Ranch chicken

I found this post on pinterest several weeks/months ago and saved it to my email, waiting for the perfect day to try it.  Last night as my hubby and I were making a grocery list/meal plan for the week, we decided to try it.  I'll post the recipe first, then give my input :)

RANCH CHICKEN

4 frozen chicken breasts (or however many will fit in your crock pot)
2 cans cream of whatever soup (cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, etc.)
1- 16 oz. container sour cream
1 package real bacon bits
1-2 packs dry ranch dressing mix
salt and pepper, to taste

Put the frozen chicken in the crock pot.
Mix the rest of the ingredients together and pour over the chicken.
Adjust cooking time and temp depending on how fast your crock pot cooks and how long you're gonna be gone. Cook on high for 6-8 hours*. Serve over hot rice or egg noodles.

I followed the recipe pretty much to a "t"  I didn't have chicken breast but chicken tenders, same thing, just smaller.  I used 2 cans of cream of chicken soup, regular sour cream, hy-vee brand bacon bits, ONE ranch packet and sprinkled the chicken with salt/pepper once in the crock pot.  

Next time, I think I'd make the following modifications:
 ~ full sized breasts instead of tenders.  The tenders cooked really fast and were pretty dry by themselves.
 ~ I'd stick to one ranch packet.  It was very flavorful and a tad bit salty and a second packet would have made that even worse
 ~ Going on the saltiness, a low sodium cream of "whatever" may be used next time, too
 ~ I cooked mine on high for about 3 hours then to low for a couple and to keep warm for the last hour or so, because they were done by 4:30.  Oops.....

We served this over long grain, slow cook rice and served steamed green beans with it.  My 9 year old had a second serving, my super picky 7 yr old did eat all of hers, and my 3 yr old who doesn't have time to eat did finally clear his portion also.  They all raved about the food, how yummy it was and how they would definitely try this again. 

A winner, for sure!!!!