"Crack" Chicken

My friend, Elena, introduced our family to this recipe. "Crack" chicken is truly addictive!...AND, it's so so easy. You can serve this in a variety of ways...over pasta or rice or zoodles, as a dip, or just by itself with some veggies on the side. These days I'm looking for through my pantry and trying to come up with recipes to use things I already have on hand. I would venture to guess that if you're not a vegetarian, you probably have MOST of these things in your pantry/fridge. The exception may be the ranch packet. The next time you're getting groceries, grab a couple of these and some Italian dressing packets...you never know when they may come in handy. Hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

Ingredients:
3 lbs chicken breasts (or thighs, whatever you have is fine)
8 oz cream cheese
1 Ranch seasoning packet
1/2 cup water
8 oz shredded cheddar cheese (again, whatever you have on hand will work)
8 slices cooked bacon (Kirkland precooked bacon is a great shortcut...just heat it to crisp it)

Method:
You can make this either in the Instant Pot or the Crockpot. Just add the chicken, cream cheese, Ranch packet and water to your device. Set Instant Pot to high pressure for 15 minutes then let it release on its own. Set Crockpot for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high. Once the chicken is cooked, shred it, return it to your cooking device, add the cheese and bacon, and stir. THAT'S IT! Voila! Dinner is served.

Happy Cooking!