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
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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, Fiesta Chicken Casserole, Mississippi Chicken, or Chicken Enchilada Casserole are great picks.
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.
We had this for dinner tonight… fabulous! Took no time at all to throw together and the results were wonderful. Served with buttered peas and coleslaw. Lined the slow cooker with a liner made for it and clean-up was done and dusted in no time. Excellent!!
Any tips for adding veggies to this? I’m thinking broccoli would taste good but not sure how that would work in the slow cooker.
I would add broccoli the last hour.