How to Make 5 Slow Cooker Chicken Dinner Recipes

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In this video, Nicole shares five of her favorite super simple slow-cooker chicken recipes! Featuring keto ranch chicken, baked chicken, lime cilantro chicken, buffalo chicken sandwiches, and barbecue chicken.

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00:00I'm showing you five of the easiest chicken dinner recipes

00:07that all start in the Crock-Pot.

00:08It's just a couple pantry staples

00:10and fresh chicken of all varieties.

00:13Minimal ingredients, maximum flavor.

00:15Let's do it.

00:17Number one, bacon and ranch.

00:19Some may call this keto-friendly.

00:22I call it damn delicious.

00:24For this one, I am using boneless, skinless chicken breast.

00:27I'm keeping it kind of chunky

00:28because when you see how I serve it up, you'll see why.

00:31To that, a block of cream cheese.

00:34The old packet, y'all's favorite thing.

00:36Whatever ranch flavor you like.

00:38Some like the spicy one,

00:40some like the fiesta one or whatever.

00:43Just regular old ranch going in.

00:45And then just a little bit of water

00:46to kind of help give it some moisture and some sauciness.

00:49And that's it.

00:51And then this just cooks on high for a few hours

00:53or low for, you know, five to six hours.

00:56Whatever you've got time for.

00:59Don't get scared.

01:00What's gonna happen is we're gonna stir it all together

01:02and it's gonna get creamy.

01:04All right, this is when you add in the cheddar and the bacon.

01:08First, the cheese.

01:13That's the bulk of your meal.

01:14You can eat that over rice.

01:16You can eat it just as is with a salad and a baked potato.

01:19That means this dinner is still five ingredients.

01:22Little more cheese, little more bacon,

01:26and a hint of freshness.

01:28Serving suggestion number one.

01:30If you're trying to feed a house full of hungry people,

01:33stir in some cooked pasta and you will be a hero.

01:37Now you have chicken bacon ranch pasta.

01:41My daughters would eat the hell out of this.

01:45Oh, look at that.

01:46Taste test time.

01:50That's stupid.

01:51I didn't even add any extra salt and pepper

01:53and there's so much flavor.

01:56This next one is a little trick

01:57I like to keep in my back pocket.

01:59A whole chicken in the Crock-Pot, no liquid, no nothing.

02:03I'm going to just place some potatoes down.

02:06You know, it gives it a little better chance

02:07of browning all around,

02:08but most of the time I don't even do this.

02:10I loved this whole recipe so much that at my wedding,

02:14I just made little spice packets with this recipe attached

02:17on how to cook a whole chicken in your Crock-Pot.

02:19That was my party favor.

02:21People made that, okay?

02:23And they told me about it.

02:24And then you just season your chicken however you want.

02:28I'm using just like a seasoning blend.

02:31Lots of pepper.

02:33Then I'm just gonna add a little paprika.

02:35You get the gist.

02:36You could use Cajun seasoning, barbecue seasoning,

02:39lemon pepper, whatever you want.

02:41And now you just place it right on top.

02:44I mean, do I need to repeat that?

02:47You just cook this on high for like four hours

02:49or you can just crank it to low, go to work.

02:52It'll be perfect when you get home.

02:54Whole chicken in a Crock-Pot.

02:56Now, of course it's not a roasted chicken,

02:58so you're not getting that crispy golden skin,

03:00but you are still getting a lot of flavor.

03:02And look at all the juice at the bottom.

03:04This chicken's not for presentation.

03:06This is for functionality and deliciousness.

03:09So tender.

03:15What we always do if I make it this way

03:16is just kind of serve it with a big Caesar salad

03:19or some little crusty bread, a little mayo,

03:25some chicken, some of those juices,

03:29and lots of cracked pepper.

03:31I love this so much.

03:32Just this with a cold glass of wine.

03:36This is simplicity at its finest.

03:38Next, cilantro lime chicken is in the all recipes

03:43top rated recipes for chicken recipes

03:46and for Crock-Pot recipes.

03:47I'm telling you, you can make this whole pot of chicken

03:50for less than a burrito bowl at Chipotle.

03:52Just saying.

03:53The only thing you have to do is chop up some cilantro.

03:56And if you think cilantro tastes like soap,

03:58then you can consider this a four ingredient dinner

04:01and leave it out.

04:02This with the cilantro and fresh lime is the best.

04:07To that, I'm going in with the fresh cilantro.

04:11The juice of a lime.

04:13The guy I used to watch on the Food Network,

04:15remember he used to do this trick.

04:18You get so much more juice out of your lime.

04:22No comments.

04:23And then a pack of taco seasoning.

04:27Stir it up.

04:28Actually, this recipe calls for

04:30the boneless, skinless chicken breast.

04:32But for this, I like to use

04:34the boneless, skinless chicken thigh.

04:36A, it's cheaper, and B, you're less likely to overcook this.

04:40Sometimes when you do all those shredded chicken recipes

04:42in the Crock-Pot, they get like really just dry.

04:45You're not gonna have that problem

04:46when you use the chicken thigh.

04:49Any of my favorite tongs lying around?

04:51In they go.

04:52You wanna give them a good toss around

04:54in that salsa mixture and then set it and forget it.

04:56Sound on, people, sound on.

04:59When this is done, I'm gonna show you

05:00my favorite ways to serve it up other than tacos.

05:05Mm, mm, mm.

05:06It's got its own sauce in here.

05:08And at this point, all you do is shred it up.

05:10You don't even have to do anything.

05:14Mm, mm.

05:15That's delicious.

05:17This chicken makes the best quesadillas,

05:19and sometimes quesadillas just feel different

05:22than a normal Taco Tuesday.

05:24But what I do the most with this

05:25is just make little burrito bowls.

05:27I love to start with these like ready packs of rice.

05:30Don't forget that delicious liquid.

05:33I'm going in with some cheese.

05:35Little red onion.

05:36Tomato.

05:40Finish it off with the title of the recipe.

05:42A little cilantro and a little lime.

05:45They say if you microwave your lemons or limes,

05:47you get more juice out of them.

05:51Huh, it works.

05:52That is gorgeous.

05:54You know it is.

06:00Mm, that is good crock pot chicken.

06:05Next.

06:06Everyone knows this next one, the buffalo chicken.

06:10And it only has four ingredients.

06:11The boneless, skinless chicken breast.

06:12This one is gonna end up as the shreddy kind.

06:15Buffalo and ranch go together like peanut butter and jelly.

06:19Pour on the buffalo sauce.

06:22And then just add in a couple tablespoons of butter.

06:28Locked and loaded.

06:29Crowd pleaser.

06:30Perfect for a party.

06:31Perfect for meal prep.

06:34Come here, look.

06:36Doesn't look like much now, but just wait.

06:38This is another shreddy chicken.

06:41This is cooked perfectly.

06:43You don't wanna overcook your chicken.

06:45I think people, you know, overestimate.

06:47If you need to go longer,

06:49like you're gonna be gone for a while,

06:50then start with frozen chicken breast.

06:52That way, you've got a little more time

06:55without drying out your chicken.

06:58Mm, why do bad things have to be so good?

07:02I mean, it's done.

07:03Get yourself some slider rolls or hoagie buns

07:07and make some buffalo chicken sandwiches.

07:12We're just gonna keep things simple.

07:14And double duty.

07:16Turn this into our favorite party dip.

07:20Add it to some cream cheese.

07:23Add in some more sauce and some more cheese.

07:26Just a little more ranch.

07:28Come on.

07:30And you've got the best buffalo chicken dip

07:32because you're starting with flavorful buffalo chicken

07:36instead of just canned chicken or rotisserie chicken.

07:39Don't say I never taught you anything.

07:46Heat that up and serve it up.

07:48Now, this is one of my favorite things in the whole world.

07:55Listen, I just thought about something.

07:57You could make this whole situation in the crock pot

08:00after your chicken's done,

08:01just stir in your cream cheese and your cheese next time.

08:04We'll do that next time.

08:06Are you ready for my final trick?

08:08This last one is the no-fail barbecue chicken.

08:11When you're craving it but you don't feel like dealing

08:14with all that grill stuff.

08:15You can use whatever cut of chicken you want here.

08:17I am doing bone-in chicken thigh,

08:20which of everything I've used,

08:21this is the cheapest plus for barbecue chicken.

08:24It creates the most tender, perfect chicken.

08:28A bottle of whatever your favorite barbecue sauce is.

08:30I like to go with one that's a little bit thicker

08:32and sweeter because it creates more caramelization

08:35on the chicken.

08:35To that, I'm just gonna go in with some garlic powder

08:38and some crushed red pepper,

08:41a little bit of vinegar and brown sugar.

08:43Then just stir that all together and pour it over.

08:47Save a little bit for the end.

08:50There's just no guessing required.

08:53I mean, that looks like a good piece of barbecue chicken

08:55if you ask me.

08:56If you want to take this one step further

08:59and kind of get that char-broiled kind of flavor,

09:02put it on a baking sheet,

09:04pop it under the broiler for just like a minute.

09:08All that barbecue sauce is gonna caramelize

09:10just as if you had it coming right off the grill.

09:18Just go over there.

09:20That's a barbecue dinner that came straight

09:22from the Crock-Pot.

09:23Drizzle it with a little of that sauce I saved earlier.

09:26That's some barbecue you can even cook in the rain.

09:29I don't wanna mess up that pretty plate.

09:31Oh, this is fall off the bone.

09:36Oh my God, that's delicious.

09:39This finger looking good.

09:40I don't think we can say that.

09:41You don't think we can say Super Bowl

09:43either than a million other people?

09:43Don't say that.

09:45That is even better than I thought it was gonna be.

09:47And that's the truth.

09:50I'm throwing in the towel.

09:51Five recipes, multiple meals, minimal ingredients,

09:55and a fraction of your time.

09:57Break out your slow cooker, try one of these,

09:59let me know what you think,

10:00and what do you wanna know how to do next?

10:03Let me know.

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