Slow Cooker No Peek Chicken
161 Comments Aug 07, 2024
Updated Jun 18, 2025
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This retro recipe for slow cooker no-peek chicken has tender chicken, onion flavor, and rice! A great dinner recipe that is a one pot meal.
Recipe Highlights
No Peek Chicken is a creamy retro casserole
The meaning of “no-peek” is that you want to keep this casserole covered while cooking
Comforting, easy, and family-friendly
Key Ingredients
- Chicken Breasts – Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Minute® Rice – A must for this recipe; regular rice won’t cook properly.
- Cream Soups – One can each of cream of chicken and cream of mushroom.
- Lipton® Onion Soup Mix – One packet adds big flavor.
- Seasonings – Garlic powder and black pepper keep it simple.
How to Make No Peek Chicken
- Mix up a creamy, seasoned blend with rice and soup.
- Layer some of the mixture in the slow cooker, then add the chicken and top it all off.
- Sprinkle on something savory to finish it off.
- Cover it up and let it cook—no peeking until it’s done and delicious!
Sarah’s Notes & Variations
- Minute brand Jasmine or brown rice will work in this recipe
- Onions and mushrooms are perfect additions if you want it to be more hearty.
- Chicken thighs can be used instead of chicken breasts
- Do not add salt to this recipe, the cream soup and onion soup mix have enough sodium as is.
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.
Featured Comment
“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.”
– Diana
Slow Cooker No Peek Chicken
How to Video
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!
Sarah’s Notes
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:
Slow Cooker Chicken Tenders and Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy are simple, family-friendly meals with classic flavor.
For a heartier option, try Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans or the cozy Chicken Tater Tot Casserole.
If you’re craving bold flavors, Fiesta Chicken Casserole, Mississippi Chicken, or Chicken Enchilada Casserole are great picks.
Trying this for the first time tonight. Mixed the onion soup in with the rice/water/cream soup mixture. If this is a hit, the next time I make it I’m going to use venison steaks in lieu of chicken!
What if I wanted to use shredded rotisserie chicken? Could I still do the rice and just mix it in or do you think I’d have to add it at the end only?
Question…what would you suggest doing if i use minute rice brown rice? When cooking it alone, you boil for 5 minutes then let it sit for 5.
I think the cook time would remain the same as I used for the white rice.
Has anyone added fresh mushrooms? Sarah, thank you for your site. Your recipes have all been awesome. I make at least one of your recipes a week. Thank you for making delicious dinners quick and easy!!!
I’m going to try this today with some pork chops I need to use and I will use cream of onion and cream of mushroom soups. Anyone tried it with chops before?
I use to make the oven recipe with pork and put some mustard on the chops before baking them. It was so good. You cook the same amount of time as long as they are not really thick.
Can I put in crock pot for 8 or 10 hours? Mine has a setting high for 4 or 6 or low for 8 or 10….
Set it on high for 4 hours and turn off and serve at the 3.5 hour mark (set a different timer to remind yourself).
Is there anything else you can use to replace liptons onion soup I don’t like that
Your site came highly recommended from several friends & you have not disappointed!! I’ve made the oven version before but this has taken the cake in simplifying dinner! I used 2 boxes of uncle bens original long grain wild rice (but only one seasoning packet). & added 2 cans of water since it wasn’t minute rice. Did the chicken breast from frozen & only used 1/2 the packet of onion soup over the top to prevent it from being too salty. 3.5 hours on high & it is perfect!! My husband’s belly is happy & my newborn son is happy because this momma gets to love on him more after being separated all day! Thank you for unknowingly making this first time momma’s Monday 1000% better! Please keep doing what you do!
I love what you did with the recipe! I will have to try. Thank you so much for the kind comment!
Ok, so making this now, I wish I would have read Katie’s comment on the rice before I started. So now I will be adding cooked rice to the slow cooker when close to done. How many cooked cups of rice do I need?. Thanks
I haven’t tried it this way Pat. I would say about 4?
Could you use chopped onion instead of a soup out of a packet?
Thanks