4-Ingredient Crockpot Chicken and Gravy Recipe
This crockpot chicken and gravy recipe is a great choice for weeknights when you want something comforting, filling, and delicious – without a lot of prep time or work to make it happen. Chicken thighs are cooked in a creamy gravy and served over tender egg noodles with a veggie on the side. It’s the ultimate comfort food dinner!
If you love easy crockpot meals, be sure to try my crockpot salsa chicken or crockpot chicken thighs with potatoes next time.
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
What You’ll Love About Crockpot Chicken and Gravy Recipe
- Super easy recipe for a busy night
- Delicious dinner in winter months
- Comfort food meal
- Family-friendly
- Made with just 4 simple ingredients
- Just 5 minutes of prep time
Ingredients
- Chicken – I recommend using boneless skinless chicken thighs for best flavor. You could also use boneless skinless chicken breasts, but I prefer thighs as they have more flavor. Be sure to use raw chicken and if using frozen, thaw overnight in the fridge.
- Italian Dressing Mix – This is a dry mix packet for Italian dressing that you can find in your local grocery store in the salad dressing section. Here’s an organic version if you prefer.
- Chicken Gravy – I used a jarred chicken gravy, but cream of chicken soup could also work, though may have a slightly different flavor. You could also use homemade gravy, storebought gravy, chicken gravy mix, or gravy packets. You’ll need 1 1/2 cups of prepared gravy.
- Cream Cheese – The cream cheese helps add an extra creaminess to the crockpot chicken and gravy recipe, but you could also omit it if you prefer. It’s delicious with and without it. You could also stir in a bit of sour cream or heavy cream instead.
- Egg Noodles – I love serving this easy chicken recipe over wide egg noodles, but it would also be delicious over mashed potatoes, white rice, brown rice, or even cauliflower rice.
How to Make Crockpot Chicken and Gravy
This is an overview on how to make 4-ingredient crockpot chicken and noodles, the detailed instructions can be found below in the recipe card.
Storage Instructions
Store leftovers from this crock pot chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.
How to reheat
Reheat creamy chicken in a hot skillet or in the microwave until heated through.
Can you freeze creamy chicken?
I would not recommend freezing the chicken as the creamy sauce could change texture, but if you want to give it a try, skip the cream cheese to help lessen a shift in texture.
What to Serve with Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy
All this chicken and gravy crockpot recipe needs is a simple veggie side. Here are a few of my favorite veggie side dishes:
How to Feed Chicken and Gravy to the Whole Family
I get it, feeding kids can be tough! But following the Division of Responsibility and knowing your job and your child’s job makes it SO much more enjoyable. You’ll be able to feed your kids any meal, which will help ensure that they are eating a variety of nutritious foods – with plenty of play food sprinkled in.
I would recommend serving the chicken in gravy in a pinch bowl (taster bowl) if it’s a new or learning-to-like it food. Serve the meal with a few items you know your kids will eat, like fruit, milk, and/or bread and butter if they don’t do noodles.
More Easy Crockpot Recipes
If you like this chicken and gravy crockpot recipe, you might also like some of these other easy crockpot recipes:
- Crockpot Chicken and Potatoes
- Crockpot Beef Stew
- Crockpot Wisconsin Beer Brats
- Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken
Crockpot Chicken and Gravy with Noodles
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Description
Incredibly easy crockpot chicken and gravy recipe! Serve over egg noodles for major comfort food that the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. chicken thighs, skinless and boneless
- .6 oz. packet dry Italian dressing mix
- 12 oz. jarred chicken gravy
- 4 oz. cream cheese, cut into cubes.
- 12 oz. wide egg noodles
Instructions
- Place chicken thighs in the bottom of a slow cooker and sprinkle with Italian dressing mix. Top with gravy and cubes of cream cheese.
- Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-7 hours.
- Right before serving, prepare egg noodles according to package instructions.
- Lightly shred chicken and stir in melted cream cheese.
- Serve creamy chicken over egg noodles and top with freshly cracked pepper if desired.
Equipment
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- If you prefer, you could also stir in a little sour cream or heavy cream at the end of cooking instead of using cream cheese.
- If using packets of chicken gravy, prepare as directed and use about 1 1/2 cups of prepared gravy.
Food styling and photography by Loren Runion.
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