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Slow Cooker No Peek Chicken

by Sarah Olson on January 13, 2017 | Updated January 20, 2022 130 Comments

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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.

cooked no peek chicken in a slow cooker.

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!

chicken breasts, rice, garlic, pepper, cream of chicken, mushroom, and onion soup.

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.

uncooked no peek chicken in a slow cooker.

Below is the dish after cooking. The chicken is tender, rice has set up and there is still creaminess to the sauce.

all done cooking no peek chicken.

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!

no peek chicken in a slow cooker with a spatula in it.

Slow Cooker No Peek Chicken

4.75 from 60 votes
Chicken and rice in a creamy onion sauce.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 5
Calories: 309kcal
Author: Sarah Olson

Equipment Needed:

  • Slow Cooker – 5 quart or larger

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
US Customary – Metric

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!
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Recipe Notes:

Nutritional values are approximate. If you require a special diet, please use your own calculations. The values below are for 1/5 of the recipes.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 647mg | Potassium: 554mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 41IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 3mg

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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    Comments

    1. Anonymous says

      June 7, 2020 at 5:01 pm

      So good! The hubs doesnt particularly like rice, which baffles me, but he said this was delish!

      Reply
    2. Bonnie says

      April 29, 2020 at 12:47 pm

      If i use frozen chicken breasts do I need to thaw them first? Would I have to adjust the time?

      Reply
      • Kenzie says

        August 23, 2020 at 3:19 pm

        All meat used in crockpot should be thawed. You risk creating an environment for bacteria to grow rather than to kill it, due to the slow, low heat to cook.

        Reply
    3. Landra M Chamberlain says

      April 4, 2020 at 12:17 pm

      5 stars
      This was great. Easy to put together and great taste.

      Reply
    4. Lm Tinkham says

      March 6, 2020 at 12:03 pm

      I would love to see more

      Reply
    5. Bobbie says

      March 6, 2020 at 9:23 am

      Hi, we’re living in a motel room right now and all I have is a slow cooker so I really want to try this. If im adding fresh mushrooms and fresh Brussels sprouts around the chicken before i cover up with the other half of the rice mixture, do you think I should increase the liquid? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Anonymous says

        April 26, 2020 at 7:38 am

        Yes add just a little more liquid

        Reply
    6. Lauri Milinich says

      February 16, 2020 at 7:50 pm

      5 stars
      Sarah!! Girl they say a way to a man’s heart is thru his stomach…..well your recipe worked!!!
      Thanks so much!!!

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        February 16, 2020 at 8:13 pm

        Yay! LOL so glad it worked.

        Reply
    7. Christine says

      January 26, 2020 at 4:12 pm

      Can’t wait to try. Looks delicious.

      Reply
    8. Christy says

      January 15, 2020 at 3:06 pm

      I’ve been making no peak chicken for years. I modify and only use GF cream of mushroom. I also use frozen chicken breasts. It literally takes 5 minutes to throw it together. If you’re planning on using the over instead, cooking time is 2 hours at 350*.

      Reply
    9. Nikki says

      January 13, 2020 at 8:57 pm

      So super excited to try this recipe! Has anyone tried it with cauliflower rice? I am literally the worst cook in the entire world. I am finding amazing recipes all over the Internet and this one looks fabulous but I’m wondering if anyone has tried it with cauliflower rice!m? If not, I’m sticking to the recipe.

      Reply
    10. Shirley says

      June 19, 2019 at 7:29 pm

      What changes would need to be made to use long grain rice.

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        June 19, 2019 at 10:21 pm

        You would have to cook in on the stove top and serve this dish over it. Long grain rice doesn’t cook well in the slow cooker, it gets chalky.

        Reply
    11. Tressie Woolling says

      January 23, 2019 at 7:36 am

      Would it be alright to use 2 bone in leg quarters? I really want to try this recipe ,but i dont have any chicken breast. Only leg quarters.

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        January 23, 2019 at 11:12 am

        Yes! I think they would work fine as long as they are thawed.

        Reply
    12. Leslie says

      January 13, 2019 at 10:51 am

      Can I prep the night before?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        January 13, 2019 at 12:36 pm

        Yes! That would work fine. I always let my slow cooker sit out on the counter for a few minutes to get the chill of it, so it won’t crack when the heat hits it.

        Reply
    13. Maggie says

      December 4, 2018 at 11:51 am

      How long would you cook it if you doubled the recipe?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        December 5, 2018 at 10:35 am

        Remembering this recipe, I think it would be the same. The chicken was very tender and falling apart.

        Reply
    14. Kathy Lepore says

      August 21, 2018 at 10:51 am

      It would be very helpful to those of us that may not regularly cook with slow cookers if you would state in your recipes whether or not the rice you are adding is cooked or raw. I noticed the lack of this direction on another of your recipes. Thanks…

      Reply
      • Anonymous says

        February 23, 2019 at 10:49 am

        A little rude. Common sense tells you you wouldn’t put cooled rice in a crock pot on high for 3.5 hrs or low for 6 hrs. You could learn to make suggestions a little more nicely.

        Reply
        • Anonymous says

          February 21, 2020 at 4:57 am

          Exactly!

      • Unknown says

        June 10, 2020 at 11:27 am

        It also would’ve stated in the directions of you had to cook the rice. But it didnt… so that means rice not cooked goes into that recipe.

        Reply
    15. Pat says

      May 3, 2018 at 8:50 am

      5 stars
      Hi Sarah, we love this recipe, I have made it many times.. I have a short window for lunch and don’t want it sitting too long. if I butterfly the breast and set to low for say 5 to six hours, would that work? Thanks again for this great recipe. Pat

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        July 19, 2019 at 2:47 pm

        I think that would work fine.

        Reply
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