They are so much easier on the hands and make the shredding job much quicker. When you shred the chicken, it will absorb any leftover liquid.
4. Add cream cheese
Now it is time to add the cream cheese. Cut the block of cream cheese into chunks and add them to the shredded chicken in the pot.
5. Stir and add bacon
Stir to combine the cream cheese into the chicken. Crumble the bacon and add it to the mixture in the slow cooker.
6. Add cheese, stir, and cover
Next, add the shredded cheese and stir all the ingredients together to incorporate everything.
Place the cover back on the crock pot and cook the chicken in there for an additional 5-10 minutes until the cream cheese has fully melted.
You can sprinkle some more bacon on top of the crock pot crack chicken, since more bacon makes everything better!
Tips For Making Keto Crack Chicken Recipe
Tip 1: Add a large scoop of this to a keto bun for a delicious sandwich.
Tip 2: You can garnish this crack chicken recipe with chopped green onions, parsley, or chives.
Tip 3: Try substituting pepper jack cheese to change things up and add a kick.
Tip 4: This also works well as a chicken dip. Serve with carrots, celery, or low-carb crackers.
FAQs For Crockpot Keto Crack Chicken
You can serve this Keto Crock Pot Chicken on its own or with a side salad. It would be excellent served with Easy Spanish Cauliflower Rice or Instant Pot Mashed Cauliflower Recipe. You can also serve this chicken in lettuce wraps for a low-carb meal.
If you are not that concerned about carbs and are just looking for a yummy meal idea, try serving this with a side of rice or pasta.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. When you are ready to enjoy it again, just warm it up in the microwave. You can also freeze slow-cooker crack chicken. Place chicken in an airtight container or zip-top bag in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Yes, just add the chicken, broth, and seasonings to the Instant Pot, then cook on high pressure for about 15 minutes. Quick release, shred the chicken, stir in the cream cheese and bacon, and you're good to go.
Keto Crockpot Meals
The crockpot is a lifesaver when it comes to meal prep and sticking to a low-carb plan. It's seriously the simple (but effective) way to stay on track with healthy eating goals.
- Crock-Pot Keto Pepper Jack Cauliflower
- Low Carb Crock Pot Pork Chops
- Crock Pot Low Carb BBQ Bourbon Kielbasa
- Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Dip
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📖 Recipe
Keto Crack Chicken in the Crock Pot
Equipment
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Ingredients
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning packet
- 2 pounds of defrosted chicken breasts
- 8 oz package of Philadelphia Cream Cheese cut into chunks
- 8 slices cooked and crumbled bacon
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Add chicken broth to the slow cooker and stir in Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning packet. Then add defrosted chicken breasts.
- Cover and cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low.
- After the cook time has ended, shred the chicken with two forks.
- Add chunks of cut up Philadelphia Cream Cheese, bacon and shredded cheddar. Stir ingredients.
- Cover the crock pot again, and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes, until the cream cheese has melted.
Notes
- Add a large scoop of this to a keto bun for a delicious sandwich.
- Feel free to garnish this crack chicken recipe with chopped green onions, parsley or chives.
- To change things up a bit and add a kick, try substituting pepper jack cheese.
- This also works well as a chicken dip. Simply serve with carrots, celery or low-carb crackers.
Nutrition
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Dana says
This was extremely salty... I'd make it again but with half the amount of bacon, add bell peppers and maybe mushrooms.
Kristi Padgett says
Made this for dinner tonight and it was absolutely delicious! Served it over steamed broccoli!!! I see this being made regularly!!!
Mel says
This was very yummy. Thanks for sharing.
Melyssa Stone says
Too salty for me and too mushy. Other than that it was good and easy to make.
Amanda Walker says
I am new to the Keto Lifestyle and saw this recipe and was super pumped to make it, BUT, I noticed Maltodextrin listed as the first ingredient. This means it's still going to have an effect on Insulin, correct? As I said, I'm a newbie, so please know that absolutely no offense is intended by these questions.
I have questions about the nutrition breakdown that is listed. How does one come by just 1g of Carbs per serving? I am not a math whiz, but did some quick calculations and came up with the following:
Hidden Valley Ranch packet contains 1g of Carbs per serving and there are 16 servings in the package, which means that using the whole packet in this recipe results in 16g of Carbs.
The Cream Cheese has 2g of Carbs per 1oz serving and there are 8 servings per container, perfect for what the recipe calls for, but this also means that there are 16g of Carbs from the Cream Cheese alone.
When you add that to the total carbs from the ranch packet, you're up to 32g of Carbs. This does not include the carbs from any of the other ingredients. So, if this recipe yields 8 servings, then the carbs per serving, just based off of the 2 ingredients I mentioned above, would be 4g. This number would only increase depending on the type of chicken broth, bacon, and cheddar cheese used.
Perhaps I am missing something? I noticed that Fiber wasn't noted on the nutrition label given, but maybe it is there and the math is already done? Meaning that the carbs listed are actually the net carbs? Otherwise, I just don't see how this is only 1 carb per serving. Any thoughts?
Kim says
The carb breakdown with the HVRD is with it prepared with milk etc not dry packet- the dry packet technically has zero carbs. But as the others have said that the ranch dressing contains ingredients that make it not Keto friendly. Hope this helps.
Kevin Lehman says
This would be the per serving nutritional
2g Net Carbs
2g Total Carbs
0g Fiber
20g Fat
42g Protein
364 Calories
1 Glycemic Load
Keto Grade: A
-- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
--- ⅛ ⅕ ¼ ⅓ ⅜ ⅖ ½ ⅗ ⅝ ⅔ ¾ ⅘ ⅞
servings
Crockpot Keto Crack Chicken
Details
Yields:
8
servings
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 4 hr
Ready In: 4 hr 20 min
Ingredients
Chicken Bone Broth Gluten Free by Sam's Choice
½ cup
(123g or 4.34 oz)
Hidden Valley Ranch Packet
1 x 1 Packet
(454g or 16.01 oz)
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
2 pound
(907g or 31.99 oz)
Cream Cheese
8 ounce
(227g)
Bacon
8 slice - 6" long
(64g or 2.26 oz)
Shredded Cheddar
½ cup, shredded
(57g or 2.01 oz)
Instructions
1. Add chicken broth to the slow cooker and stir in Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning packet. Then add defrosted chicken breasts.
Cover and cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low.
After the cook time has ended, shred the chicken with two forks.
Add chunks of cut up Philadelphia Cream Cheese, bacon and shredded cheddar. Stir ingredients.
Cover the crock pot again, and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes, until the cream cheese has melted.
Nutrition Facts
Keto Crack Chicken in the Crock Pot
Amount Per Serving
Calories 347 Calories from Fat 207
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23g 35%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 125mg 42%
Sodium 475mg 20%
Potassium 520mg 15%
Total Carbohydrates 1g 0%
Protein 30g 60%
Vitamin A 9.9%
Vitamin C 2.9%
Calcium 8.4%
Iron 3.9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Crockpot Keto Crack Chicken
Serving Size: 1 servings
Nutrient Value % Goal
Calories 363.9 17.6%
Total Carbs 2.1g ---
Net Carbs 2.1g 8.0%
Diabetes Carbs 2.1g ---
Fiber --- ---
Starch 0.1g ---
Sugar 1.2g ---
Added Sugar 0.1g ---
Sugar Alcohols 0.0g ---
Protein 41.6g 32.2%
Fat 20.0g 12.4%
Monounsat. Fat 6.1g ---
Polyunsat. Fat 2.1g ---
Omega-3 Fat 0.2g ---
Omega-6 Fat 1.9g ---
Saturated Fat 9.5g ---
Trans Fat 0.5g 51.0%
Cholesterol 139.9mg ---
Glycemic Load 0.8 ---
Calcium 95.5mg 9.6%
Iron 1.3mg 16.5%
Magnesium 37.6mg 8.9%
Phosphorus 338.4mg 48.3%
Potassium 370.1mg 7.9%
Sodium 421.5mg 28.1%
Zinc 2.0mg 18.5%
Copper 0.1mg 8.1%
Selenium 36.2mcg 65.8%
Vitamin A 122.2mcg 13.6%
Vit B1 (Thiamin) 0.1mg 10.6%
Vit B2 (Riboflavin) 0.2mg 18.9%
Vit B3 (Niacin) 15.0mg 93.4%
Vitamin B5 1.4mg 27.3%
Vitamin B6 0.7mg 57.2%
Vitamin B12 0.6mcg 25.5%
Vitamin C --- ---
Vitamin D 0.2mcg 1.5%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 4.2%
Vitamin K 1.1mcg 0.9%
Folate 9.0mcg 2.2%
Choline 111.3mg 20.2%
Carlie W says
You know what? I’ve been reading all comments/questions regarding this recipe and YOUR RESPONSE deserves the KUDOS! 🥳
This is the most thoroughly researched answer for everyone’s questions regarding what is in this recipe and what it’ll break down to once it’s put into their mouth! Now EVERYONE needs to just cook the recipe and enjoy or move along! Thank you, Kevin.
And we don’t even know each other 🤣
Betty says
Over-the-top response!!! You’re a smart one. You deserve a prize.
Natalie Untalan says
What is the individual serving size?
Samantha says
Hidden Valley ranch is NOT keto friendly.
Britt says
YUM!
I made some adjustments based on the reviews:
3 chicken breasts in the crockpot on high for 3 hours (plenty of time)
Drained all liquids prior to shredding chicken
Used approx half the cream cheese recipe called for
Added dash of salt and pepper
Added chives
So happy with how it turned out!
Cindy says
I made this last night for supper and it was a big hit with both the keto and non-keto followers ! I served it with salad along with riced cauliflower (keto) and rice (non-keto) . So easy , so delicious...definitely a keeper , thanks for sharing ! 🙂