Slow Cooker No Peek Chicken

Aug 07, 2024Updated Jun 09, 2025

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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.

overhead of no peek chicken in a slow cooker.

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

ingredients for slow cooker no peek chicken on a table.

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}

six images showing how to make slow cooker no peek chicken.

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.

slow cooker no peek chicken on a plate with broccoli.

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.

serving of slow cooker no peek chicken with some on a fork.

Recipe FAQs

Can I use regular rice?

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.

How to store:

Store as you would any casserole! In the fridge for up to four days or in the freezer for up to three months.

Why is there no salt in this recipe?

There is plenty of salt in the cream soup and onion soup mix. Do not add additional salt.