If you want to know what to serve with crack chicken, pull up this list of 15 easy recipe idea options to help you get started—and create delicious side dishes!
Have you ever tried eating chicken breasts with different kinds of cheese, ranch dressing, and crispy bacon bits?

They are such a delight!

They’re called Crack Chicken.

Crack chicken is a dish that has gained popularity recently.

It has all the ingredients to make it great tasting: bacon, cream cheese, shredded chicken, and ranch sauce.

It’s topped with cheese and breadcrumbs and then baked until the breadcrumbs get crisp and turn golden brown.

If you’re serving this dish to family and guests and looking for recipes to give you an idea of what to serve with crack chicken, you’ve come to the right place.

Pair it with a side of salads and roasted vegetables.

Try to experiment with texture when it comes to the sides.

While the casserole itself has a creamy consistency, chicken breasts will go well with buttery smooth sides like Cauliflower Mash and Corn Pudding.

You can also try it with carbs like Garlic Parmesan Rolls and Shrimp Fried Rice.

For a full meal with bread and veggies, #12 is worth a try.

Relish in making these mouthwatering accompaniments to your already heartwarming slow cooker special!

1. Garlic Parmesan Broccolini

The long and thin stems of this hybrid broccoli are best cooked stir-fried or sauteed with garlic.

Topped with parmesan cheese, these leafy greens make a great side for your cheesy chicken main course.

Sauteed broccolini is best served immediately.

This way, you’ll retain its slightly crunchy tips and savor its warm florets.

Meanwhile, if you’re ever into experimenting with the chicken recipe, you’ll find that a variety of cheeses besides cream cheese and cheddar offers a new take on the dish.

For example, the parmesan cheese that goes with the broccolini is also great to add to the Crockpot chicken.

Other cheeses like Asiago and gouda offer a different take to the classic recipe, too.

2. Sautéed Brussels Sprouts

What’s an equally captivating dish to pair with crack chicken?

Charred on the outside, tender on the inside Brussels sprouts with a caramelized texture, that is.

The trick of cooking this vegetable on high heat in a cast-iron skillet should prevent the texture you’d otherwise get by boiling–mushy, and not something you’d want with crack chicken.

3. The Bacon Avocado Tim Riggins Salad

You’ll want a salad to go with your white meat, too.

Inspired by the rebellious yet heartwarming character of Tim Riggins on Friday Night Lights, this recipe is every bit like the character himself.

It’s creamy with a drizzle of yogurt, champagne, and Dijon seasoned with salt and pepper.

It’s crunchy with arugula leaves.

It’s salty and sweet with bacon bits, corn kernels, avocados, eggs, tomato, onion, and black beans.

4. Crispy Air Fried Tofu

For a guilt-free accompaniment to the cream cheese-and-cheddar cheese combination in your chicken casserole, try a serving of air-fried extra-firm tofu.

Soy, garlic, sesame, and olive oil add flavor to the otherwise bland tofu.

Its taste and texture will surely complement your main dish–besides chips and fries.

5. Roasted Spring Vegetables

As versatile as your piece-de-resistance is a side of in-season veggies.

A variety of vegetables go well together combined in a bowl, drizzled with olive oil, and lightly seasoned before baking.

Try parsnips, carrots, potatoes, radishes, and asparagus.

This makes the perfect accompaniment to cracked chicken for a complete meal.

6. KFC Coleslaw

Are you craving this side dish from the famous fast-food chain?

You can now try to make a big batch of this side that tastes almost like the one they sell at KFC.

The secret is in the techniques.

Go for finely-chopped vegetables.

Now, the authentic KFC coleslaw has only three vegetables–cabbage, onions, and carrots.

Remember to add sugar too–a must to achieve as close to the real recipe as possible.

Finally, refrigerate overnight and give it a slight stir before serving.

7. Italian Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes

On days when you’re not on a diet, the cracked chicken will taste so good with perfectly roasted baby gold potatoes.

Small, round marble potatoes are bite-size enough to enjoy with a spoonful of melt-in-your-mouth chicken.

This side dish pairs well with a lot of main dishes making it versatile enough when you have other entrees on the dinner table.

8. Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges

Finger foods like fries, chips, and wedges go well with this dish.

The sweetness of this side dish enhances the flavors of your chicken casserole.

For an added kick, try to season the sweet potatoes with dry thyme and hot chili powder.

These herbs will add flavor to the wedges without overpowering the velvety goodness of crack chicken.

9. “Better Than Potatoes” Keto Cauliflower Mash

Slow-cooked crack chicken can be eaten with mashed veggies, too.

If you’ve tried mashed potatoes and mashed sweet potatoes before, next try cauliflower mash.

The secret to non-watery cauliflower mash is “drying it out” for a few minutes in the microwave to remove moisture.

Puree with heavy cream and butter and you have a brand new mash to try with your Instapot chicken.

Both meals are great on a low-carb, keto diet so you can still enjoy a delectable feast.

10. Corn Pudding

Sweet and creamy Corn Pudding melts in your mouth with the creamy, cheesy chicken dish.

The recipe itself has a custard-like texture with cream or milk, eggs, and creamed corn.

A versatile side dish, you can serve this with chicken, turkey, or ham.

You can top it off with extra crumbled bacon before baking too if you like–just like cracked chicken.

For a spicy kick, add a surprising touch with mild green chilies or jalapenos.

11. Garlic Parmesan Crescent Rolls

Warm and fluffy homemade bread is certainly a winning pair to mop up all that sauce in cracked chicken.

Don’t forget the egg wash before baking these rolls to achieve the glossy golden brown color that would look and taste so well with cheesy white meat.

You can brush with garlic butter straight out of the oven.

These crescent rolls also taste great with softened salted butter on the inside and baked until the top is a coppery shade.

If you’re feeling experimental, you can make a parmesan garlic butter filling.

12. Panzanella

Not into making homemade bread?

Day-old bread works best for making Panzanella.

It is a salad originally made in central Italy.

Toss it in a salad with ripe sun gold or plum tomatoes.

Fresh tomato and cucumbers make this Tuscan recipe a light accompaniment to your choice of protein.

The crusty bread absorbs the vegetable juices, olive oil, and red wine vinegar too if you like.

You may add shredded crack chicken too–a great idea if you’re looking for other ways to use a huge batch of this chicken recipe.

13. Mini No-Bake Cheesecake Bites

Here’s a clever, fuss-free dessert that replaces the crust with soft cookies.

The filling is a combination of heavy whipped cream, vanilla, sugar, and cream cheese.

You’ll only need a hand mixer to achieve the no-bake filling.

When you assemble the cookie base and filling, you can add strawberry or your choice of fruit as a topping.

14. Shrimp Fried Rice

Chicken and shrimp are an exciting combination to try.

The fried rice with eggs, carrots, broccoli, peas, and cabbage is a savory complement to the cracked chicken.

All the flavors come together for a delicious and fulfilling meal.

It’s especially more flavorful for casseroles that use chicken breasts.

The shrimp in the fried rice along with the crispy bacon of the main dish add a twist to the rather bland taste of this part of the chicken.

15. Grilled Corn On The Cob

Would you like to attain perfectly grilled corn on the cob at home?

First, you’ll need to slather the corn cobs with garlic butter sauce.

The corn embraces the flavors of the sauce inside the foil.

Without this technique, you can lose a lot of the flavors by simply brushing the corn with butter.

A crucial step to achieving the perfect cob is to wrap the corn in foil before placing it on the grill.

You can still get that roasted taste without a burnt taste.

The bottom line

Cracked chicken is a truly infatuating dish that you must serve with a complimentary side of veggies and salads.

Enjoy the richness of the sauce with carbs like rice (fried rice, especially) and soft bread rolls.

These options absorb the sauce really well.

Also, since cracked chicken can taste a bit salty, pairing it with baked potatoes, rice, and break are your best options.

Crockpot Crack Chicken can be enjoyed on its own, but why do so when there is a wide variety of perfect accompaniments that make this dish even more exciting than it already is.

We hope that the list of recipes we shared in this post gave you ideas on what to serve with cracked chicken and made your lunch or dinner more enjoyable.

If you have given any of these recipes a try, don’t forget to leave a comment below to let us know how it turned out!

Happy dining!