Crack Chicken

Crack Chicken is really easy to make and has all the great flavors from Crack Dip. Mix everything together in 5 minutes, get it into the oven and enjoy hot. A keeper that the whole family will come back to, because these are the flavors that taste always amazing with anything you can think of.

What is Crack Chicken made of?

Crack Chicken has all the wonderful flavors that you love and know from Crack dip.

Now this is combined with some vegan chicken bites, bacon and is baked to cheesy perfection.

Served hot, you will see this is a really versatile recipe with lots of options below.

What you need for this Crack Chicken recipe

At this point get all your crack chicken ingredients ready:

Using vegan chicken I find it works best when cut roughly. Of course you can also shred it after cooking with 2 forks, which works nicely, too.

In my gusto there isn’t anything more delicious than vegan cheddar for a rich and savory flavor.

I use an egg free mayo which I find really amazing and have already used it in my Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole for the sauce. You can use any mayo you like and prefer, always delicious.

Non dairy cream cheese: you can use sour cream, but there is nothing comparable to the richness and texture of cream cheese.

Bacon bites: which are accidentally vegan and of course delicious.

And finally a ranch seasoning which is so easy to prepare: dried dill, parsley, chives, garlic, onion powder is everything that goes into the bowl. Mix with other ingredients and that is how it is.

How to make Crack Chicken

Preheat oven to 420F and set a 8×11 inch casserole aside.

Quick prep

Add oil into a pan. Wait until hot, then add the chicken and bacon. Cook for around 3 minutes until slightly browned. Remove from heat.

Mix ingredients

In a large bowl, combine the chicken and bacon, cream cheese, mayo, 3/4 of the cheddar, garlic, onion powder, dill, parsley, chives, and a pinch of salt and pepper.

Bake the Crack Chicken

Transfer everything from the mixing bowl into the casserole dish, and give the remaining cheddar over the top.

Bake for 10 minutes and then serve hot with scallions.

Crockpot version

Add chicken, parsley, chives, dill, garlic, onion powder to your slow cooked.

Mix mayo and cream cheese together and top chicken with that.

Cook on low for around 6 hours or 3 hours on high – this is all about preference.

You can shred the chicken with two forks and top with bacon and cheese. Cook further until cheese is melted, garnish with scallions. 

Here are some options for serving

With rice – if you have leftover you can put this to good use.

As a sandwich: you can use hamburger buns, wraps croissants, dinner rolls or Focaccia.

Crack Chicken is also great with salads like my Chickpea Salad, the Brussels Sprouts Salad, Apple Salad, or Wedge Salad.

For a side dish, serve with Garlic Mashed Potatoes or Creamy Potatoes, yummy.

Also any chips or veggies are great. This is a really versatile dish with a combination that is always amazing and so good.

Let me know what you think of this Crack Chicken and share your remakes on Instagram or Facebook.

Enjoy, Florian.