Make Ahead Cream Cheese Chicken

Submitted by PickyEater101

"I found this recipe online and wanted to post it for the nutrition facts. Great make ahead freezable dinner."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 (2/3 ounce) envelope Italian salad dressing mix
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 4 -5 large breasts)
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

directions

1. Turn slow cooker on High.
2. Place butter in bottom of slow cooker.
3. Cut chicken breasts into 1" strips while butter is melting.
4. When the butter has melted, add one envelope Italian dressing dry mix.
5. Stir into butter until well mixed.
6. Place chicken in slow cooker and stir to coat with butter and dressing mix.
7. Cover and cook on High for 2 hours.
8. Remove chicken to plate to cool.
9. Add cream of chicken soup and cream cheese.
10. Stir to melt and mix well until smooth and creamy.
11. Remove sauce from slow cooker and allow to cool.
12. Place chicken and sauce into a gallon resealable freezer bag. Label. Freeze.
13. To serve: Thaw in fridge.
14. Heat until piping hot and bubbly.
15. Goes well over mashed potatoes, rice, or hot buttered noodles.

Reviews

[lazyme]

Tasty dish! I made this as directed, but added a little bit of dried parsley to the sauce. I served it over pasta for a nice meal. Next time, I think that I will cube the chicken into bite-sized pieces for ease at the table. Thanks PickyEater for sharing. Made for Cookbook Tag.