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I brought something simple to share with you today, my friends. Because I know you like simple. And I know you are running around town having fun this summer, enjoying all that the season has to offer, which may leave you with less time to tinker around your kitchen. Am I right, or what?
This is a wonderful crock pot recipe, passed onto me by my dear friend Tricia. The ingredients are simple yet packed with flavor. Hope you enjoy it! Hope it gives you a little more time to play with your kids, or grand kids, or whomever you’ve got around to enjoy and love in your life. 🙂
Creamy Ranch Chicken with Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Time: 20 min. prep + 4-6 hours crock pot cooking
Yield: 6 servings
Recipe adapted from my dear friend Tricia Toponce
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Creamy Ranch Chicken:
5-6 chicken breasts (I used frozen)
2 (14 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
4 T butter, melted
2 (1 ounce) packages Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing Mix
4-5 cloves garlic
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes:
7 large russet potatoes
4 T butter
milk
salt and pepper
1. Find yourself a nice crock pot. Spray the inside with cooking spray and place 5-6 chicken breasts in it. (I used frozen)
2. In a small bowl combine 2 cans cream of chicken soup, 2 packages ranch mix and 4 tablespoons melted butter. Spread it over the top of your chicken.
3. Peel your garlic and place the cloves on top of a sheet of tin foil.
4. Wrap the foil around the cloves and up into a nice little package.
5. Place the garlic package in the crock pot on top of the chicken. Cover the crock and let the old girl cook away on low for 6 hours, or on high for 4 hours.
6. When your chicken has cooked through carefully take the tin foil package out of the crock pot and set it on a plate.
7. Peel your potatoes and chop them into chunks. Boil them for about 15 minutes, or until fork tender and then drain the water out of the pan.
8. Mash up some of the roasted garlic and add it to the potatoes. Just start with a small amount of garlic, maybe 1-2 teaspoons. You can always add more, if you want it really garlicky…but you don’t want to overpower it.
9. Add 4 tablespoons of butter, salt and pepper and a bit of milk. Beat the potatoes until light and fluffy, tasting along the way and adding more salt and pepper or butter or milk or garlic to your own very personal liking and desire.
Serve the potatoes with the juices from the crock pot and the heavenly Creamy Ranch Chicken.
Enjoy!
Thanks Jamie for the yummy dish! I usually make something similar to this but with pork chops. I’ve never thought to try it with chicken (my hubby prefers chicken). This was delicious!
Absolutely delicious!! The chicken was so moist even after 4 hours on high. Also, due to a tight budget I used all store brand products. Even the ranch dressing mix was the Kroger store brand. It was perfect. It is a new, cheap and easy family fav!
Thanks for sharing!
We had this yesterday. It was fantastic. My picky two year old kept asking for me. I used the Western Family brand of Ranch dressing and it made it really salty. I’ll have to try Hidden Valley next time. Also, I didn’t see the need for the butter in the cream sauce. Have you ever tried leaving it out? Does it still turn out?
I’d blame the saltiness on the cream soup….try getting the salt-free soup.
Putting the ingredients together now. Sounds like something my family would love.
I didn’t see any heat settings or time limits so I am going to go with Lindsay’s four hours on high. Will get back to you on the finished product.
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My mistake…..the times are 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low.
Was looking for the crockpot turkey recipe & I just googled it & there you were. What wonderful recipes you have! I will be back often. Thank you!
Can you combine the ingredients all in a ziploc bag and freeze if for a while before making it? My baby girl is due in 8 weeks, so I’m trying to find some good freezer/crockpot recipes to prepare beforehand so we don’t have to worry about cooking! Thanks =)
Beka,
I haven’t ever tried doing this, but my thoughts are that it would work out fine. Good luck to you and your new little one!
~Jamie
It freezes well with pork chops I haven’t tried this recipe yet but I make it with pork chops and freeze it all the time. It reheats very well.
I don’t have dry mix but I do have ranch salad dressing. How much of the dressing would I use in place of the mix?
I wouldn’t trade the salad dressing for the dry mix package. It’s the spices etc. in the mix you want…the salad dressing would be too watered down to have all the flavors.