4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Sour Cream Chicken

Name: 4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Sour Cream Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 485 min
Ingredients: 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts; 8 ounces cream cheese; 16 ounces sour cream or Greek yogurt; 5 ounces chicken coating mix (they come in 2.5 ounce packs)

ByJulie Pollitt Published:July 21, 2024March 24, 2025 Updated:March 24, 2025

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With only 4 ingredients and a slow cooker, you can have a delicious sour cream chicken dinner. The comforting recipe is perfect for those busy weeknights and is full of flavor.

Sour cream chicken on a plate with mashed potatoes.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours and 5 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Preparation Level: Beginner +

What I Love About This Recipe

The slow cooker chicken recipe only takes about five minutes to prepare and get started cooking.
The chicken turns out so tender and flavorful.

slow cooker sour cream chicken on a plate.

Ingredients

Boneless skinless chicken breasts
Softened cream cheese
Sour cream or Greek yogurt
Chicken coating mix

The recipe card at the bottom of the post contains a full printable recipe with measurements and instructions.

How To Make The Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe

Chicken and cream cheese in a slow cooker.

Start by adding the chicken breasts and the cream cheese to a slow cooker.

Chicken breasts in a slow cooker with sour cream on top.

Next, add the sour cream. If you’re not a fan of sour cream, you can use Greek yogurt instead.

Spreading the ingredients over chicken in a crock pot.

Finally, sprinkle the chicken coating mix on top and spread it around. Place the lid on the Crock Pot and cook on low temperature for eight hours. Stir and serve over rice or mashed potatoes.

Sour cream chicken with chicken coating mix on a plate on top of mashed potatoes.

Storage And Reheating Instructions

Store any sour cream chicken leftovers in an airtight container and keep them refrigerated. To reheat the dinner, place it in a microwave-safe bowl and heat on low for several minutes. You can add a little more sour cream to freshen it up.

What To Serve With Sour Cream Chicken

Oven-roasted vegetables from the Mediterranean Dish
Small red potatoes in the air fryer
Roasted canned corn
Jiffy corn pudding
Green beans and bacon

4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Sour Cream Chicken

4.88 from 8 votes

Julie Pollitt

With only 4 ingredients and a slow cooker, you can have a delicious sour cream chicken dinner. The comforting recipe is perfect for those busy weeknights and is full of flavor.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 8

Total Time 8 5

Course Crock Pot / Slow Cooker

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 425 kcal

Ingredients

4 skinless boneless chicken breasts
8 ounces cream cheese
16 ounces sour cream or Greek yogurt
5 ounces chicken coating mix they come in 2.5 ounce packs

Instructions

Add the chicken and cream cheese to the slow cooker.
Top with sour cream and chicken coating mix and spread it out.
Cook for eight hours on low temperature.
Shred the chicken, stir the ingredients, and serve.

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Notes

This recipes tastes best over mashed potatoes or rice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 425kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 36gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 159mgSodium: 121mgSugar: 5g

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Julie Pollitt

Hi there! I'm Julie Pollitt from 'Back To My Southern Roots.' My love for cooking started way back on my grandparents' farm in Tennessee. Those sunny days, the smell of biscuits in the oven, and all the family fun really sparked my passion for cooking. On my blog, I share more than just recipes – they're like stories from my life, full of Southern warmth and homey goodness. The best part? Whether you're just starting out or you're a kitchen pro, you'll find my recipes super easy to whip up. So, come on, pull up a chair, and let's make some delicious memories!

4.88 from 8 votes

28 Comments

Mary says:

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Is the cream cheese the 8 oz ingredient? This sounds delicious.

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1. Julie Pollitt says:
  
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  Hi Mary,
  
  Yes! Thank you for pointing that out. It is fixed. We sure love this recipe!
  
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Pat Morrison says:

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Can you give more information about “chicken coating mix”, please.
I am not familiar with that.

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1. Julie Pollitt says:
  
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  Hi Pat,
  
  Sure! It’s basically coating for chicken with breadcrumbs and seasoning. Grocery stores sell a product that is called chicken coating mix. Here is an example: https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-easy-bake-chicken-seasoned-coating-mix/0001111070880
  It’s similar to something like Shake N’ Bake.
  
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Paul says:

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Homemade chicken coating mix
ingredients
Units: US
2
cups dry breadcrumbs
1⁄4
cup vegetable oil
1 1⁄2
teaspoons salt
1⁄2
tablespoon paprika
1⁄2
tablespoon celery salt
3⁄4
teaspoon black pepper
1⁄2
teaspoon garlic powder
1⁄4
teaspoon onion powder
1⁄2
pinch dried basil
1⁄2
pinch dried parsley
1⁄2
pinch dried oregano

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1. Julie Pollitt says:
  
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  Thanks so much, Paul! This is fantastic!
  
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Celeste Akins says:

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Great easy recipe. I served it over noodles. And it was a hit. Instead of sour cream I used cream of chicken soup. (I didn’t have sour cream). It made a nice chickeny gravy. Will definitely make this again. #blessyourheart

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  I am so glad you liked it! Such a reat idea to use cream of chicken soup! Thanks for sharing!
  
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Linda says:

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The family loved this. I served it over sweet potato noodles, so good and very tasty.
Thanks so much.
Linda
#blessyourheart

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1. Julie Pollitt says:
  
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  I am so glad you all loved this! Sweet potato noodles sounds like a fantastic addition!
  
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Harry Moon says:

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Wow, Wow, Wow! I made this recipe with a couple of slight changes. I used boneless skinless chicken thighs and instead of the chicken coating, I took a bag of Sour Cream and Chive Funyons. Ran them through the food processor and put them on top. Cooked as recipe instructed. Tried to add picture but couldn’t figure out how to past in comment. Served this tonight for dinner over fresh homemade spatzle with a salad and there was nothing left. Wife and I had another couple over and my friend and his wife said, “ we got to know how to make this!” So gave them the recipe. I’m sure that won’t be the only one.
#Blessyourheart
Can’t wait for June now!

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1. Julie Pollitt says:
  
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  What great ingredients to switch out! Sounds fantastic!! Thanks for sharing!
  
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Nicole says:

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What a great and simple recipe. Perfect for a working mom. The entire family LOVED it and I served it with mashed potatoes and corn! Yum yum!

#BLESSYOURHEART

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  Thank you so much! I am so glad your family loved it!
  
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margaret says:

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#BLESSYOURHEART
FANTASTIC recipe. Because I knew I would need to leave it on low for 9 hours I added 1/2 cup of no salt chicken bone broth to the bottom of the slow cooker……it eas a beautiful golden brown on top when I got home and the flavor and tenderness was fantastic! I served this with rustic mashed potatoes, sweet corn on the cob, buttery garlic fresh green beans, sweet pickled jalapenos and Okra also along with home made banana bread.
this is a DOAGAIN ! thanks

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1. Julie Pollitt says:
  
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  This is great to hear and thanks for all the tips and ideas for sides!!
  
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Joy Wolfe says:

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#blessyourheart
I made the 4-ingredient Slow Cooker Sour Cream Chicken recipe tonight. I cut it in half since it is just my husband and myself. My husband and I both loved it! We had it over rice. He said he thought it would even be good served on a bun as a sandwich, so we may try that too!

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1. Julie Pollitt says:
  
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  I am so glad that you both liked it! Thanks for sharing, Joy!
  
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Mary says:

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love it
#blessyourheart

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1. Julie Pollitt says:
  
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  Thanks so much, Mary Lou! Glad you loved it.
  
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Lori Pensel says:

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Love the ease of this recipe! Served it over egg noodles because the kiddos live noodles 😀. They loved it! Empty plates for everyone. Served with baby peas. Yummy 😋
#blessyourheart

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1. Julie Pollitt says:
  
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  I love to hear everyone loved it!!
  
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Bridget husband says:

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Made it and put it on toasted hoagies with some parm cheese for a hot chicken sandwich!
#blessyourheart

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1. Julie Pollitt says:
  
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  Oh yum! That sounds amazing!!
  
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Gail says:

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Hi Julie, I love reading your posts. This recipe was easy, fast and delicious. I served my family’s dinner over noodles. It was such a big success! Gail
#BLESSYOURHEART

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  Thank you so much, Gail! That is so sweet and I am glad you all loved the recipe!
  
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Celeste Akins says:

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I made this for a group and it was a big hit! Will definitely make it again. blessyourheart#

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1. Julie Pollitt says:
  
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  That is fantastic! I am so glad you all loved it!
  
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