Best Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes

Jul 20, 2024Updated Feb 12, 2025

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Slow cooker chicken recipes are my most popular category on the site (and my favorite to test and cook for my family). If you want boneless skinless chicken breasts or bone-in, I have you covered.

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30+ Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes:

Here are 30+ of our favorite crockpot chicken recipes, including casseroles, tacos, pasta, and more. I hope you enjoy these as much as my family does. My easy crockpot chicken recipes will help you get out of a cooking rut and prepare some fun new recipes.

My favorite three recipes on the list are Queso Chicken, Alabama Chicken Sandwiches and Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo.

30+ Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes:

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Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie (with biscuits)

4.37 from 11 votes

Make a homemade pot pie filling that simmers in your slow cooker and top with homemade (or canned biscuits).

Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

Not your average chicken taco recipe! This recipe has plenty of flavor, all you need when you get home is to warm tortillas.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos

spoon scooping out crockpot pizza chicken.

Slow Cooker Pizza Chicken

Adding pizza topping to chicken breasts may be the best idea yet. This recipe is also lower in carbs and a crowd pleaser.

Slow Cooker Pizza Chicken

chicken on plate with adobo sauce being poured over

Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo

4.28 from 25 votes

This classic Filipino dish has a savory tangy broth that goes wonderful with the tender chicken thighs.

Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo

Cooked chicken enhilada casserole in the slow cooker with metal spoon in it. Olives on top.

Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole

4.61 from 213 votes

A complete one pot meat! The chicken and enchilada sauce cook all day, then shredded. Then the casserole ingredients are added.

Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo

5 from 1 vote

You can make chicken and alfredo sauce in the slow cooker. Add cooked noodles at the end of the cooking time for an easy peasy dinner.

Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo

Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken

3.50 from 2 votes

Make this easy takeout meal for cashew chicken in your slow cooker. Much healthier and budget friendly.

Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken

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Slow Cooker Mississippi Chicken

4.60 from 20 votes

A tangy chicken recipe that has chicken gravy mix, ranch mix and pepperoncini peppers! Great with mashed potatoes or over rice.

Slow Cooker Mississippi Chicken

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Slow Cooker Jamaican Jerk Chicken

4.41 from 10 votes

Give your chicken thighs a twist with this Jamaican Jerk Chicken recipe made with a homemade jerk seasoning.

Slow Cooker Jamaican Jerk Chicken

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Slow Cooker Chicken Ala King

4 from 2 votes

A creamy flavorful chicken dish served over toasty puff pastry.

Slow Cooker Chicken ala King

Slow Cooker Hawaiian Haystacks

5 from 3 votes

Tender shredded chicken in a creamy sauce that you pile on rice and top with crunch chow mein noodles and more.

Slow Cooker Hawaiian Haystacks

Chicken thighs with sweet potatoes and onions.

Slow Cooker Autumn Chicken Dinner

4.60 from 5 votes

Chicken thighs and sweet potatoes cooked together for a complete meal.

Slow Cooker Autumn Chicken Dinner

Slow Cooker Chicken and Stuffing

4.34 from 3 votes

Chicken and stuffing cooked together in the crockpot for an easy Thanksgiving style meal.

Slow Cooker Chicken and Stuffing

Alabama sauce being poured over a chicken sandwich.

Slow Cooker Alabama Chicken Sandwiches

5 from 2 votes

A whole chicken cooked with plenty of seasonings, onion and liquid smoke that is turned into chicken sandwiches and topped with a homemade Alabama barbecue sauce.

Slow Cooker Alabama Chicken Sandwiches

Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks

5 from 1 vote

Chicken drumsticks slow cooked in a pineapple barbecue sauce.

Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks

Close up of cheesy chicken penne in slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Penne

4.75 from 52 votes

Family friendly and perfect for a busy weeknight, this hearty Cheesy Chicken Penne will be a crowd pleaser.

Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Penne

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Slow Cooker Marry Me Chicken

3.79 from 14 votes

Crockpot Marry Me Chicken is a rich and creamy dish with tender chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, and a flavorful seasoned sauce.

Slow Cooker Marry Me Chicken

chicken cacciatore cooked in slow cooker with wooden spoon.

Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore

5 from 1 vote

Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore simmers to perfection in a rich tomato sauce with garlic, mushrooms, and bell peppers—an easy, flavorful dinner served over pasta or rice.

Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore

Cooked chicken in bourbon sauce in slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Bourbon Chicken

4.60 from 5 votes

Try this bourbon chicken recipe for dinner this week! It has Asian flavors and is perfect over rice.

Slow Cooker Bourbon Chicken

chicken broccoli stuffing casserole cooked in slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Chicken Broccoli Cornbread Casserole

4.50 from 6 votes

Creamy diced chicken with a cornbread and broccoli layer over that. Topped with cheese for a perfect comfort food dinner.

Slow Cooker Chicken Broccoli Cornbread Casserole

Close up of chicken piccata in the slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Chicken Piccata

4.50 from 6 votes

Tender thin chicken breasts cooked in a lemon piccata sauce. Great served over angel hair pasta or mashed potatoes.

Slow Cooker Chicken Piccata

queso chicken on top of chips on a plate.

Slow Cooker Queso Chicken

5 from 4 votes

Slow cooker chicken cooked with Rotel and cream cheese, then the chicken is shredded and a jar of queso is added to make the BEST queso chicken.

Slow Cooker Queso Chicken

garlic butter chicken in slow cooker on a wooden spoon.

Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Veggies

4.53 from 103 votes

Chicken tenderloins, carrots and potatoes covered in a savory garlic butter sauce and slow cooked.

Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Veggies

Slow Cooker One Pot Chicken Burrito Filling

4.75 from 12 votes

One pot chicken filling perfect for burritos, enchiladas, and even taco salads.

Slow Cooker One Pot Chicken Burrito Filling

Gravy being pour over italian chicken on a white plate.

Slow Cooker Italian Chicken with Gravy

5 from 2 votes

Turn ordinary chicken into flavorful Italian chicken with dressing, soy sauce, and ginger ale. Add baby potatoes and carrots for a complete meal.

Slow Cooker Italian Chicken with Gravy

Slow Cooker Chicken Tinga

5 from 6 votes

Shredded chicken with smokey chipotle peppers, fire-roasted tomatoes and plenty of onion.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tinga

Slow Cooker Bruschetta Chicken

4.67 from 3 votes

Chicken simmered in tomatoes and garlic then topped with mozzarella cheese. A homemade tomato topping is added on top of the chicken for a very Italian Dinner!

Slow Cooker Bruschetta Chicken

close up of chicken in buffalo sauce in the slow cooker, with wooden spoon dipping in.

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken

4.72 from 14 votes

This crockpot Buffalo chicken delivers tender, shredded chicken infused with bold, spicy Buffalo sauce. It’s perfect for sandwiches, salads, wraps, or as a versatile meal prep option that’s full of flavor with minimal effort.

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken

Cooked pesto mozzarella chicken, in the slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Pesto Mozzarella Chicken Pasta

4.43 from 89 votes

Slow Cooked chicken with pesto, lemon and butter. Then cooked pasta is added and topped with cheeses.

Slow Cooker Pesto Mozzarella Chicken Pasta

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Slow Cooker Whole Chicken

4.85 from 40 votes

Butter and lemon add rich flavor and moisture to this slow-cooked whole chicken, while veggies like carrots, onions, and potatoes soak up all the delicious juices for a complete one-pot meal.

Slow Cooker Whole Chicken