Creamy Crack Chicken Sandwiches by Kooking w/Kim

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Kooking w/Kim

Night-shift worker fueled by 5-hour energy and blind confidence. Not a pro chef—just trying simple new recipes and hoping for the best. I enter the kitchen fearless and leave with chaos (and sometimes burnt food)… but hey, we eat.

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Creamy Crack Chicken Sandwiches These sandwiches begin with chicken breasts, cream cheese, and chicken broth in the crockpot, then finish with cheddar cheese and cooked bacon. The filling is mixed after the cheese melts and served on toasted buns.

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Watch How to Make It

The recipe uses two large chicken breasts, about 1 1/2 pounds total, as the base for the slow-cooked sandwich mixture. The rolls are saved for the final step, so the sandwiches are assembled only after the crockpot filling has completed both cooking stages.

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Why You'll Love This Recipe

The method is organized in two clear stages. First, the chicken, cream cheese, and chicken broth cook together on low for 5 to 6 hours; cheddar and bacon are added only after that initial cooking time.

This timing gives the cheddar 30 minutes to melt before the mixture is stirred. Once everything is mixed well, the filling is ready to spoon onto toasted buns.

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The ingredient list also includes ranch seasoning alongside the chicken, cream cheese, broth, cheddar, bacon, and rolls. The written cooking instructions specifically begin with the chicken, cream cheese, and chicken broth, then call for cheddar and bacon in the second stage.

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Ingredients You'll Need

You will need two large chicken breasts, weighing about 1 1/2 pounds total, plus one packet of ranch seasoning. An 8-ounce block of cream cheese and 1/2 cup chicken broth go into the crockpot with the chicken at the beginning of the recipe.

For the later addition, use an 8-ounce block of cheddar cheese that has been shredded or chopped finely. Have six slices of cooked bacon ready when the first cooking stage is complete.

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Rolls are used for serving. Since the final instruction calls for toasted buns, prepare the rolls as toasted buns just before serving the finished chicken mixture.

How To Make It

The recipe follows a crockpot schedule with an initial low cook, followed by a shorter finishing period after the cheddar and bacon are added. Keep the ingredients for the second stage separate until the chicken, cream cheese, and broth have cooked for the full initial time.

Place the two large chicken breasts, the 8-ounce block of cream cheese, and 1/2 cup chicken broth in the crockpot. These are the ingredients named for the first stage of the written instructions.

Before cooking begins, shred or chop the 8-ounce block of cheddar cheese finely so it is ready to add later. Also have the six slices of cooked bacon available for the final 30-minute cooking period.

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Set aside the rolls until the filling is finished. They will be toasted and used as buns when it is time to serve the sandwiches.

After 5 to 6 hours, add the finely prepared cheddar cheese and the cooked bacon to the crockpot. Continue cooking for an additional 30 minutes, until the cheese is melted.

Mix the crockpot contents well after the cheddar has melted. Serve the mixed chicken filling on toasted buns.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long does Crack Chicken cook in the crockpot?

Cook the chicken, cream cheese, and chicken broth on low for 5 to 6 hours, then add the cheddar cheese and bacon and cook for 30 more minutes.

When do I add the cheddar cheese and bacon?

Add the cheddar cheese and bacon after the chicken, cream cheese, and chicken broth have cooked on low for 5 to 6 hours.

How do I know when the cheese is ready?

Cook for the additional 30 minutes until the cheese is melted.

How is Crack Chicken served?

Mix well and serve on toasted buns.

Wrapping Up

The recipe’s order is important: chicken, cream cheese, and broth cook first, while the cheddar and bacon are reserved for the final 30 minutes. After the cheese has melted, mixing brings the finished filling together for the sandwiches. Toast the rolls as buns and serve the filling on them right after mixing.

Recipe created by Kooking w/Kim for Trust Me Try It.