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Simple Crock Pot Chicken

By Sharon123 on May 09, 2006

Photo by Chef shapeweaver ©

9 Reviews

Prep Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 9 mins
Yield: 2-4

Photo by Chef shapeweaver ©

About This Recipe

"I made this for my husband when he had to eat his food soft and not too spicy. He loved this! This is a good starting point recipe, so feel free to add vegetables if you like. You may also use any chicken part for this recipe."

Ingredients

3 large skinless chicken breasts ( bone in)
1 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
2 (7/8 ounce) packages chicken gravy mix or 2 (7/8 ounce) packages mushroom gravy mix or 2 (7/8 ounce) packages brown gravy mix

Directions

Place chicken breasts(you may remove bones if you like) in crock pot. Pour in chicken broth. If it doesn't cover the chicken, you may add a little bit of water. Cook on low 8 hours, or high 4-5 hours. Check for tenderness. When it fall off the bone when pulled with a fork, remove from crock pot. Remove bones.
In a saucepan, pour 2 cups of broth from crock pot. Add 2 packages gravy mix and stir until it thickens, about 2 minutes. If you like you can make gravy from scratch, using the crock pot broth.
Serve gravy over chicken. I always serve this with mashed potatoes, but noodles would be good too. You may season to taste at this point, but the gravy mix and the chicken broth are pretty salty, so taste first. Enjoy!
Note:.
I served this to my husband, only using 1 cup broth and 1 gravy package. I refrigerated the rest of the chicken and broth, making it again the next day with the other gravy package.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 (845 g)

Servings Per Recipe: 1

Amount Per Serving: %
Calories 331.1
Calories from Fat 74: 22%

Amount Per Serving: %
Total Fat 8.2g: 12%
Saturated Fat 2.0g: 10%
Cholesterol 117.9mg: 39%
Sugars 0.6 g
Sodium 1906.1mg: 79%
Total Carbohydrate 16.1g: 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g: 0%
Sugars 0.6 g: 2%
Protein 44.8g: 89%

Reviews

"I made this recipe on 10/24/10 for 3 events Sharon123's" Cook-A-Thon "event @Food.com,also for Sharon123's" Cook-A-Thon " and Crockpot/Rice Cooker event @KK's site.I didn't have any chicken broth, so 14 1/2 of water and 2 chicken bouillon cubes were used. The parts of chicken that were used was a boneless, skinless breast,and a very large bone in thigh.Since there was just the two of us, my small 1.5 quart crockpot was perfect for this recipe.For the smaller crockpot, the chicken took about 6 hours on low to cook through.For the gravy, I took about 1 1/2 cups of the broth and brought it to a boil in a small saucepan, added the gravy mix and whisked until the desired thickness was reached.After tasting, all the seasoning that needed to be added was a bit of black pepper. I served the chicken/gravy over mashed potatoes with lima beans as a side.We both thought it was very good,and I really enjoyed the simplicity of this recipe. And come on, "How can you go wrong with a crockpot and pre-packaged gravy mix ?".This will be made again and again. Thanks so much for posting and " Keep Smiling :) ""

By Chef shapeweaver © on October 25, 2010 | 1157241
"Simple and brilliant! The chicken gravy I used had a good bit of salt so I'm glad I didn't add any (I did slightly salt and pepper the bone-in chicken I used.) I cooked this for 5-6 hours on high in my crock pot and I think it could cook for 8 hours on low just fine. My son loved this and I loved it since it was so easy and economical!"

By DADAY on January 07, 2013 | 1358231
"Good and easy! Great over egg noodles. Would probably serve 4-6 for my family."

By amandaimm on December 20, 2012 | 1354348
"Easy, Cheap, and Delicious!"

By wietfeldt on November 06, 2012 | 1345961
"Super easy and a dependable quick fix! Made with Recipe #278583 on the side made it seem very festive! Thanks for posting Sharon. Made for PAC Spring 2010."

By ElaineAnn on April 16, 2010 | 1085246
"Great go-to recipe for those nights that I know I won't have time to fuss with dinner preps. I used a mushroom gravy mix and boneless chicken breasts and cooked it for 4 hours. Served it with diner's Recipe #345703 and broccoli! It was a huge hit with the whole family! So glad I tagged you in 123 Hits."

By HokiesMom on March 20, 2009 | 830953
"First time using Crockpot! Used boneless chicken breasts and shouldn't have cooked it for 8 hours as they became a bit dry. Next time will cook it for 4-5 hours. Used mushroom gravy mix - so easy! Thanks Sharon! :)"

By Redsie on January 20, 2009 | 792457
"This was a good and easy recipe to put together in the morning. I used boneless chicken breasts and cooked for 4 hours. When I got home, a measured out the broth and made the gravy in just a few minutes. We did add a good bit of salt and pepper as we thought it needed seasoning but maybe that was because of the gravy mixture I used."

By bmcnichol on March 03, 2008 | 591567
"This was so easy to make. I'd never thought of using the chicken broth in the crockpot to mix with a gravy packet. I served the gravy over baked potatoes. This one is a keeper thank you. Made for Zaar Tag 2006"

By Charlotte J on August 06, 2006 | 300081