Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Recipe with Bacon
This Creamy Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe is the perfect weeknight meal! It’s so quick and easy to make; throw your ingredients in the crock-pot and let it cook all day! This is sure to become one of your favorite keto slow cooker recipes when you need a fast on-the-go meal.
SLOW COOKER CHEESY CHICKEN RECIPE WITH BACON
This recipe base is similar to Keto Crack Chicken; however, I reduced the cream cheese and added spices and cheddar cheese for a different flavor. This low-carb crockpot cheesy chicken is perfect for busy weeknights when you need a recipe that cooks while you’re at work or busy with the kids! Everyone in your family will enjoy this recipe – even those who aren’t on a low carb or keto diet plan! This slow cooker chicken cheese recipe is certain to be a hit! If you don’t want to make this recipe in the slow cooker, here is the instant pot recipe you can use instead.
Is This Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole with Bacon Recipe Keto?
Yes! This recipe is 100% keto. With only 2 total carbs and 1 gram of fiber, this recipe has 1 net carb making it the perfect meal on a keto/low carb diet.
Ingredients:
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts – I prefer skinless chicken breasts; you could use boneless chicken thighs instead.
- Butter – Butter always adds incredible flavor and needed fat for this recipe.
- Poultry seasoning, Rosemary, Thyme, and Garlic – Spices make everything better and add great flavor. If you do not have fresh garlic, you can also use a tsp of garlic powder.
- Chicken broth – Chicken broth adds more flavor than water when slow-cooking chicken.
- Cooked bacon – Crispy bacon makes everything better.
- Heavy whipping cream & Cream Cheese – Adds flavor and fat and helps thicken the sauce.
- Cheese – Cheese is an incredible addition to this dish for an ooey-gooey cheesy chicken dish.
Step 1: Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then add the chicken, butter, seasonings, and chicken broth to the slow cooker.
Step 2: Next, crumble cooked bacon over the chicken mixture. To cook the bacon, place it in a large skillet on medium-high heat until crispy or on a sheet pan in the oven at 375 until cooked.
Step 3: Cook the chicken casserole mixture on high for 3 1/2 hours or low for 6.
Step 4: Add heavy whipping cream and a dollop of cream cheese. Stir to combine all the ingredients. Using 2 forks, shred the chicken in the slow cooker.
Step 5: Add 1 3/4 cups of cheddar cheese (or more if you’d like), then crumble 3 more pieces of cooked bacon on top. Place the top back on the slow cooker and allow the cheese to melt. Garnish with parsley or chives and serve. Enjoy!
How to Store Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Bacon
To store, allow the cheesy chicken casserole to come to room temperature, and place it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Can You Make This Recipe Ahead of Time?
Yes, this recipe is perfect for meal prep so that it can be made ahead of time! To make ahead of time, follow the instructions on the recipe card found below, allow the keto casserole to come to room temperature, and place it in a freezer-friendly container. Place it in the freezer for up to 3 months.
How to Rewarm Keto Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole with Bacon
To rewarm, place the low-carb chicken casserole in a microwave-safe container and microwave at 30-second intervals or longer depending on whether you are warming a serving or the entire creamy chicken recipe until warmed thoroughly. If frozen place the casserole in the fridge overnight to dethaw then rewarm in the microwave.
What To Serve This Recipe With?
This recipe is super versatile, and several keto side dishes are pair nicely; here are a few of my faves:
- Low Carb Roasted Vegetables
- Southern Green Beans
- Keto Broccoli Bacon Salad
- Easy Air Fryer Broccoli Recipe
- In addition to these side dishes perhaps try it with Easy Keto Chaffle Recipe for the perfect keto sandwich!
Similar Keto Chicken Recipes:
Creamy Slow Cooker Chicken with Bacon & Cheese {low carb & keto}
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts depending on how many people you are serving
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1/2 tsp rosemary
- 1/4 tsp thyme
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/3 cup chicken broth
- 3 pieces of cooked bacon crumbled
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 oz cream cheese
- 1 3/4 cup cheese
- 3 pieces of bacon crumbled
- salt/pepper to taste
Instructions
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then add to the slow cooker.
- Add butter, poultry seasoning, rosemarry, thyme, garlic cloves, and chicken broth to the crock pot with the chicken.
- Cook some bacon either in a skillet or in the oven and then crumble over the top of the chicke,.
- Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 to 3 1/2.
- Add heavy whipping cream to slow cooker.
- Dollop cream cheese on top and stir to combine all ingredients.
- Using 2 forks, shred chicken in slow cooker.
- Add 1 3/4 cups of cheddar cheese (or more if you'd like) then crumble 3 pieces of cooked bacon on top.
- Place the top back on the slow cooker and allow cheese to melt.
- Enjoy!
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Hi! What’s the fat, protein and carb info on this dish? Looks fantastic!
I have added that information to the bottom of the recipe. Thank you!
I made this last night and it was amazing! The only addition I made was adding fresh mushrooms to the slow cooker. Loved it! The sauce had a great consistency.
Perfect! Glad you enjoyed it. I have it in my crockpot today for dinner tonight.
I have this cooking right now andnit smells amazing!
I am just wondering, though, how much is in 1 serving (not carbs but amount of food) 🙂
I didn’t measure the size of each serving. Instead, I just divided it into equal servings so that I could figure out the macros.
Is that based on 4 or 6 pieces of chicken
I used four really huge chicken breasts that were probably equivalent to 6 regular sized ones.
In my fitness pal it says 1 cup is a serving.
What happened to steps 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 14?
Those steps are the pictures included in the recipe. The plug in that creates the printable recipe box does that automatically.
So the steps are all in order, we aren’t missing anything? The plug in just re-numbered them?
The plug in counted the images as a step.
So the heavy cream and the cream cheese go in AFTER it has finished the slow cooker cycle?
Yes
If you add the cream in at the beginning of the slow cooker cycle, how would it affect the outcome?
I’m not sure I’ve never tried it.
Looks amazing, I’m cooking it at this moment, can’t wait to try. Thanks for sharing
Awesome! Hope you enjoyed it!
Do you keep all the liquid?
I did.
Hi! Is it ok to put the chicken in the crock pot while it is still frozen? Or did you throw it in already thawed?
I thaw mine before putting it in the crock pot.
I made this yesterday, and it was utterly delicious. I’ll definitely be making it again. Thanks for sharing 🙂
I am confused cause it calls for 3 pieces of bacon crumbled for the whole recipe but you use it in the crock pot and wjen you put the cheese on it later.
3 pieces of bacon crumbled is actually listed twice in the ingredients. First, for the crockpot, then to crumble on top later. Thanks!
When I look at the recipe it skips every other step I can see for example. Step 1,3,5,7,9 why I’d it missing steps I don’t see when to use the chicken broth is there a recipe you can email me?
It actually doesn’t skip steps. The recipe plugin is counting the pics as steps.
This looks good. Do you slice the chicken breasts in half or leave them be? Thanks.
It’s up to you.
Can I add Everything at Once rather than two have all the additional steps? a crock pot recipe should only require a crock pot it seems to me.
You can sure try. Sometimes, milk based type products breakdown in the crock pot.
I just put this on to cook. Can’t wait to try it!!
Do you serve this with anything else? I was thinking pasta (for the rest of my family who isn’t low carb)
I serve it with either a veggie like broccoli or a garden salad.
I just made this tonight for dinner, but I didn’t have any bacon so I used broccoli instead and it was delicious!!!
Yum! That sounds fabulous.
So good. Even my 11 year old liked it. So filling I didnt finish my portion
Awesome!