Keto Crack Chicken Bake

My Keto Crack Chicken Bake combines the method I use for chicken bake dinners with the flavorful crack chicken sauce so many people love! Even people who aren’t eating Keto will love this Crack Chicken recipe, and kids will devour it!

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This extra-delicious Keto Crack Chicken Bake is a perfect recipe for anyone who wants to start the new year eating fewer fewer carbs. This recipe is my variation of the famous Crack Chicken recipe you can see all over the web. For years I was intrigued with that idea, but so many of the recipes I saw were for shredded chicken with a creamy sauce and used Ranch Dressing mix, and that didn’t appeal to me.

And then I had the idea of using my method for the dinners I call chicken bakes with a sauce inspired by the Crack Chicken ingredients. For the Ranch flavor I used the seasonings from Grandma Denny’s Homemade Ranch Dip. And Keto Crack Chicken Bake was the delicious result!

Kara and I tested this recipe a few times to get it just right. And when we made the final version, I immediately sat down and devoured it for an early dinner! If you like chicken, bacon, cream cheese, cheese, and a touch of Ranch flavor, I bet you’ll enjoy this Keto Crack Chicken for an easy meal the whole family is going to love! Happy New Year everyone, and I hope you try the recipe!

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

(This is only a list of ingredients; please scroll down for complete printable recipe. Or if you use the JUMP TO RECIPE link at the top of the page, it will take you directly to the complete recipe.)

What do I mean by Chicken Bake Dinners?

Recipes I call Chicken Bakes are quick dinners that start with four chicken breasts. The chicken is rubbed with seasoning, browned in a frying pan, cut into strips, covered with a flavorful sauce or topping, and baked in the oven for 20-25 minutes. The quick browning and then baking the chicken with flavor-adding ingredients always produces great results for me. (Look below for a list of other recipes where I’ve used this technique.)

Why is this recipe called Keto Crack Chicken?

The type of recipe is called Crack Chicken because it’s supposed to be addictive in the way drugs are. I don’t love the name, but I do think it conveys how absolutely delicious this creamy chicken and bacon recipe is!

Can you make Keto Crack Chicken with less fat?

Keto Crack Chicken Bake as written is a high fat dish, suitable for the Keto diet. If you’re not eating Keto and don’t want that much fat, I’d try variations like using less bacon, using reduced-fat cream cheese, sour cream, and mayo, and using less cheese. I haven’t tried making a version with less fat like that, but I’m betting it will still be very good.

Can you use Ranch Mix to season this Keto Crack Chicken Bake?

I love my Grandma Denny’s Homemade Ranch Dip and I was glad I could use the ingredients she uses to season the chicken and the sauce for this recipe. But I know that Beau Monde Seasoning (affiliate link) won’t be an ingredient everyone has on hand. If you don’t want to buy that, just substitute the spices used here for about 2 tablespoons of packaged Ranch mix, no problem!

How low in carbs is my Keto Crack Chicken Bake?

This tasty baked chicken casserole has only 5 net carbs per serving, with 74 grams of protein!

How to Make Keto Crack Chicken Bake:

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Make it a low-carb meal:

I would serve the Keto Crack Chicken Bake with a vegetable side dish like Stir-Fried Spinach with Garlic and Parmesan, Green Beans with Lemon, Parmesan, and Pine Nuts, or Garlicky Green Beans Stir Fry. It would also be delicious with a salad like Cucumber Salad with Balsamic Dressing, Kalyn’s Low-Carb Coleslaw, or Kalyn’s Favorite Baby Arugula Salad.

More Tasty Chicken Bake Dinners You Might Like:

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