Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
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One of my childhood favorites made easily in the slow cooker. This Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole is so simple to make! It’s a layered casserole with chicken breasts, ham, swiss cheese, sauce, and stuffing.
Other chicken casseroles to try are Chicken Enchilada Casserole and Chicken Biscuit Casserole.
Why this recipe works
Did you grow up on frozen chicken cordon blue chicken breasts? I haven’t bought them in ages, but I remember how much I loved the flavor combination. I’ve made homemade oven chicken cordon bleu breasts, but they are very time-consuming.
This Crock Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole can be loaded in the slow cooker within two shakes of a lamb’s tail. This is a layered dish and only needs 5 hours on low in the crockpot. I use cornbread stuffing mix for this recipe; the chicken would work fine instead. You may also like my chicken cordon bleu pasta recipe.
Recipe Ingredients
- Chicken: Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Ham: Sliced ham is layered on the chicken for a salty contrast. You can use leftover ham, honey ham, or even deli ham, anything works!
- Swiss Cheese: A classic choice, you can also use provolone cheese or mozzarella cheese.
- Cream of Chicken Soup: This is the creamy sauce base.
- Milk: Thins out the soup base.
- Seasonings: Dried oregano, garlic powder, and pepper. No salt is needed; there is plenty of sodium in the ingredients.
- Stuffing Mix: One box of chicken stove top stuffing (often called instant stuffing).
- Butter: This is drizzled over the stuffing to top off the recipe.
Step-by-Step Directions
Step One – Mix the condensed cream of chicken soup, milk, and seasonings. Set aside.
Step Two – Place the chicken breast down into your crock pot.
Step Three – Layer the ham over the chicken.
Step Four – Next, add the sliced swiss cheese.
Step Five – Pour the soup mixture over the layers you made and spread out with a spatula.
Step Six – Sprinkle over the dry stuffing mix and drizzle over the melted butter.
Recipe Variations
- Cornbread Stuffing: Look for cornbread stuffing (or savory flavor) to change up the recipe.
- Pepper Jack Cheese: For an entirely different twist, use pepper jack cheese for a blast of flavor.
- Almond Topping: For an added crunch, add a 1/4 cup of sliced almonds on top of the instant stuffing.
- Vegetables: Add a can of green beans, corn, or cut broccoli to complete this meal.
- Chicken thighs: Chicken thighs work great in this recipe; they turn out very moist.
Recipe FAQs
No, use fully thawed chicken breasts for the best results.
Crock pot chicken cordon bleu is best with raw chicken, for raw chicken adds moisture to the overall dish.
Something happens while the chicken and the ham cook next together, where the pinkness from the ham transfers to the chicken. If your chicken temperature is 165 degrees Fahrenheit, it’s done cooking.
There are a few things you can do to cut the salt content. Use healthy request cream of chicken soup, low sodium ham, and unsalted butter.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
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Ingredients
- 10.5 oz can cream of chicken soup
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ tsp. oregano
- ½ tsp. pepper
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ pound ham slices, this doesn’t need to exact, just enough slices to cover the chicken
- 6 oz. pkg. sliced Swiss cheese
- 6 oz. pkg. cornbread Stove-Top® stuffing
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the cream of chicken soup, milk, oregano, pepper and garlic powder until smooth. Set aside.
- Add the chicken breasts in an even layer in the slow cooker.
- Add the ham over the chicken in an even layer.
- Next the swiss cheese in an even layer.
- Pour over the soup mixture and use a spatula to spread it out evenly.
- Sprinkle over the cornbread stuffing mix.
- Pour over the butter evenly over the stuffing.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Serve and enjoy!
Sarah’s Notes
- Trying to cut back on sodium for this recipe? There’s a few things you can do to cut the sodium down. Use healthy request cream of chicken soup, low sodium ham and unsalted butter.
- Does your chicken still look pink? Something happens while the chicken and the ham cook next together, where the pinkness from the ham transfers to the chicken. If your chicken is 165 degrees Fahrenheit, then it’s done cooking.
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
More Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes to try
Slow Cooker Whole Chicken, Crockpot Tuscan Chicken, and Chicken with Potatoes and Green Beans are all great options for a classic chicken dinner.
For something easy and family-friendly, try Crockpot Chicken Dinner or Slow Cooker Chicken Tenders.
If you’re craving something cheesy and filling, go for Fiesta Chicken or Chicken Enchilada Casserole.
how thick are the ham slices?
Mine were about a 1/4. Any thickness will do fine.
Do you use a breast per person you’re feeding? Or could you dice the chicken and used diced ham? That seems like it would stretch your money further
You could dice it or while serving cut the breasts into the size each person can eat. Chicken breasts are huge nowadays, I can not eat a whole one.
Should the chicken be thawed? And would 3hrs on high be enough time if chicken was thawed or frozen. Thanks in advance
I would stick with thawed and for at least 3.5 on high or 5 on low.
do you have to use the stuffing mix?
No! You could skip it and the butter. Then serve over rice or mashed potatoes.
Is the stuffing hard? It looks crunchy at the end of the video?
Can you use chicken thighs instead of breast? If so, how long would you cook it since the thighs are not as thick?
I think 5 hours on low still. Just to get everything bubbling up.
Sounds delicioux. Can it be made in a three and half guard cooker.
If you can get it to fit, I’m unsure if it will.
I love how you show each step and the video setup. This is the first site I’ve found that i enjoy a lot of the recipes. Thank you. I can’t wait to try this
Thank you! I had fun making this one.
What kind of cheese would be a good alternative since none of the kids will eat Swiss?
How about white cheddar? Or maybe provolone?
Thanks!!
Never made this recipe but chicken cordon blue was a fave of my kids years ago. I’d make it with Monterey jack and my kids loved it. They, too, hated Swiss cheese.
Monteray jack does sound good!
Baby swiss is really really mild. I substitute it in recipes all the time as I don’t like swiss cheese either.
Looks wonderful but I can not use the Stove Top Stuffing mix as it has MSG in it and that will put me in the hospital. When I do make it I will make my own stuffing mix. Also I will use the Campbell’s Healthy Request Cream of Chicken soup as it also have no MSG and the red label Campbell’s soup does. Other than that two changes – it sounds great. Thanks for a great recipe.
Sounds like a great plan! I hope you enjoy it.
If you belong to Costco, check Mrs. Cubbison’s stuffing,. I can’t use msg either and I use that stuffing, Also make soups out of their organic chicken broth and no problem. Costco is getting quite MSG conscious.
I hate cream of chicken! Can we use a roux and some milk, or would it ruin the dish?
I also do not care for cream of chicken soup, so I substituted it with cream of celery and it was delicious.
great tip, thank you!
How about homemade condensed soup?
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/condensed-homemade-cream-chicken-soup-recipe/
This chicken cordon bleu Casserole sounds Awesome and will be making this after we get paid again. Thanks for the Great recipe!! Marie Goodson