Place the chicken breasts in a 8 quart slow cooker and pour the chicken broth on top.
Season the chicken with the pepper and ranch packet. Place the cubed cream cheese all over top.
Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours. Or until the chicken is cooked.
Remove the chicken and set aside, mix in the cheddar cheese, heavy cream, spinach and bacon, mix until well combined. You can either shred the chicken or cube it, once cut however way place back into the slow cooker and cover and cook for another 30 minutes.
While that’s cooking, boil the pasta on the stove until the noodles are cooked.
Drain and then mix the pasta into the slow cooker and stir well. Serve and enjoy! Top with chopped scallions!
Notes
Add Different Cheese: This hearty chicken with any cheese that you like such as gruyere, Monterey jack or other favorites.
Skip: Feel free to skip the pasta and serve over rice, mashed potatoes or even serve on slider rolls.
Variation tip: Different vegetables are wonderful in this crockpot recipe. Try using mushrooms, broccoli or cauliflower in this crack chicken casserole.
Alternate ingredient: In place of the chicken breasts try using boneless, skinless chicken thighs for this easy crockpot crack chicken.
Instant Pot Crack Chicken: Make in the instant pot for the creamy chicken recipe.
Cream of Chicken Soup: Replace the cream cheese with the soup for a creamy finish.
Chicken Thighs: Use boneless chicken thighs in this easy crockpot chicken recipe.