# RANCH CRACK CHICKEN BOWLS

This is an easy and tasty meal prep recipe for protein-packed crack chicken pasta bowls.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 255 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs chicken
- 1 packet ranch seasoning
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- 1 block reduced fat cream cheese
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 12 ounces center cut bacon
- frozen broccoli
- 1 box protein pasta
- 1 bag reduced fat cheddar cheese
- 0.5 cup pasta water

## Instructions

1. Add chicken, ranch seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, reduced-fat cream cheese, and chicken broth to the crockpot.
2. Cook on high for 3 to 4 hours until the chicken is shreddable.
3. Cut 12 ounces of center cut bacon.
4. Add diced bacon into a nice hot pan and break it up as it cooks until crispy.
5. Once the chicken is done cooking, shred it up.
6. Add frozen broccoli to the crockpot and mix it all together.
7. Throw the lid back on the crockpot for another 15 to 20 minutes until the broccoli is nice and tender.
8. Add a box of protein pasta to some boiling water and cook according to package directions.
9. When the bacon is done, add it to the crock pot including all the bacon grease.
10. Add the cooked pasta and one bag or 2 cups of reduced fat cheddar cheese to the crockpot.
11. Give all that a good mix so the cheese is nice and melted and everything's well combined.
12. Optionally, add about half a cup of pasta water to make things nice and saucy.
13. Once everything is nice and well combined in your crock pot, divide it up into your meal prep containers.

## Equipment

- crock pot
- hot pan
- meal prep containers

## Tips

- Add bacon grease to the crock pot for flavor.
- Add pasta water to make the dish saucy.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/196zDBrcmg/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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- Extracted: 2026-06-21

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