Easy Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy Recipe
Easy slow cooker chicken and gravy recipe is made with simple ingredients, packed with flavor, and is a family favorite. With four simple ingredients, you can have dinner prepped and cooking in the slow cooker in five minutes. You will end up with a tender chicken dinner and plenty of happy eaters.
The Perfect Comfort Food Recipe
| Prep Time | Cook Time | Servings | Prep Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 7 hours | 4 | Beginner + |
What I Love About This Recipe
- Chicken, ranch seasoning, and cream of chicken soup are the perfect comfort food.
- It’s very budget-friendly, tastes amazing, and everyone here at the house loves it
- And it’s such an easy chicken recipe. I can’t get over how easy it is to make it.
We head over to The Fresh Market once a week and stock up on chicken and meat on sale day. They have great prices, and we honestly love the way both the ground beef and chicken taste.
Serve this tender chicken on top of garlic butter pasta from Beyond The Chicken Coop for a hearty and flavorful meal.
You can use chicken breasts or cutlets for this recipe. I usually use whatever is on sale.
I’m notorious for not planning dinner ahead of time, so I try to keep both the soup and the seasoning in the pantry. That way, if I need to put something in the Crock Pot for dinner, I can grab those, add them to the chicken, turn it on, and it’s cooking.
We love this particular recipe over mashed potatoes because the flavors go so well together, and it’s filling. But it also tastes great over white rice. Another option is to thicken the gravy and put it over egg noodles.
If you don’t want to take the time to make mashed potatoes, grab some pre-made mashed potatoes at the grocery store, heat them up, top them with the shredded chicken and gravy, and you’ve got dinner.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Start by spraying the slow cooker with non-stick spray and place chicken breasts or cutlets at the bottom. I used six chicken cutlets for this recipe. If you plan to use breasts, use four.
This will feed four people, and I have two hungry teenagers, so this is a good amount for four with mashed potatoes.
Next, pour the cream of chicken soup over the top and spread it out.
Sprinkle the ranch seasoning over the top of the soup and chicken.
Finally, pour the water into the slow cooker. Try to pour the water over the ranch, so it will cook a little better and not be dried out on top. Replace the lid and cook for seven hours on low.
Once the chicken is finished cooking, remove the lid, shred the chicken, and top some mashed potatoes.
The gravy mixture is not a typical thick gravy or lumpy gravy, but it ends up with a buttery and rich flavor, and it is one delicious gravy.
If you do want a thicker gravy, add a tablespoon of cornstarch to the meal about 30 minutes before it gets done cooking. Be sure to add the cornstarch to water and mix before adding to the slow cooker or it will be lumpy.
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- Perfect for busy weeknights, this cheesy chicken casserole slow cooks into a creamy, satisfying dinner everyone will love.
- Tender chicken and hearty potatoes soak up all the flavor in this slow cooker creamy ranch chicken and potatoes recipe.
- Creamy and comforting, this 4-ingredient slow cooker sour cream chicken is rich with flavor and couldn’t be simpler to make.
- Packed with tender chicken and savory herbs, this slow cooker chicken and stuffing brings all the cozy vibes of a homemade holiday meal.
Flavor Variations
If you’d like to change the flavors of the meal on occasion, here are a few alternate ideas:
- Cream of mushroom soup
- Cream of celery soup
- Cream of cheddar cheese soup
- Pork or chicken seasoning
- Taco seasoning
- Gravy seasoning (brown gravy mix or white gravy mix)
- Fajita seasoning
- Sour cream
- Onion soup mix
Easy Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 skinless chicken breasts
- 1 ounce dry ranch salad dressing and seasoning mix
- 10.5 ounce can of cream of condensed chicken soup
- 1 cup water or chicken broth
Instructions
- Grease the slow cooker with non-stick spray.
- Place the chicken into the bottom of the Crock Pot.
- Top with the chicken soup.
- Sprinkle the ranch seasoning on top and pour the water over the seasoning.
- Replace the lid and cook on low for seven hours.
- Once it is done cooking, shred chicken with a fork, and serve over mashed potatoes.
