– chicken breasts – Boneless, skinless and defrosted chicken breasts. You do not want to use frozen breasts as they leak a lot of water into slow cooker dishes. – Philadephia cream cheese – Break down the block of cream cheese so its cubed and covers the entire slow cooker. – cheddar cheese – The most common cheese used is shredded cheddar cheese . – water or chicken broth – Water works just fine but for extra flavor, use chicken broth. – dry ranch dressing – A tip for ranch  dressing is to get the jarred seasoning can. While it costs more than the smaller packets, it lasts a long time and is great for not only making creamy ranch dressing but using ranch spices in a ton of recipes.