Slow Cooker No Peek Chicken
171 CommentsUpdated Feb 26, 2026
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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
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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, Easy Fiesta Chicken, Mississippi Chicken, or Chicken Enchilada Casserole are great picks.
I made this adding a little more water, mushrooms and cut up fresh asparagus but only allowed to cook for 3 hours. Rice and veggies very tasty but chicken was soooo dry! Will not mak3 again!
A solution to dry chicken breast….2 cups water 4 tablespoons Koscher salt and brine chicken for minimum 1 hour
Did you cook the rice before hand?
No, but it has to be minute brand rice. Not standard rice.
Can you use regular long grain rice an cook it longer?
Regular rice doesn’t cook right in the slow cooker, it becomes chalky and mushy.
why does it say 4 hours at the top of the recipe and 3.5 in the instructions?
It’s 3.5 hours, I fixed it. Thank you for letting me know.
I made exactly as directed and at 3 hours the rice was burnt on the edges! Otherwise the chicken was tasty but very disappointed in the rice!
Could you use boneless chicken thighs for this recipe?
Yes, boneless thighs will work great.
Well in my experience with slow-cooking most recipes involving rice have called for parboiled rice. I’m wondering if maybe parboiled rice might work as a substitute for a very similar recipe for this that’s in my dad’s old Knight of Columbus cookbook. The only difference is there’s no garlic powder or pepper and there’s cream of celery soup in addition to the other 2 soups.
Can I put it on. Low and check it in 7 hours?
For thick recipes doubling the time for low doesn’t work well, it will burn on the edges. On low this will take 5-6 hours. Most likely 5.
I would like to try this recipe. Can I use BROWN instant rice instead of white and still get good result? Thank you and I look forward to your reply.
Yes, as long as it’s the minute brand brown rice. Other brands need a different amount of liquid.
I only have a 3 quart crockpot should I change the cooking time?
The cooking time should be the same.