Creamy Italian Chicken for Crock Pot

Use your own Italian Salad Dressing in this super easy recipe to control sodium content.

• Ready In: 8 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 2  lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
• 8  ounces cream cheese with chives, softened
• 10  ounces  condensed  golden cream of mushroom soup
• 2⁄3 ounce  Italian salad dressing mix or 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  homemade  Italian salad dressing mix
• 1⁄2 cup water

Directions

1. Cut chicken breasts into strips and place into a 3-4 quart crock pot. In a medium bowl, combine melted butter, softened cream cheese, soup, Italian dressing mix and water and stir until blended. Pour over chicken in crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Stir well, then serve over hot cooked pasta or rice.
2. You could add vegetables to this recipe to make it a one-dish meal. A package of baby carrots, or a cup of chopped onion should be placed under the chicken and cooked for the full time. Add sliced mushrooms to the crock pot in the last 2 hours. And add sliced bell peppers or zucchini during the last hour of cooking.