Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy have tender chicken breasts in a wonderful gravy, great over mashed potatoes and white bread.
I’m always looking for an easy slow cooker recipe and this one couldn’t be easier and it’s crowd-pleasing. This is a perfect recipe to transform boring chicken breasts. Also, try my slow cooker smothered chicken, or slow cooker chicken piccata recipes.
If you love comfort food, then you will love this Slow Cooker and Gravy. This recipe uses chicken breasts which turn out very juicy in the gravy that they are cooked in. This recipe is a staple in our house; my daughter requests this meal often along with mashed potatoes and corn.
How to make Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy:
You will need these ingredients:
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Chicken gravy packets
- Cream of chicken soup
- Pepper
- Water
Directions:
- In a small bowl add the gravy packets, cream of chicken soup, water and pepper. Whisk until smooth.
- Add the chicken breasts to the slow cooker. Pour over the gravy.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4 hours.
- Shred the chicken and serve with desired sides.
How to shred the chicken:
No fancy tools are needed to shred the chicken for this recipe. I use 2 forks and shred up the chicken right in the slow cooker with the gravy.
Chicken and gravy variations:
Add one or more of these ingredients to the gravy at the beginning of the cook time for a fun twist:
- Herbs such as dried thyme or oregano
- Sliced mushrooms
- Sliced onions
- Cooked bacon
My gravy is thin, how do I thicken it?
If you add veggies to the gravy or the chicken breasts are extra juicy you may need to thicken the gravy. Here is my method:
- 2 Tbsp. cold water
- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
After the cooking time is up. In a small bowl combine the water and cornstarch. Add to gravy and shredded chicken. Add the lid back on and let cook for 10 minutes or until thickened.
What to serve with Chicken and Gravy:
Try one or more of these options along with the chicken and gravy:
- Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
- White bread
- Canned or fresh corn
- Steamed green vegetables
- Stuffing – homemade slow cooker stuffing or Stove-top brand
- Slow Cooker Baked potatoes
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Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy
Equipment Needed:
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1.74 oz. dry chicken gravy mix (two .87 oz. packets)
- 10.75 oz. can cream of chicken soup
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Gravy thickener if needed:
- 2 Tbsp. water
- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
Instructions:
- Add the chicken breasts (no need to pre-cook or brown)
- In a small bowl whisk together the gravy mix, cream of chicken soup, water and pepper.
- Pour the gravy mix over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
- Shred the chicken with two forks in the slow cooker.
- If your gravy is thin from the chicken being too juicy or added veggies, mix together the cornstarch and water. Add to the slow cooker along with the gravy and shredded chicken. Add the lid back on and cook high for 10 minutes longer or until the gravy has thickened.
How to Video:
Sarah’s Notes:
- Bone-in chicken breasts, thighs or drumsticks
- Boneless skinless chicken thighs
- Herbs such as dried thyme or oregano
- Sliced mushrooms
- Sliced onions
- Cooked bacon crumbles
- Mashed Potatoes
- White bread
- Vegetables such as corn or broccoli
- Stove-top stuffing
- Baked Potatoes
Nutrition Information:
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Here are my other favorite Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes:
- Slow Cooker Chicken with Bacon Gravy
- Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken
- Slow Cooker Seasoning Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans
- Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
- Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner
- Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken and Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Veggies
- Slow Cooker No Peek Chicken
- Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken with Rice
- Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Fajitas
- Slow Cooker Alpine Chicken
- Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Terry says
This sounds good. I think I will try it over waffles.
celia says
I left it in the slow cooker on low at about 6:30am and won’t be home until 6:00pm. You think it will be ok and not dry out? Lol Thank you.
Sarah Olson says
The Chicken should be fine, how did it turn out?
Kathy says
Do I need to double everything if I use 3 large chicken breasts…about 2 pounds total?
Sarah Olson says
I would personally, because I like lots of gravy. 🙂
Alisha Bowers says
I have never doubled the other stuff and always use about 2lbs of chicken breasts… And there has always been tons of gravy… I also start with frozen breasts.
Kathy says
Thank you Sarah and Alisha!! I’m so looking forward to throwing it all in the slow cooker tomorrow and kicking my feet back when I come home!!
Kelsea says
I am a working mom with a very busy 2year old. So I’m always looking for delicious easy crockpot recipes. Loving your website!!!!! Thank you. Pretty excited to make this this week.
Susan L says
If I were to make half the recipe (I only cook for myself) how long would you recommend cooking it for?
Sarah Olson says
7 hours on low, would work great!
Michelle Anderson says
I am making this on Friday. Do you serve it over rice or potatoes? I can’t wait to try it, it looks so good.
Sarah Olson says
I usually serve this over mashed potatoes, but rice would be really good!
Steph says
I would love to try this tomorrow. I would like to add red potatoes and onion to the pot. Would you recommend that me to add any more gravy ingredients???
Sarah Olson says
It should be fine with the amount if gravy in the recipe, unless you are doing a ton of potatoes and onion, you could just Add 1 more gravy packet and probably 3/4 cup more water.
Sabrina says
How many does this serve?
Sarah Olson says
This recipe serves about 4. 🙂
Michelle says
Could you do this in the oven? I know, I know – this is for crockpot cooking, however my husband can’t seem to figure out how to like things that are not cooked in the oven – silly man. This sounds so wonderful for our cold MN nights!! Thank you!!
Sarah Olson says
Cooking this in the oven would be worth a try, I’m sure it would taste great. Just cover in foil, I would try baking this at 350 degrees for an hour, check to see if the chicken is cooked, if not, cook a little longer.:)
Michelle says
Thank you for the info! I’ll update when we try it!
Richard says
Yes you can cook the chicken breasts in the oven. I fry them medium high till little browned then put in casserole dish. I put a little water in frying pan to remove the chicken bits from bottom of frying pan. Then pour that over the chicken.Then l put a can of cambells mushroom soup then cover and cook at 350 for an hour to hour and 15 minites depending on size of breasts. Hope that helped
Harry Pickett says
Now I know where my wife got the recipe from. She woke up not feeling well and left the recipe on the counter and hinted this would be nice for dinner. I took a look, went to the store and viola- even I can do it.
So thanks!
Sarah Olson says
That’s so great Harry, what a great husband. You will love this recipe!
Beth says
I applaud you Harry! If only I could get my hubby to try! Your wife is lucky to have you.
Bobbi says
Wondering what difference might be if made with boneless, skinless thighs instead of breasts? Thank you.
Sarah Olson says
I think boneless skinless thighs would be wonderful. It would be dark meat chicken and gravy, and have a richer flavor.
Bobbi says
Thank you so much. Looking forward to making this in tonight or tomorrow. Will let you know. Thank you so much for the recipe.
Jennifer says
Hi Sara would you recommend this same recipe for bone in legs?
Sarah Olson says
I don’t see why not, I would probably brown the legs first in a skillet. Let me know how it turns out!
Jennifer says
The legs were AWESOME Sara!!! So awesome that I had to fix it a second time for my family! Thank you so much!!
Sarah Olson says
Fantastic! I’ll have to try legs now!
Susan says
I used boneless, skinless, thighs and it was wonderful. I also used Cream of Mushroom soup instead. Didn’t have the cream of chicken soup. Also used a little Kitchen Bouquet to darken the gravy. My husband doesn’t like white sauces so I always add Kitchen Bouquet!
Alisha says
I am trying this tonight!! I added a bit of poultry seasoning to give it more flavor. It smells wonderful already!
Alisha says
I am making this again tonight and had to look up the recipe.. I realized I never commented on how it was last time!
My kids loved it!!! They even requested the leftovers for lunch the next day!!! They are picky eaters, so it’s hard to find something that everyone likes!