Slow Cooker Creamy Italian Chicken

This recipe for slow cooker creamy Italian chicken was simple enough for me to not mess up, but still great tasting and looking. Over the years I’ve changed it up a bit, but that same great creamy texture and Italian flavor is still there.

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken, creamy, crockpot, Italian, slow cooker

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 15

Servings servings

Calories 481kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Taste of Home

Equipment

slow cooker

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts boneless skinless, butterflied if desired. Or substitute 1 1/2 pounds fresh chicken tenders
1 envelope Italian salad dressing mix I used 2 tablespoons of our homemade mix
¼ cup water
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound mushrooms sliced thin
8 ounces cream cheese cubed, softened
1 10 3/4 ounce condensed cream of chicken soup undiluted
rice cooked

Instructions

Place chicken into slow cooker set to low.
Combine the dressing mix and water and pour over the chicken.
Cover and cook for 3 hours.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the mushrooms and sautee until just starting to soften. Remove and let cool slightly.
In a large bowl combine the cream cheese and canned soup. Whisk until smooth.
Fold in the mushrooms and pour mixture over chicken.
Cover and cook another hour or until chicken is done.

Notes

If you use thicker chicken breasts you may need more cooking time. Slice them thin or butterfly them for a quicker cooking time.

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