When you get overwhelmed or in a slump and just don’t feel like cooking, why not grab your trusty crock pot and make her do all the work?!

These are all chicken dishes, can be served in different ways to add variety, and have less than 5 ingredients! Plus all you need is your crock pot so your clean up is super simple and if you use crock pot liners it is even easier!

1. BBQ Chicken

3-4 Chicken breasts (boneless,skinless)
16 oz bottle of BBQ Sauce (we like Sweet Baby Rays)
1/2 cup Zesty Italian Dressing
1/4 cup brown sugar

Mix together ingredients. Put in crock pot. Cook low: 4-5 hours or on High 2-3 hours
Shred with a fork and serve on buns for yummy BBQ chicken sammies. Or leave them whole and serve with some garlic mashed potatoes and veggies.

2. Orange Chicken

3-4 Chicken breasts
1 cup BBQ sauce
1 cup Orange Marmalade
1-2 tsp soy sauce (optional)

Cut up chicken into cubes and put in crock pot. Mix together ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook low:4-5 hours or on High 2-3 hours.  We love to serve this with a side of homemade fried rice and add a ton of veggies! Way better than takeout!

3. Creamy Ranch Chicken

3-4 Chicken breasts
1 can Cream of Chicken
1 packet Ranch dressing mix
1 packet Italian seasoning packet
1/2 package of cream cheese (4 oz)

Mix together cream of chicken, ranch, and Italian seasoning. Place chicken in crock pot and pour mixture over. Cook low: 4-5 hours or on High 2-3 hours.  Once done, shred with a fork and add the cream cheese to add thickness and make it creamy. Serve over egg noodles or rice.

4. Salsa Chicken

3-4 Chicken breasts
1 jar of salsa
1 can black beans
1 can corn

Mix all ingredients together and put in crock pot. Cook low: 4-5 hours or on High 2-3 hours.  Shred with fork. Serve over rice, use as filling for burritos, throw it on top of lettuce for a fun taco salad….

5. Ranch Chicken Tacos

3-4 Chicken breasts
1 can chicken broth
1 packet ranch mix
1 packet taco seasoning

Put everything in the crock pot and let it do it’s magic! Cook low: 4-5 hours or on High 2-3 hours.  Shred with a fork when done and serve in tacos with your favorite toppings! Super fun and easy for Taco Tuesday!