No Peek chicken is a creamy chicken and rice dinner topped with onions, I adapted this vintage recipe to do well in the slow cooker.
If you love onion flavor, also try my slow cooker French onion soup, French onion chicken or Lipton onion potatoes.
Hello! I haven’t done a vintage recipe since November, and it’s been killing me. My favorite recipes to do here on the blog are the vintage recipes that I convert to the slow cooker.
The recipes I’ve seen online call this meal either “No Peek Chicken” or “Forgotten Chicken”. The reasoning for the name of “No Peek Chicken” is that this recipe does best if you leave it be in the oven without peeking, though I am using the slow cooker for my recipe, the same principle is used. I am a firm believer in leaving the lid on the slow cooker the entire cooking time for most recipes anyway.
I use minute rice in my recipe. I have not had any luck with standard rice in the slow cooker, but have with minute rice in a few of my recipes. When I dove into making this recipe I was very unsure if the minute rice could hold up to 3.5 hours of slow cooking, but it did fine!
For this recipe, I start by mixing the soups, with one can of water, garlic powder, pepper and the Minute rice. I add the rice mixture and chicken to the slow cooker, then I sprinkle on the onion soup mix. It may seem like a lot of salty things in this recipe, but keep in mind the rice and the chicken are unseasoned. I did not take very many step by step photos of this recipe because I made a video instead, scroll down a bit to see exactly how to put this meal together in my video.
Below is the dish after cooking. The chicken is tender, rice has set up and there is still creaminess to the sauce.
What do you think of this meal? I love that it’s pretty much a complete meal besides maybe adding a simple salad. Have a great weekend!
Slow Cooker No Peek Chicken
Equipment Needed:
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 10.5 oz. cream of chicken soup (1 can)
- 10.5 oz. cream of mushroom soup (1 can)
- 1 can water measured from one of the cans above
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 2 cups Minute® rice not standard rice
- 1 oz. packet Lipton® onion soup mix
Instructions:
- Add the cans of soup, one can of water, garlic powder, pepper and Minute rice to a large bowl. Mix well.
- Spray the slow cooker with non-stick spray.
- Add half of the above mixture in the slow cooker. Lay over the chicken breasts. Spread over the rest of the rice mixture.
- Sprinkle over the soup mix.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 3.5 hours. Do not peek during the cooking time!
- Serve and enjoy!
How to Video:
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
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See the other Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes here on The Magical Slow Cooker:
- Slow Cooker Chicken with Bacon Gravy
- Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy (without bacon)
- Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken
- Slow Cooker Seasoned Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans
- Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
- Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner
- Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken and Red Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken and Veggies
- Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken with Rice
- Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Fajitas
- Slow Cooker Alpine Chicken
- Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole
I despise minute rice. It has zero redeeming value and is simply for those too lazy to use actual rice. You don’t give any actual measurements either. This recipe is useless to me.
Hi Shawn, regular rice does not work in the slow cooker.
Why can’t we use standard rice. Just curious. It seems this would be enough time to cook. Thank you.
The slow cooker doesn’t get hot enough, fast enough to cook standard rice. It turns out gummy and chalky.
Three hours was even too long as one can of liquid is not enough and rice became sticky. Added in cheese and sour cream to make it more of a casserole consistency. Not sure I’ll make it again.
Delicious
Quick and easy recipe but Chicken was dry and bland even after seasoning the chicken. I used instant rice and it was so mushy. Only cooked for 3 hours. Will not make again.
Delicious! I used instant jasmine rice and cut the chicken into 1” cubes beforehand. Makes for easier service. We really enjoyed it. Cook time was only 3 hours. Will make it again. Btw…I think adding broccoli or mushrooms would be good in this dish. Thanks for the recipes you share Sarah. I am one of your buggiest fans. Sixty yr old mom of three grown sons and now with a family of 10…I have been a crockpot cooker my whole married life (41 yrs this June!)
When I read this recipe, I thought about adding broccoli too. I love mushrooms and I would add both. Even cheese.
My husband won’t eat anything with onions; would breadcrumb or panko work on top?
I don’t think so, I apologize.
This is a favorite of mine..
Made 4 times in the last 4 months.
2 weeks ago tried it with instant brown rice , cause never ate brown rice before lol.
Both versions , thrilled with the results. Simple yet tasty.
As I am a 62 year old guy , and lousy cook 😉 that bought a Crockpot 11 months ago, love finding recipes like this.
Sites like yours , have me firing up my on a weekly basis , so…
THANKS!
Tracy
Great to hear! Hope you find more recipes.