Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
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One of my childhood favorites made easy 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, a creamy sauce, and stove-top stuffing.
Other chicken casseroles to try are Chicken Enchilada Casserole and Chicken Biscuit Casserole.
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Wonderful recipe. Turned out amazing. Thank you for such an easy and delicious recipe!
- Bobbi
Why to Make This
Did you grow up on frozen chicken cordon bleu chicken breasts, or love Malibu Chicken from Sizzler? This casserole has all those flavors.
I've made homemade oven chicken cordon bleu breasts, where you have to pound out the chicken, roll it up with the filling, and bread them; this crockpot version is much easier.
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.
You may also like my chicken cordon bleu pasta recipe!
Recipe Ingredients
Chicken: Boneless skinless chicken breasts works best for this.
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 which will give a similar flavor and texture.
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 stove top stuffing (often called instant stuffing).
Butter: This is drizzled over the stuffing to top off the recipe
How to Make Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu
- Layer the chicken, ham, and Swiss cheese into the slow cooker.
- Make a sauce with the cream of chicken soup, seasonings, and milk.
- Spread that sauce over the chicken, ham, and cheese.
- Add the stuffing mix, then pour over the butter evenly.
Tips and Variations
Stuffing Sub: Use 3-4 cups of flavored crushed croutons and still drizzle over the butter. It will taste amazing.
Pepper Jack Cheese: For an entirely different twist, use pepper jack cheese for a spicy flavor.
Almond Topping: For an added crunch, add a 1/4 cup of sliced
almonds on top of the instant stuffing - this is what we do in my Alpine Chicken Recipe.
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
Make it Festive: Add a 1/4 cup of dried cranberries with the stuffing layer - it makes it taste like a Thanksgiving dinner!
Malibu Flavor: Add a tablespoon of mustard (dijon or regular) to the sauce; it will taste similar to Malibu chicken!
What to Serve with This
Starch: If you want to add more to make this meal more filling, I like to serve mashed potatoes or baked potatoes.
Other Sides: Add a green vegetable like broccolini or green beans. A fresh green salad is a nice texture change to go with this as well.
Chicken Cordon Blue Casserole FAQs
No, use fully thawed chicken breasts for the best results. Using frozen meats in the slow cooker is not recommended, for the meat will stay in the danger zone too long and won't be safe to eat.
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 to each other, where the pinkness from the ham transfers to the chicken. If your chicken temperature is 165 degrees Fahrenheit, it's done cooking.
No, it won't be since we are using a slow cooker, but it will be moist and taste great along with the other ingredients.
More Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes to try
Crockpot 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 easy and comforting, go for Fiesta Chicken or Slow Cooker Chicken and Stuffing.
If you tried this Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu recipe or any other recipe on my blog, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it goes in the 📝 comments below. Happy Slow Cooking!
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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 be exact, just enough slices to cover the chicken
- 6 oz. pkg. sliced Swiss cheese
- 6 oz. pkg. chicken or cornbread Stove-Top® stuffing, (you really can use any flavor you like)
- ⅓ cup salted 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, add the Swiss cheese in an even layer.
- Pour over the soup mixture and use a spatula to spread it out evenly.
- Sprinkle over the stove-top 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
Nutrition
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Love this recipe!! I have made it several times and use frozen chicken breasts each time without any problem.
I took Laura’s advice and cut everything into chunks. I am looking forward to seeing how this tastes. I’ve tried several other recipes and this looks like the best one for me. Thanks Laura, for the tip!!
Can you use sage stovetop stuffing?
Yes! Any flavor of Stovetop will work.
Can you actually slice the breast in half and put the ham and cheese in between instead? Just wondering if it’s on top if it will slide off and get lost in the mix.
Yes! That will work great.
Should the cook time be different if using the same pounds of chicken only sliced thinner chicken breasts?
You can probably get away with 4 hours on low.
Oh I have made this several times, and it is a slow cooker favorite!
I just started keto, so I had to make changes so I could have it.
I chopped up everything, meat, cheese. I used low sodium ham, heart healthy can of soup, and low sodium stuffing on one side and cauliflower pearls on the other side. Turned out amazing! Thank you for a very good recipe!
Can I use pre-cooked chicken breast? Frozen and just put it in that way? If I don’t have frozen chicken breasts
I don’t recommend frozen or precooked for this recipe.
I’ve made this several times now. I do cut everything up, the chicken into chunks is and the ham and cheese into fourths. I found this made it much easier to serve. I also add a little water to the melted butter to put on top of the dressing mix. I’m making it again today and used cream of mushroom as I didn’t have any cream of chicken so will see how it turns out. Thank you for sharing!
I’m excited to try this! If I use frozen chicken breast, should I increase the time?
I would, yes.
Hi Sarah, I wanted to thank you for this recipe. It is very similar to a dish my mother used to make that was my favorite. After she passed away I tried to make it several times but it was just never the same. The first time I made this I was pleasantly surprised how much it reminded me of her cooking because I was not expecting it to taste like her chicken casserole at all. I thought the ham and Swiss would make it completely different but it just made it better. I only regret that I had not found your recipe before she left this world. She would have loved how easy it was to make and how delicious it is.
I add about 3 cups of penne pasta for a layer to add some carbs, makes for a complete meal. We love this.