This Instant Pot chicken bacon ranch sandwich recipe is also known as the crack chicken recipe in our house! Everyone absolutely loves it!
I mean what is not to love between the bacon, chicken, ranch, and your favorite rolls or buns?! The answer is nothing! Hahaha.
For more delicious chicken recipes, make sure to pin our Easy Baked Crack Chicken Recipe, Spinach & Cheese Stuffed Chicken Bundles, and don’t forget our Fiesta Ranch Chicken Burritos!
Ingredients Needed For Instant Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwiches Recipe:
- Cooked bacon
- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Ranch dressing mix
- Cream cheese
- Green onion
- Chicken broth
- Buns or Rolls
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How To Make Instant Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwiches:
- Place chicken breasts in inner pot of Instant Pot. Add in chicken broth.
- Place the lid on pot, turn the valve to SEALING and press MANUAL (or PRESSURE COOK). Set timer for 20 minutes if chicken is thawed and 25 minutes if chicken is frozen. It will take 5-10 minutes for the Instant Pot to come to pressure.
- Once the chicken is done cooking, do a QUICK RELEASE of the pressure.
- Remove the chicken from the liquid and shred using 2 forks. Dump all the liquid out of the Instant Pot.
- Keep your Instant Pot on WARM (don’t turn it off) and add chicken back into the pot. Add packet of ranch dressing, cream cheese, green onions and bacon. Stir until everything is well combined
- Serve on buns or rolls and enjoy!
The Best Rolls for the Job!
While you can serve this crack chicken on your favorite buns or rolls, we absolutely love having this on hawaiian rolls as little sliders.
Learn how to make your own rolls from Handle the Heat’s Homemade Hawaiian Bread Rolls recipe! The slight sweet taste of hawaiian rolls with this creamy ranch chicken is amazing!!
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Instant Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwiches Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 slices cooked bacon
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 ounce ranch dressing mix, 1 packet
- 8 ounces cream cheese, 1 package
- 6 green onions, sliced
- 1 cup chicken broth, or water
- 6 buns or rolls
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts in inner pot of Instant Pot. Add in chicken broth.
- Place the lid on pot, turn the valve to SEALING and press MANUAL (or PRESSURE COOK). Set timer for 20 minutes if chicken is thawed and 25 minutes if chicken is frozen. It will take 5-10 minutes for the Instant Pot to come to pressure.
- Once the chicken is done cooking, do a QUICK RELEASE of the pressure.
- Remove the chicken from the liquid and shred using 2 forks. Dump all the liquid out of the Instant Pot.
- Keep your Instant Pot on WARM (don't turn it off) and add chicken back into the pot. Add packet of ranch dressing, cream cheese, green onions and bacon. Stir until everything is well combined
- Serve on buns or rolls and enjoy!
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I love your website and have used many of your recipes. They have all been hits.
My question is would you be able to serve this sandwich cold? Sort of like chicken salad?
Yes, you could also serve it cold and it would be tasty too.