Crockpot Cream Cheese Chicken & Mushrooms

Submitted by Hippie2MARS

"My hairdresser shared this recipe with me. I love it served over egg noodles, but my mom prefers it over rice. Either way, it's super yummy! I often use chicken tenders in this recipe, but my hairdresser uses skinless, boneless thighs."

 

• Ready In: 5hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 3⁄4 ounces Italian salad dressing mix
• 4 tablespoons of melted butter
• 1 (16 ounce) carton whole mushrooms
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can Healthy Request cream of chicken soup
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1⁄2 cup chicken broth

directions

1. Put chicken in crockpot and sprinkle with dressing mix and 2 tablespoons of melted butter.
2. Cook on low 4-6 hours.
3. Lightly brush off the dirt from the mushrooms with a damp paper towel, and slice off the tough ends.
4. Place mushrooms in the crockpot with the chicken and cover.
5. Melt 2 tbs of butter in sauce pan; saute onion and garlic until onions are clear.
6. Add soup, cream cheese, and broth.
7. Stir until smooth.
8. Add to crockpot, stir together to combine ingredients.
9. Cover and cook on low for another hour.

Reviews

[irisbobbie2004]

Four of us really liked this recipe! Easy to do and also tastes great the next day if there are any leftovers. Thanks for posting!

 

[DPar6310]

I lightened this up a bit by using low fat cream cheese and skipped the first 2 T of butter. I used chicken tenders (frozen in the bag) and threw the whole bag in frozen so 4 hours was just rght. My husband liked it over noodles I put mine over pureed cauliflower and kept it low in carbs. This was delicious my only complaint is it makes a lot and next time I will cut the recipe in 1/2 because there are only two of us - we have been eating it all week.

 

[WW Girl]

Loved, Loved, Loved it! So comforting!

 

[LAURIE W.]

The sauce is 2Die4. This is so similar to a recipe I make. Instead of the Italian seasoning packet I cook the chicken in Caesar dressing. Then I remove most of the dressing before adding the cream cheese, soup & I use white wine instead of chicken broth. (not nearly as much though. maybe a 1/3 cup) I've made this with every type of chicken & veal. If you want to get a little more creative it is also wonderful in a Pot Pie. Just add what ever veggies you like and place in Pie shells. Like it's not fattening enough as is. Another favorite is using the sauce in place of a hollandaise. I've "poured" it over rib eye top with crabmeat. I think I just gained 5 pounds. (hee hee) Thanks for posting.

 

[neharper7]

I loved the sauce in this recipe. I used 3 large skinless, boneless breasts and that was probably about 2# of chicken. I thought that was just the right amount of chicken to sauce. Next time I will double everything. I could only find "Zesty Italian Dressing Mix" but was pleased with the results. The only other change was I substituted white wine for the broth. The sauce turned out GREAT....but the chicken was definitely overcooked at 4hrs on low. That's my only complaint. I will try to cook for 3 hrs on low next time to see if the chicken is more moist...Thanks for the recipe!