Easy Crockpot Chicken with Creamy Gravy
A slow-cooker chicken recipe with a creamy gravy made from cream cheese and chicken broth, perfect for busy weeknights.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
- Total Time: 255 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten-Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Optional: chopped carrots or baby potatoes
Instructions
- Place trimmed chicken breasts in the crockpot.
- Blend cream cheese with chicken broth, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Pour the cream mixture over the chicken to coat evenly.
- Add chopped root vegetables, if desired.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours, until chicken reaches 165°F.
- Shred the chicken and fold it into the gravy.
Notes
For a tangier base, stir in a spoon of plain yogurt off the heat after shredding the chicken.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 85mg