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This crock pot chicken and stuffing is the easiest comfort food you’ll ever make! Toss everything into the slow cooker and let the magic happen!
Alright, so I don’t want to alarm anyone, but I often eat a bowl of Stove Top Stuffing for breakfast.
Hold up. Don’t leave me. I swear I’m not insane.
It’s just, as a kid, I never liked or ate oatmeal, but some days I needed something warm and hearty and…Stove Top Stuffing was there for me, man. And I never outgrew the habit.
Annnnnnyway. Let’s forget I said anything and instead talk about this Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing, which I swear is really good and totally normal and even though I eat weird things for breakfast sometimes, you can totally trust me.
You don’t trust me anymore, do you?
I’m sure you have some weird food secret that you’ve never shared with the Internet before. I dare you to share it in the comments.
It’ll be like a little support group down there, all of us sharing our weirdness and coming together to stop the hate.
So, back to this slow cooker chicken and stuffing. It’s pure comfort food and it’s tossed together in a flash. Tastes like Thanksgiving dinner without all the work!
Ingredient Notes:
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Stuffing Mix – Keep things simple and just grab a bag of the dried, seasoned cubed stuffing mix from the store! It’s quick and easy and works perfectly.
Chicken – You’ll add some seasoned chicken breasts to the crockpot to slow cook with the stuffing. When it’s all ready, you’ll shred the chicken and stuffing together!
Veggies – I like to add a bit of diced onion and celery to this chicken and stuffing recipe to add some extra flavors and variety!
Soup – You can use canned soup, or try my cream of chicken soup substitute or cream of mushroom soup subtitute) along with some chicken broth!
Seasoning – Ground sage will add lots of wonderful savory flavor to this chicken and stuffing recipe! You’ll also season the chicken breast with some salt and pepper.
What Readers are Saying!
“This has good to be one of the best recipes ever created for a crockpot. First it’s extremely simple to make. Next, it’s solves that ‘I want Thanksgiving dinner, but don’t want to make it conundrum’. Taste….spot on. FINALLY, and maybe the most important bonus of this recipe is the LEFTOVERS…” – Chuck
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How To Make Crockpot Chicken & Stuffing:
Mix: Add a bag of dry stuffing cubes (not Stove Top) to the slow cooker, along with some chopped celery and onion.
Soup: Stir in the cream of chicken soup, a bit of broth, and then season it with a little sage.
Chicken: Season your chicken with salt and pepper (feel free to add additional spices here!) and pop it right on top of the stuffing mix. The juices from the chicken will drip down and add moisture and flavor to the stuffing.
Slow Cook: After preparing the chicken and stuffing ingredients you can cover your crockpot and slow cook on low heat for 4 hours and 30 minutes or until the chicken has cooked through and shreds easily.
Shred the chicken together with the stuffing and serve! This crock pot stuffing and chicken recipe is like Thanksgiving goodness you can eat any time of the year!
Helpful TipS!
I would recommend putting the chicken on top of the other ingredients, not on the bottom!
A lot of readers have tried putting the chicken on the bottom (I have too, it seems like the obvious way to do it), but I don’t love it that way!
The chicken will release a lot of juice and if it’s at the bottom, the stuffing on the bottom is soggy and the stuffing on top is dry.
If you put the chicken on top of the stuffing, the juices will soak down into it and it’ll all come out with the right consistency!
Feel free to increase or decrease the liquids in this recipe to suit your tastes, but I’ve tested it and I think the amount I used is the best!
I recommend that you make this a whole big feast and serve it with my roasted sweet potatoes and pumpkin crunch cake to really bring home that Thanksgiving at random times of the year feel.
Or just be normal and eat it with a salad. Whatevs.
Hope you guys enjoy!
FAQs:
You can keep this recipe stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about 3 to 4 days. It may get a little soggier over time.
I’ve never tried this recipe using frozen chicken. It could probably work but it may add more liquid than you’d want. I’d recommend using fresh chicken breast!
I used a 6-quart crockpot to make this slow cooked chicken and stuffing!
Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing
Ingredients
- 14 ounces dried seasoned stuffing cubes
- 1 medium sweet onion diced
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 20 ounces cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 teaspoon salt more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper more to taste
Instructions
- Spray a slow cooker with non-stick spray.
- Add the stuffing mix, onion, celery, cream of chicken soup, and chicken broth to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Sprinkle the sage over the top.
- Lay the chicken breasts on top of the stuffing mixture and season with salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 hours 30 minutes or until chicken cooks through.
- Shred the chicken with two forks or remove to a cutting board and slice into small pieces.
- Stir everything together and serve.
Debbie says
Can this be made using Stove Top stuffing mix? Dump everything from the box and add the onion, celery and other ingredients except the spices for stuffing. Sound ok?
Karly says
I haven’t tried this with Stove Top, but I think it would cook a lot faster and maybe need less liquid. You’ll just have to experiment and see how it goes. ๐
Cindi says
can you use frozen chicken breasts?
Karly says
I’m not sure – I’ve only made with fresh.
Mary Ann Wyllie says
I am trying this recipe tonight, it looks delicious! I do have a question though. What setting do I use on the slow cooker?
Karly says
Hi Mary Ann! Step 5 – cook on low. ๐
Dorothy Nelson says
Well felt more comfortable with some changes Sauteed onions/celery in 1/4 lb butter. 1 chicken soup and cup sour cream (not as heavy), 1/2 cup water, less than 1/8 tsp thyme and cut down on sage. Tasted. NO SALT. But next time will stir in dish. Sprinkled thyme, sage, paprika, salt on chicken.
Dorothy Nelson says
Well felt more comfortable with some changes Sauteed onions/celery in 1/4 lb butter. 1 chicken soup and cup sour cream (not as heavy), 1/2 cup water, less than 1/8 tsp thyme and cut down on sage. No salt. Tasted. NO SALT. But next time will stir in dish. Sprinkled thyme, sage, paprika, salt on chicken.
Nancy Potter says
I really like this recipe. Love cooking in a crock pot.
Karly says
Thanks, Nancy!
Sage says
Super Great recipe!! Did it as instructed and added some fresh spinach for vegie nutrition. Everyone LOVED it!!! Thank You for sharing this, your instructions worked perfectly and even my grumpy eater liked it. But really, what’s not to like when stuffing is part of the meal!
Karly says
Thanks, Sage!
Joanne Faust says
I love this recipe!!! And make it quite often. However, I am not a fan of celery so I use sliced mushrooms instead. OMG…SO GOOD!!!
Jennifer Buckingham says
This is still my favorite recipe ever! I have a small family & none of us really eat turkey so I make this every year on thanksgiving and it is always such a hit!!!!
Karly says
Oh, I love to hear that! ๐
Barbara Skinner says
What size crock pot do you recommend for this recipe?
Karly says
We use a 6 quart.
Barbara Skinner says
Thanks! I have a 4 qt and a 7 quart – I think I’ll use the larger one.
RF says
If you make this but don’t like soggy stuffing, go with one can of cream of chicken soup, and skip the broth; I wish I had known that prior to starting.
Jen says
Have you ever tried this with pork? My significant other doesnโt like chicken.
Karly says
No, I haven’t.
KW CO says
4 1/2 hours cook time …. low or high ??
Karly says
Hello! As stated in step 5, it should be cooked on low.
KW CO says
OMG I never saw that ….. completely read over the word low … TY sorry ..
Karly says
Haha, no problem. ๐
Toni Brown says
Ok, trying this out tomorrow with thin chicken breast filets. Hope it all turns out well!
Eactor says
Wow