Tonight my daughter, Dee, asked if she could cook dinner and let me tell you, it was so nice to have someone else take on this responsibility for a change! She quickly picked this Slow Cooker Creamy Italian Chicken recipe which she learned to make at an youth activity years ago and which has been a family favorite ever since.
This slow cooker chicken is an old but good classic recipe that takes little to no prep time. You just need chopped up chicken, zesty italian dry salad dressing mix, melted butter, cream cheese, a can of cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup and water. Who would think those simple ingredients could come together to make such a creamy, delicious dinner. It is pure comfort food and honestly, I don’t even need the chicken… I could just eat the sauce on rice and call it good, it is so yummy!
A couple of tips for this recipe:
- You can use cream of chicken OR cream of mushroom. My fam just happens to prefer cream of chicken because they don’t like the little chunks of mushrooms.
- You do not need to buy the Zesty Italian dry salad dressing mix – you can make your own and store it in a mason jar! It’s so easy – check out the recipe here. 2 Tbsp of this mix is equivalent to 1 of the single serving packages you can buy at the store.
- I almost ALWAYS double this recipe. It’s so good and it disappears quickly. If there is any left you can have it the next day for lunch.
- If your sauce is too thick for your liking, you can add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of warm chicken broth before serving.
Ingredients:
- 3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts cut in to 1 inch chunks, (or 4-6 smaller ones – you want about 1-1/2 pounds)
- 2 Tbsp melted butter
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 (.7oz) pkg. Good Seasons Zesty Italian salad dressing dry mix (or 2 Tbsp of the homemade dry mix!)
- 8 oz. cream cheese, cut in to small cubes
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
Instructions:
- Stir butter, water, and dry dressing mix in slow cooker. Add the chicken and toss.
- Spread the cream of chicken over the top, then dot with the cubes of cream cheese.
- Cook on low for 5-6 hours until the chicken is cooked through and registers at least 165 degrees..
- Stir well and serve over rice or pasta.
Slow Cooker Creamy Italian Chicken
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Ingredients
- 3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in to bite size chunks (about 1-1/2 pounds)
- 2 Tbsp melted butter
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 pkg. (.7oz) Good Seasons Zesty Italian salad dressing dry mix (or 2 Tbsp of the homemade dry mix!)
- 8 oz cream cheese, cut in to small cubes
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
Instructions
- Stir butter, water, and dry dressing mix in crockpot. Add the chicken and toss.
- Spread the cream of chicken over the top, then dot with the cubes of cream cheese.
- Cook on low for 5-6 hours until the chicken is cooked through and registers at least 165 degrees.
- Stir well and serve over rice or pasta.
Notes
- You can use cream of chicken OR cream of mushroom. My fam just happens to prefer cream of chicken because they don't like the little chunks of mushrooms.
- You do not need to buy the Zesty Italian dry salad dressing mix - you can make your own and store it in a mason jar! It's so easy - check out the recipe here. 2 Tbsp of this mix is equivalent to 1 of the single serving packages you can buy at the store.
- I almost ALWAYS double this recipe. It's so good and it disappears quickly. If there is any left you can have it the next day for lunch.
- If your sauce is too thick for your liking, you can add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of warm chicken broth before serving.
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