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This vintage recipe for slow cooker no-peek chicken has tender chicken, onion flavor, and rice! A great dinner recipe that is a one pot meal.
If you love onion flavor, also try my Slow Cooker French onion soup, Slow Cooker French Onion Chicken or Lipton onion potatoes.
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What is No Peek Chicken?
No-peek chicken is a casserole dish made with creamed soups, onion soup mix, rice, and chicken. The meaning of “no-peek” is that you want to keep this casserole covered while cooking and not to “peek” at it, for the rice won’t cook as well if you do.
This crockpot no-peek chicken recipe is a retro recipe you must try. We use minute brand rice (which is parboiled and dried). Minute brand rice cooks up well in the slow cooker compared to regular grain rice, for regular grain rice gets gummy since the slow cooker doesn’t not get hot enough, fast enough.
Recipe Ingredients
- Chicken Breasts – One and a half pounds of boneless skinless chicken breasts is all you need. You can use chicken thighs.
- Minute Rice – This is very important not to substitute this, this recipe is created around this type of rice.
- Cream Soups – You will need a can of cream of chicken and a can of cream of mushroom soup.
- Lipton Onion Soup Mix – Find this on the same aisle as canned soups in a box. You need just one packet.
- Seasonings – A touch of garlic powder and black pepper help season the dish (the main flavor comes from the onion soup mix).
- {Full recipe is in the recipe card below the images}
- In a small bowl, mix the cream soup, seasonings, minute brand rice, and water (don’t add the onion soup mix) until combined.
- Spray the slow cooker with non-stick spray. Add half of the rice mixture to the slow cooker.
- Add the chicken breasts on top.
- Then spread over the remaining rice mixture.
- Sprinkle over the onion soup mix.
- Cook on HIGH for 3.5 hours.
How to Serve
- This is a full meal in itself in one pot; no sides are really necessary.
- If you want to round out the meal, add a green side dish such as steamed broccoli or a fresh green salad.
Recipe FAQs
No, this recipe was created using dried par-boiled rice (Minute Brand Rice). There would not be enough liquid for standard rice, and standard rice does not cook well in a slow cooker.
Store as you would any casserole! In the fridge for up to four days or in the freezer for up to three months.
There is plenty of salt in the cream soup and onion soup mix. Do not add additional salt.
Slow Cooker No Peek Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 ½ 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
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- ¼ 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
Sarah’s Notes
- Do not substitute the minute brand rice. This recipe was created using dried par-boiled rice (Minute Brand Rice). There would not be enough liquid for standard rice, and standard rice does not cook well in a slow cooker.
- Store as you would any casserole! In the fridge for up to four days or in the freezer for up to three months.
- Do not add salt to this recipe, the cream soup and onion soup mix have enough sodium as is.
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
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Love this recipe! I used six large chicken tenders and cooked on high for 3.5 hours. My husband and grandson thought it was delicious.
That is so great to hear!
Can this recipe be cooked on low for 6-8 hours ?
I have not tested that, I think 5 hours on low would be the longest it can hold up to.
Easy and delicious
Not my favorite. Chicken came out dry, rice mushy, flavor leaves something to be desired
Flavor is great. I used a can of cream of celery in place of mushroom (I’m not a fan). Even used frozen chicken breast and it was finished in just under 4 hours. Yes the rice had a different consistency but it works for this dish. Made a side of broccoli. Have just enough for 1 lunch for my husband and I. Thank you for sharing.
We cubed our chicken and used 1 1/2 cans water. Would it be too much to use 2 envelopes of the onion soup mix? Maybe mix one in the rice mixture and one on top? I also think I would use broth vs water and add mushrooms. Served it with a side of French green beans. It really was good.
The dish seems to be pretty salty with one packet. I’m unsure if I would want to use another.
Yes you’re probably right! Thank you