Creamy chicken and gravy in the slow cooker is like making a plate of diner comfort food at home. It is so easy to make and will make you feel are warm and full inside!
Come home to a creamy comforting dinner. This chicken and gravy cooks in the slow cooker while you do whatever you want.
Walking into the house and having it smell delicious is always a great feeling. Just a few quick steps and dinner is ready!
Pile it on buns for sandwiches, or serve it on rice, pasta or mashed potatoes. It’s good on any of them!
I really try to vary what we eat for our weekly family dinner. With the weather warming up a bit I thought I would make one last slow cooker full of comfort food before we get the grill out.
Nothing says comfort food like gravy and biscuits.
When I came across this recipe for chicken and gravy. I also made a recipe for buttery sour cream biscuits that I thought would be great underneath.
Silly as it may sound, not everyone in our family loves biscuits, so I made some noodles to go along with it as well.
The chicken and gravy is really good. I’m sure I will be making it again.
Kristie has already requested the recipe, so I know this will be made by her also. She said it’s even better reheated the next day.
MiMi made this for the blog back in 2015. It was a hit with the family then and has been made quite a few times since then.
It was good on the biscuits and on the noodles. We have served it on buns as a sandwich and on a slice of white bread as an opened faced sandwich.
My favorite way to serve it though, is on mashed potatoes!
We like this recipe so much that we made it to serve on buns for my cousin’s bun in the oven baby shower. It is definitely a simple recipe to make and a great recipe for an event like that because the prep work can be done ahead and it keeps warm well in the slow cooker for the party!
So now the only question is, do you eat the corn on the side or mix it all in?!
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Creamy Chicken and Gravy in the Slow Cooker
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon poultry seasoning or garlic, rosemary, salt and onion powder mixed
- 3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3 teaspoons chicken base or bullion
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1½ cups water
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ cup sour cream
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In slow cooker, whisk together chicken base, soup and water. Add the chicken breasts and seasonings.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours
- Shred chicken to desired consistency with forks. Stir together corn starch and a Tablespoon of cold water. Add cornstarch slurry to slow cooker with chicken and turn to high for about 15-20 minutes or until it starts to bubble and thickens.
- Turn off heat and stir in sour cream. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve on rice, noodles, buns, bread or mashed potatoes.
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Joelle
Tuesday 27th of June 2023
Has anyone made the chicken ahead of time and froze it? How did it turn out? Any freezing tips?
Joelle
Sunday 23rd of July 2023
@Carlee, it was perfect and delicious!!!!
Joelle
Wednesday 28th of June 2023
@Carlee, so great! That was my thought too. I will try to freeze it and post how it turns out. My sister sent me this recipe severa months back and now it’s a family favorite! I want to make it ahead of time to take to our Airbnb on the beach with friends!
Carlee
Tuesday 27th of June 2023
I haven't tried freezing it, but I think it would do ok. The only thing may be that the sour cream might curdle a bit. You could either wait to add it until after it is defrosted. Or if you don't care about the look, it would still taste good even if it curdles a bit.
Julie
Saturday 9th of July 2022
My husband could not get over how tasty this meal was. He was asking when we can have it again before he was even finished his dinner. A beautiful and simply meal.
Carlee
Sunday 10th of July 2022
That makes me so happy!
Amy
Wednesday 18th of April 2018
There is nothing like good old meat and gravy, whether you have it with potatoes, biscuits, or noodles. This dish sounds so good and I like that you used your slow cooker. Sometimes I just want some good old fashioned food!
Carlee
Friday 20th of April 2018
Comforting, warm, filling and delicious... it doesn't get much better!
Debbie
Tuesday 10th of April 2018
Hi Carlee, cooking is obviously in your family genes. My husband would love this on mash! Serving a meal on biscuits sounds strange to me, but I'm guessing they aren't the kind of biscuits I'm thinking of.
xx
Carlee
Tuesday 10th of April 2018
Our biscuits are fluffy and buttery and have a neutral flavor (mostly flour/butter or cream) so they can be served sweet or savory. I am assuming what you are thinking of might be more like what we call a cookie =)
Unknown
Tuesday 10th of April 2018
oh yes please! I love a good slow cooker meal and this one is new to me! YUM!!
Carlee
Tuesday 10th of April 2018
Thank you so much! This is definitely a warm plate of comfort!