Stovetop Cracked Out Chicken and Rice- Chicken and Rice loaded with cheddar, bacon, and ranch. Ready to eat in about 20 minutes. Instant rice, cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, chicken, cheddar, bacon, and ranch dressing mix. This makes a great weeknight meal. Serve with green beans and a biscuit for a dinner the whole family enjoys! #rice #chicken #bacon #cheese
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Pin This RecipeSeveral people commented on my Baked Cracked Out Chicken and Rice that they had a hard time getting the rice to cook. I have never had any issues with the rice cooking, so I wasn’t really sure what the problem was. I decided to make a stovetop version with instant rice in hopes the rice would cook easier for everyone. This recipe has all the same flavors, but it is just easier to cook.
What does Cracked Out mean? Cracked out means the recipe has cheddar, bacon, and ranch in the recipe. It started with our famous Crack Dip recipe. We’ve been cracking out recipes since 2007.
How to Make Chicken & Rice on the Stovetop
This chicken and rice is SO simple! It is actually much easier and faster than the original. Start with bringing the cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, and instant rice to a boil. Add the ranch dressing mix, cooked bacon, cheddar cheese, and cooked chicken. Cover the pan and simmer on low for about 15 minutes. That is it!
- I used rotisserie chicken for the cooked chicken in this recipe. This recipe uses about a half of a chicken.
- You can use any can of cream of anything soup you prefer – chicken, mushroom or celery all work great.
- Can substitute turkey bacon for regular pork bacon.
- I don’t like instant rice. Can I use regular rice? I have not made this dish with regular long grain rice. I am sure it can be done with a few adjustments. Instant rice cooks in an equivalent amount of liquid and doubles in size. Regular long-grain rice cooks with a 2:1 water to rice ratio. One cup of regular rice equals 3 cups of cooked rice.
- Can I use instant brown rice? Sure! You will need to adjust the cooking time. Instant brown rice takes longer to cook than instant white rice.
- If you are sensitive to the ranch dressing mix, feel free to adjust the amount to your personal preference.
What to Serve with Crack Chicken & Rice
This only took about 20 minutes from start to finish. You can’t beat that! Chicken Legs raved about this version. He went back for seconds. This was also great reheated for lunch the next day. Give this a try the next time you need a quick weeknight meal! We usually serve this dish with some green beans and bread. Here are a few of our favorite recipes from the blog that go great with this easy weeknight meal:
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Stovetop Cracked Out Chicken and Rice
Ingredients:
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1½ cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1½ cups minute rice
- ¼ cup chopped cooked bacon
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
- 1 (1-oz) package ranch dressing mix
Instructions:
- In a large saucepan combine cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, and rice and bring to a boil. Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Serve immediately.
Notes:
- I use rotisserie chicken for the cooked chicken in this recipe. This recipe uses about a half of a chicken.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Slow Cooker Rotisserie Chicken: https://www.plainchicken.com/slow-cooker-rotisserie-chicken/
- You can use any can of cream of anything soup you prefer – chicken, mushroom or celery all work great.
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.
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- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.
- Can substitute turkey bacon for regular pork bacon.
- I have not made this dish with regular long-grain rice. I am sure it can be done with a few adjustments. Instant rice cooks in an equivalent amount of liquid and doubles in size. Regular long-grain rice cooks with a 2:1 water to rice ratio. One cup of regular rice equals 3 cups of cooked rice.
- You will need to adjust the cooking time if using instant brown rice. Instant brown rice takes longer to cook than instant white rice.
- If you are sensitive to the ranch dressing mix, feel free to adjust the amount to your personal preference.
Steph
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Can you use regular rice?
You can but you will need to adjust the liquid and cooking times.
Can you make this with a can of cheddar cheese soup instead if the shredded cheese, I just started making this and realized that I don't have shredded cheese?
I think that would work