Slow Cooker Ranch and Potato Chicken
Yield: 4 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours in slow cooker
Simple ingredients, fabulous flavors. This is fast to prep for the freezer and fast to prep if you’re making it fresh tonight. This is a fan favorite around here, and easy to make gluten free and dairy free. Enjoy!

Ingredients for Single Meal

  • 4 - small boneless chicken breasts
  • 3 - lb(s) baby potatoes
  • 4 - whole carrots
  • 1 - packet(s) ranch dressing mix
  • - Salt and pepper
  • Garnish: - shredded cheese**
  • Side: - veggies**
  • 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal

  1. Peel and cut the carrots into sticks.
  2. Place the chicken breasts in the base of the slow cooker and add the baby gold potatoes and carrot sticks around the chicken. Sprinkle the Ranch seasoning mix over the chicken, potatoes and carrots.
  3. Set on low and cook for 8 hours. With 10 minutes, sprinkle the shredded cheese on top and let it melt.
  4. Prepare veggies.
  5. Serve Slow Cooker Ranch and Potato Chicken with a side of veggies.

Freezeasy Meal Prep Directions

  1. Peel and cut 8 whole carrots into sticks.

To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie, add the following ingredients:

  • 4 boneless chicken breasts
  • 3 lbs. baby gold potatoes
  • Half of the carrot sticks
  • 1 packet Ranch dressing mix

Remove as much air as possible and seal. Add label to baggie and freeze.

Freeze & Thaw Instructions

Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to the slow cooker and cooking on low for 8 hours. With about 10 minutes left in the cooking cycle, sprinkle in the shredded cheese and let melt.

Special notes

Search for the homemade Ranch seasoning mix on 5dollardinners.com, if you need a gluten or dairy-free meal.

Dairy-Free Modifications

Recipe is dairy-free when you omit the shredded cheese and use dairy-free ranch mix.

Gluten-Free Modifications

Recipe is gluten-free when use gluten-free ranch mix

Printable Label Recipe Title

Slow Cooker Ranch and Potato Chicken

Printable Label Instructions

Thaw and slow cook on low for 8 hours. With 10 minutes remaining in the cooking cycle, sprinkle on the shredded cheese and let melt.
Serve with a side of veggies.