When you are in need of a good hearty meal, this Slow Cooker Creamy Bacon Chicken recipe is the perfect easy recipe. You can get a great creamy texture to this crock pot chicken without using any heavy cream, or heavy whipping cream.
It is a great slow cooker chicken recipe that the whole family will love, and will be ready in 3-4 hours depending on how you want to cook the crockpot chicken. This is a great main dish pasta recipe for a busy mom with picky kids.
You can even turn this into a crock pot creamy ranch chicken recipe by simply adding some ranch seasoning to the thicker sauce.
Ingredient Notes
- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts (chicken thighs will work too)
- Chicken broth
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Onion diced
- Bacon slices cooked and crumbled (or bacon bits will work)
- Cloves garlic minced
- Cream cheese (you can use a cup of sour cream, but the sauce will be a little thinner)
- Egg noodles
- Fresh parsley roughly chopped; optional garnish
How to make Slow Cooker Creamy Bacon Chicken:
- Saute onions in a saucepan over medium heat until they are golden brown.
- Spray your slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray and place chicken breasts inside.
- Pour your chicken broth over top of chicken breasts. Sprinkle salt and pepper on top of chicken breasts, if desired.
- Add cooked onions, bacon, and garlic on top of chicken.
- Cook on low heat 4-5 hours or on high heat 2 to 3 hours.
- A few minutes before serving, add cream cheese to the slow cooker and stir until combined. Shred chicken and keep warm in slow cooker.
- Cook egg noodles as directed on the package.
- Serve chicken over egg noodles and garnish with parsley, if desired.
Storing and Other Tips
Once you are done eating this comfort food and there are leftovers, store any of the creamy chicken mixture in an airtight container and store it in the fridge for 4-5 days for the next time you are ready to eat.
We have only made this recipe using cream cheese. Not sure if Neufchatel would make that much of a difference.
Some of our readers have added in a packet of ranch dressing mix with the chicken broth to make this is a “Chicken Bacon Ranch” dish and it’s delicious!
Serving Suggestions
- Italian Fresh Green Salad Recipe
- Garlic Roasted Potatoes Recipe
- Slow Cooker Cheesy Potatoes Recipe
- Mom’s Easy Potato Salad Recipe
Slow Cooker Creamy Bacon Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 onion, diced
- 8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 4 cups egg noodles
- fresh parsley, roughly chopped; optional garnish
Equipment
Instructions
- Saute onions in a saucepan over medium heat until they are golden brown.
- Spray your slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray and place chicken inside.
- Pour your chicken broth over top of chicken breasts. Sprinkle salt and pepper on top of chicken breasts, if desired.
- Add cooked onions, bacon, and garlic on top of chicken.
- Cook on low heat 4-5 hours or on high heat 2 to 3 hours.
- A few minutes before serving, add cream cheese to the slow cooker and stir until combined. Shred chicken and keep warm in slow cooker.
- Cook egg noodles as directed on the package.
- Serve chicken over egg noodles and garnish with parsley, if desired.
Notes
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