Cream Cheese Ranch Chicken
Four ingredients and a slow cooker, this sounds very nice! Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 6 hours hrs
Total Time 6 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
Course Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
- 1 kilo chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, cut into large chunks
- 500 grams Cream cheese, Caroline brand will save you money, this is 2 blocks of cheese, softened
- 2 packets dry ranch dressing mix, OR use the shortcut listed on this site
- 250 grams bacon, chopped
Add the chicken, cream cheese, and dry ranch seasoning in to your slow cooker, mix it a bit, don't worry, the cheese will melt.
Cook on Low setting for 6-8 hours or on High setting for 4 hours, until the chicken shreds easily. Shred with 2 forks and mix everything to combine. Turn slow cooker off.
Pan fry the bacon until crispy then add to the slow cooker and mix to combine. Serve.
Chicken breasts cost about 80 Baht/kilo. Cream cheese will cost about 120 Baht. Bacon will run between 100 to 140 Baht. So for 300 Baht, this comes out to about $1.50 per serving for 6. That is a lean estimate, I think you will get a bit more from this.
Serve as sandwiches on a toasted bun, on nachos, use for enchilada or burrito filling, in a bowl of lettuce for a nice salad.
Options, when used on a toasted bun, top with some shredded Cheddar cheese and broil for a few seconds to melt the cheese.
Shortcut: Ranch Dressing.
Adapted from an internet recipe.