Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy
396 Comments Apr 04, 2025
Updated Jun 11, 2025
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This comforting crockpot chicken and gravy delivers tender chicken in a rich, savory gravy—perfect for busy weeknights or easy family dinners.
If you love comfort food, then you’ll love this chicken and gravy recipe that I’ve been perfecting for years. It’s a staple in our house, and it may be the most requested recipe from my daughter.
Key Ingredients
Boneless chicken breasts that cook until perfectly shreddable
A blend of dry gravy mix and cream soup for a rich, homestyle sauce
Black pepper and water to round out the savory, no-fuss gravy
How to Make Crockpot Chicken and Gravy
- Add the gravy ingredients to a bowl, then add that and the chicken to the slow cooker.
- Let it cook low and slow until the chicken is tender.
- Shred the meat, stir, and thicken the gravy if needed.
Cook’s Notes & Variations
Since this recipe has only a few ingredients, it’s easily adjustable to suit your own tastes.
- Turn the gravy into bacon gravy by adding 8 slices of cooked bacon (chopped or crumble). – or try my chicken with bacon and gravy recipe.
- For a creamier gravy, stir in a 1/4 cup of sour cream or heavy cream before serving.
- If the gravy is too (this can happen if your chicken has a lot of moisture), mix 2 tablespoons each of cold water and cornstarch, stir it into the slow cooker, then cover and cook for 10 more minutes to thicken.
- You can add additional vegetables such as sliced mushrooms, baby carrots or onions. A 1/2 cup of frozen peas can be stirred in right before serving.
- Add herbs (dried or fresh). Thyme or oregano are great choices.
What to serve with Chicken and Gravy:
Try one or more of these options along with the chicken and gravy, I like to think of what a diner would serve with this.
- White bread (a thick and fresh white bread) is often used as a base for this chicken and gravy.
- Mashed potatoes or steamed white rice is also a classic side.
- For other sides, we love stove-top stuffing (or slow cooker stuffing).
- Canned corn or steamed green vegetables round out the meal well.
Featured Comment
I learned this one late 2024 and have fixed it at least twice monthly since! This is easy, great tasting, and we look forward to the leftovers, that’s how good it is.
– Andre
Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy Recipe
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Equipment
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.
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
More favorite Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes:
Crockpot Shredded Chicken is great for tacos, sandwiches, or meal prep.
For a full dinner in one pot, try Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans. Or go cozy with Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole—cheesy, creamy, and comforting.
Craving Tex-Mex? Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Casserole has all the layers you love—shredded chicken, sauce, cheese, and tortillas.
I make this all the time with frozen chicken and just before serving I shred the chicken and add a half cup of sour cream with whisk. This helps thicken it a little more. Absolutely the best dish ever!
I made this tonight and it was the best chicken I ever made. I didn’t shred it like on the picture ,but I will next time now that I know how tender it is. give this a try ..I think you will enjoy the tenderness of the chicken. so yummy!!
I love this recipe! I have made it many times and lately I’ve been adding mushrooms. Our 1 year old is really in to finger foods, it has made a nice addition! Thank you for this recipe, it’s great on a cold winter day!
Instead of 13/4 cups of water could I use another can of cream of chicken soup
I think that would work ok. It may be a little on the salty side though.
I found your recipe on Pinterest one day and decided to make it without looking in my pantry to make sure I had everything I needed. Unfortunately, I did not have a pack of chicken gravy mix so I decided to add an envelope of onion soup mix instead. It was amazing. I’ve made it several times since then and have used onion soup mix every time. Thank you for such a great, versatile recipe.
This came out amazing! I am a (recently turned) single mom to a 17 & 2 year old, plus work FT as a social worker. You can imagine how hard it is to get everyone to eat the same thing at dinner…. I refuse to get fast food and enjoy cooking but don’t have the time I used to. I saw this link on a friend’s facebook page and let me tell you, everyone LOVED it! I did mashed potatoes and corn with rolls as sides and it was so, so yummy. I can’t wait to try more recipes on your site! Thank you!
Can you use the jar chicken gravy instead of packs and can you use chicken stock instead of water?
You could, but the gravy packets have a better flavor than the jarred gravy.
We made this tonight, and it was pretty good. We used 3 pounds of chicken, and doubled the gravy. Seemed like a ton of gravy, but after sitting for five minutes or so, a lot soaked into the chicken. We probably could have done about 1.5 times the gravy ingredients, and it could have used a little salt for our tastes, but it was good enough that we didn’t walk 8 feet across the kitchen to get it. So this will definitely be added to our recipe list a couple times a month.
I do this all the time with brown gravy, steak, and mushrooms….so good! I will have to try this
I made this and added a pkg of sliced shrooms and 1 pound of baby carrots…1st hour on high to make sure the chicken is hot enough (frozen chicken) and 6 hours on low…Simply Fab!!!
The mushrooms and carrots sound awesome, thanks for the tip Kathi!