Recipes For Cooking Chicken In A Crock Pot

Crockpot Chicken and Potatoes is a delicious crock pot meal made with juicy chicken thighs, potatoes and carrots in a flavorful gravy. This is one of the best slow cooker recipes for an easy dinner!

I am so excited to share this recipe with you! As I was testing this slow cooker recipe to get it just perfect for you to make in your kitchen, this crockpot chicken and potatoes quickly became a favorite with my family.

Take just one bite and you’ll see why. First, we have tender, juicy chicken thighs, cooked to perfection in your crockpot. Then we have vegetables: potatoes and carrots, smothered in a rich and flavorful gravy that hardly took any effort to make. This easy crockpot chicken recipe is going into our regular meal rotation and I’m betting it will become a favorite of yours, too.

Garlicky Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe (super Easy!) Oh Sweet Basil

This is the kind of wholesome comfort food that I love to cook for my family. It’s quick to prep, you can make it ahead (thank you, crockpot recipes!), and it’s both satisfying and nourishing. If you like this recipe, you’ll also love my Crockpot Chicken Breast, Crockpot Chicken and Mushrooms, Tuscan Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs and Slow Cooker Chicken and Rice.

My goal is always to keep my recipes as simple as possible while also maximizing flavor. Let’s run through the ingredients and directions for how to make this easy crockpot chicken.

Crockpot Chicken and Potatoes is a delicious meal made with juicy chicken thighs, potatoes and carrots in a flavorful gravy. One of the best slow cooker recipes for an easy dinner!

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

Serving: 1 /6 recipe , Calories: 482 kcal , Carbohydrates: 32 g , Protein: 28 g , Fat: 27 g , Saturated Fat: 7 g , Cholesterol: 142 mg , Sodium: 185 mg , Potassium: 1023 mg , Fiber: 5 g , Sugar: 4 g , Vitamin A: 8172 IU , Vitamin C: 28 mg , Calcium: 52 mg , Iron: 3 mg

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Creamy Crock Pot chicken with spinach and sun-dried tomatoes transforms savory Italian flavors into a hands-off main dish for your next Italian night! It’s similar to creamy Tuscan salmon, but with the added benefit of cooking low, slow, and tender in your slow cooker. I’ll show you how to make this Crock Pot Tuscan chicken recipe, but there are stovetop instructions (similar to skillet sun dried tomato chicken) as well if that’s your preference.

How To Make The Best Slow Cooker Chicken Breast

This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for creamy Crock Pot chicken, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card below.

This section shows how to make creamy Tuscan chicken in the Crock Pot, with step-by-step photos and details about the technique, to help you visualize it. For full instructions, including amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card below.

This creamy Crock Pot chicken recipe has a thinner sauce, perfect for drizzling over the chicken (and rice or potatoes, too). But if you prefer a thicker sauce, simply remove the chicken after cooking and stir in softened cream cheese, until it’s thickened to your liking.

Slow Cooker Chicken Breasts Recipe (not Dry!)

Don’t have a Crock Pot? No problem! You can easily adjust the recipe to make it in a skillet — and the sauce comes out thicker that way, if that’s your preference:

When you’re making Tuscan chicken in the Crock Pot, here are my top tips for ensuring your chicken is perfect every time:

Store leftovers covered in an airtight container the refrigerator for 3-4 days. You can also make the sauce ahead, store in the refrigerator, then heat and thin out as needed before pouring over the chicken.

Shredded Crockpot Chicken Breast

Yes, you can freeze Crock Pot chicken recipes. Cool completely, cover tightly, and store in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight before reheating.

The recipe card contains instructions for Crock Pot Tuscan chicken, but see the post above for stovetop instructions if that’s your preference.

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Crockpot Chicken And Gravy

© Copyright Maya Krampf for Wholesome Yum. Please DO NOT SCREENSHOT OR COPY/PASTE recipes to social media or websites. We’d LOVE for you to share a link with photo instead. 🙂This Crockpot Tuscan Chicken has juicy chicken breasts slow cooked in a rich and cheesy cream sauce. This recipe takes just 10 minutes to prep and makes the perfect dinner served over your favorite pasta!

This Baked Tuscan Chicken combines some of my favorite flavors into one delicious dish! There are days though that it feels really nice knowing that dinner is cooking away in the slow cooker (and we all love this Slow Cooker Chicken Breast!)

This recipe takes just 10 minutes to prep and takes Tuscan chicken to whole new level. The chicken breast is cooked low and slow in the crockpot doused in a rich, creamy, and flavorful sauce.

Crock Pot Chicken Thighs {sweet & Spicy Sauce}

I love to serve the finished chicken sliced over a pile of cooked Buttered Noodles and topped off with a scoop of extra cream sauce! These Roasted Green Beans or Honey Glazed Carrots are great way to add veggie to your plate as well 😉

Yes! It is totally fine to put the raw chicken right in the slow cooker. If you would prefer to take the extra step to sear the chicken before slow cooking, feel free. It doesn’t hurt but also isn’t necessary.

When it comes to cooking chicken in the slow cooker, lower and slower is the way to go for a more tender texture. However, if you’re lower on time and would rather cook on high, that will work as well. Just be sure not to overcook! Cooking on high usually requires only half the time.

Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe

No. It is not considered safe to cook frozen chicken in the crockpot. If all you have is frozen chicken, you should thaw it in the fridge first before making any slow cooker chicken recipes. To quickly thaw frozen chicken, place it in a bowl of cool water and allow it to sit until thawed. Change the water out every 20 minutes so that it doesn’t get too warm.

Leftover Tuscan Crock Pot Chicken will last in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days or in the freezer for 2-3 months. To reheat, thaw overnight in the fridge if frozen, then warm on the stove or in the oven until heated through.

My favorite way to serve this crockpot chicken recipe is sliced over pasta with extra cream sauce. You can serve it over plain fettuccine or linguine or with Buttered Noodles for some extra flavor!

Sun Dried Tomato Crockpot Chicken & Potatoes

This Crockpot Tuscan Chicken is made up juicy chicken breasts slow cooked in a rich and cheesy cream sauce. This recipe takes just 10 minutes to prep and makes the perfect dinner served over your favorite pasta!

Leftover Crockpot Tuscan Chicken will last in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days or in the freezer for 2-3 months. To reheat, thaw overnight in the fridge if frozen, then warm on the stove or in the oven until heated through.

To quickly thaw frozen chicken, place it in a bowl of cool water and allow it to sit until thawed. Change the water out every 20 minutes so that it doesn’t get too warm.

Crock Pot Marry Me Chicken

Serving: 260 grams | Calories: 393 cal | Carbohydrates: 9 g | Protein: 29 g | Fat: 27 g | Saturated Fat: 15 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 159 mg | Sodium: 712 mg | Potassium: 823 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 4 g | Vitamin A: 1461 IU | Vitamin C: 7 mg | Calcium: 137 mg | Iron: 2 mg

My name is Ashley Fehr and I love creating easy meals my family loves. I also like to do things my way, which means improvising and breaking the rules when necessary. Here you will find creative twists on old favorites and some of my favorite family recipes, passed down from generations!