Crock Pot Smothered Chicken with gravy is a really easy recipe with lots of tender chicken and mushrooms. The gravy is amazing over rice and the entire dinner is effortless.
Your family will go crazy over this recipe for Crockpot Mushroom Chicken. The gravy is the absolute best. Even better, the crockpot chicken recipes is so easy. If you can toss a few things in the crock pot, you can make this easy meal.
If you have tried our Crock Pot Smothered Pork Chops or Crock Pot Chicken Marsala then you will love this easy crockpot chicken recipe.
Why We Love This Recipe
This meal is so easy, made with simple ingredients and will save you money because you can use what you have. The mushroom gravy taste amazing with tons of flavors.
There are so many side dish to serve with crock pot smothered chicken that it makes it so easy. It is the best comfort food and all around a great meal.
It is easy enough for busy school nights but so delicious you will want to serve it to company. Condensed soups really make it so easy and it all comes together perfectly in the slow cooker.
Ingredients
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts – You can also use boneless skinless chicken thighs or chicken tenders. You can also make crockpot smothered chicken legs.
- Cream of Mushroom Soup – Learn Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe or you can use Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup.
- Sliced Mushrooms – Use can or fresh mushrooms. We have even added in carrots.
- Onion Soup Mix – Use store bought or make Homemade Onion Soup Mix
- Chicken Broth – If you are out, see Chicken broth substitutes
Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.
How to Make Cream of Mushroom Chicken in the Crock Pot
Step 1 – In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the cream of mushroom soup, onion soup mix, chicken broth, thyme and black pepper. A ½ teaspoon of garlic powder, onion powder or garlic salt is a great addition.
Step 2 – Lay the chicken at the bottom of the crock pot.
Step 3 – Pour the sauce over the top of the chicken.
Step 4 – Then top with the mushrooms.
- Step 5 – Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
- Step 6 – Remove the chicken from the crock pot and shred it into large pieces.
- Step 7 – Stir together the cornstarch or all purpose flour and cold water in a small bowl.
- Step 8 – Stir this mixture into the crock pot and mix the chicken back into the sauce in the crock pot.
- Step 9 – Cover and slow cook on low for 20-30 minutes until the creamy savory gravy thickens.
- Step 10 – Serve warm and enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Shredding Chicken – You can easily shred the chicken with two forks or Learn How to Shred Chicken with a Stand Mixer.
- Sauce Consistency – We like a thicker creamy mushroom sauce consistency so that is why we add the cornstarch slurry. If you prefer a thinner sauce, you can leave this step out.
Serving Suggestions
This recipe is delicious served with many side dishes such Instant pot White Rice Recipe or Microwave Brown Rice.
It’s also delicious over pasta Any type is great! Try bowtie, penne, egg noodles or whatever you have on hand. We also love Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes with this so we can pour the gravy all over the potatoes.
You can learn how to make Slow Cooking Mashed Potatoes that are so creamy and easy. If you want to get some veggies in there, a simple side salad goes great with it and only takes a few minutes to prepare. Roasted Green Beans and Roasted Butternut Squash are also really tasty too with it.
This meal is also good with asparagus. This oven roasted asparagus is a family favorite and it is very simple and quick to make.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, there is no need to brown chicken before placing in the slow cooker. You can place raw chicken in the slow cooker
We like to cook chicken on low but if necessary you can cook chicken on high. Watch closely so the chicken does not dry out.
You can use Fresh Mushrooms or Canned Mushrooms in this recipe. We like to use fresh mushrooms that you can easily get at the grocery store that is washed and sliced.
Storing Tips
- Storing – Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
- Reheating – Reheat leftovers in the microwave or stove top depending on how much you have leftover.
- Freezing – You can place the cooled leftover creamy mushroom chicken in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight when ready to reheat. Check out more Easy Crock Pot Freezer Meals.
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Crock Pot Smothered Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup (10 ounces)
- 8 ounces Sliced Mushrooms
- 1 packet Onion Soup Mix
- 1 ½ cup Chicken Broth
- ½ teaspoon Dried Thyme Leaves
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons Cold Water
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Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together 1 can (10.5 oz) cream of mushroom soup, 1 packet onion soup mix, 1½ cups chicken broth, ½ teaspoon dried thyme, and ½ teaspoon black pepper.
- Place 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts in the bottom of a crock pot.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken and top with 8 oz sliced mushrooms.
- Cover and cook on low for 6–8 hours or on high for 3–4 hours.
- Remove the chicken and shred into large pieces.
- In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 2 tablespoons cold water. Stir into the crock pot.
- Return the chicken to the crock pot and stir.
- Cover and cook on low for 20–30 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Could you add rice or potatoes to the crockpot to make it a one pot meal, and if so when would you add them?
Excellent recipes thank you so much for sharing
Your kind words mean a lot—thank you! I’m so glad you liked the recipe.
Very very delicious
Daisy – Wahoo! So happy you enjoyed!
Is there an instant pot recipe for this?
I haven’t made an Instant Pot version of this recipe yet. I would recommend adding all the ingredients to an instant pot (except for the cornstarch) and cook on high pressure for 20 minutes with a quick release. Shred the chicken into large pieces and then stir in the cornstarch mixture on the sauté setting until thickened. Let me know how it turns out!
Thanks for the reply. I tried this in the Instant Pot and got a burn notice. I added a little more chicken broth and restarted it, and that solved the problem. I’d suggest not mixing the soup and broth—just put the soup straight from the can on top of the chicken.
I used large frozen chicken breasts and cooked for 15 minutes. It cooked a bit longer since I had to restart it after the burn notice, but it turned out good in the end. If you have the time, I feel low in the slower cooker is the best as I’ve done this recipe on high in the slow cooker as well, but if you are in a hurry this works.
I am inquiring about the instructions. Specifically 2nd and 3rd. 2nd says to “Top chicken with the sliced mushrooms.” 3rd says to “Pour the sauce over the top of the chicken and top with the mushrooms”. My question is do you put the mushrooms on top of the chicken as stated in the 2nd instruction or on top of the sauce as stated in the 3rd instruction?
Cher – I’m so sorry for the confusion. I place the sliced mushrooms on top of the sauce in the crock pot. I have updated the post and the recipe to be more clear. I hope you try out this recipe and that you enjoy it!
I love this recipe! The only thing is the video shows the mushrooms with the sauce all mixed in (not the mushrooms on top). The first time I did this recipe I mixed the sauce with the mushrooms like the video.. I am making it for a second time and I’m putting the mushrooms on top of everything.
Rissa – Thank you so much for sharing and for the positive review of the recipe! The mushrooms are delicious either mixed into the sauce or on top. Both are delicious!
Loved this chicken!!
LOVE this smothered chicken recipe!!
Love the mushrooms in this one
I love Beef and Mushrooms, now our family has a new favorite… this easy recipe!
So good! my family loved it.
Me and my family loved this!
I made this last week and it is a keeper! It made quite a bit, since there are only two of us. The first night we actually served it on toasted bread, the second night I served it over rice, but it would be great over egg noodles, or even baked potatoes as well. My husband ate leftovers all by itself because it was that good!
Thank you for taking the time to review. I’ so glad you liked them.
A new comfort recipe at my house!
Thank you!! 10/10 recipe!
This was an easy win for my entire family! Delicious and simple to make in a crock pot.
What about using chicken broth instead of water? Would it change the flavor?
Chicken broth will work great and I don’t think it’ll change the taste of the recipe. I hop you love it!
One way to extend the hours it cooks when you are away from home for 10-12 hours is to buy a 24-hour plug-in timer (30 minute intervals or 15 minute intervals) so you can decide when you want the slow cookker to turn on, how long you want the food to cook, and how long you want it to shut off before turning it on again. I used to do this before I retired. It might take some experimenting, but when you figure it out you will be able to cook food, let it rest for a while, reheat it for a few minutes, let it rest again, and so on.
Wow – that sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing.
This was so easy and turned out so yummy!!! I was able to throw it together in just a few minutes Saturday night, cook it overnight on low, turn the crockpot to low while we were at church, and have a warm main dish ready when we got home. We only had to wait for the rice to cook, then lunch was served.
This was really good! I used onion mushroom soup mix because that is what was in my pantry. Will definitely make this again. Thanks for the recipe!
Can I use frozen chicken breast or isn’t better to use thawed?
You can use frozen chicken breasts as well. I would add 1 hour to the cook time if cooking on low or 30 minutes if cooking on high if you use frozen chicken breast.
This was an outstanding recipe. The only thing we changed up is to double the mushrooms. It’s still came out perfect and gave us more love.
Is there another way to make this without a crock pot? I’m away from home 10 to 12 hrs a day for work and single. I can never find slow cooker recipes that cook that long…
My crock pot switch over to a keep warm setting so that I can still use it even when I’m gone for long days. I would recommend using one of these crock pots or you can also make this in an electric pressure cooker (Instant Pot).
just had this last night. so yummy.
Easy to make and everyone went back for more! It’s going in the make again book.
This was so easy to make and the chicken was fork tender! It made plenty of gravy and it was delicious! I’m not big on mushrooms so I left those out. I am big on garlic so I added that! I will definitely be making this one again!
OMG! The Crock Pot Smothered Chicken is beyond delicious and amazing! The chicken is so tender, the sauce and mushroom I believe I would be able to eat with a spoon right out of pan of them! When you put it with the rice (or I use egg noodles sometimes) it’s like coming home! Great, easy and so fabulous meal and I can vouch it’s so very scrumptious the next day! Gotta love the leftovers!!
SO EASY AND A GOOD HARDY MEAL THAT KEEPS YOU FULL.
Whole family loved this recipe it’s delicious… we make it very often!!
Where does the 1/2 cup of water come in?
Sorry about that, I have updated the recipe. I mix the water the cream soups before pouring it over the top of the chicken. Thank you!