Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy is the ultimate comfort food. Easy crockpot recipe made with tender chicken and only 10 minutes of prep time!
Hearty, comfort food like Slow Cooker Creamy Lemon Chicken and Smothered Pork Chops are the kind of Dinner Recipes that never go out of style. This southern classic is sure to warm your belly and heart.
Sabrina’s Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy
There are many slow cooker recipes to choose from, but this easy meal is sure to be one of your new go-to recipes that your whole family will love! Fork tender chicken and thick flavorful gravy served with mashed potatoes is the ultimate comfort food. It’s a holiday dinner that you can make easily all year round.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 packets chicken gravy mix
- 1 1/4 cup Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup (don't dilute before measuring)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 3 chicken breasts , boneless, skinless (about a pound)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Season chicken breasts with garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, and salt.
- In slow cooker, whisk together the water, gravy packets, and condensed chicken soup until smooth.
- Add the chicken breasts to the slow cooker and flip on both sides to coat well.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours.
- When done, carefully remove chicken, shred or cut as desired.
- Whisk the sour cream into the slow cooker until smooth and serve over chicken.
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About This Recipe
Everyone loves how this yummy recipe comes together in just minutes. The cooking time is long and slow and results in a delicious meal. Throw everything into the slow cooker first thing in the morning and the only thing you’ll have to worry about are side dishes. The nice thing about saucy recipes like this is that you can use your boneless skinless breasts and expect tender chicken every time. The creamy soup keeps your meat from drying out and makes it easy to shred.
Side Dish Ideas
For sides, serve an easy veggie like Green Beans. Spoon your chicken and gravy over Mashed Potatoes, White Rice or even a thick piece of Texas Toast. A batch of fresh French Rolls would taste delicious (and soak up any extra gravy).
How to Store
- Serve: This will stay good in the slow cooker on warm for up 4 hours. If at room temperature, store after no more than 2 hours.
- Store: Transfer Chicken and Gravy to an airtight container and store for up to 4 days in the fridge.
- Freeze: Freeze this dish for up to 3 months. Cool completely and seal tightly. Allow to thaw in the refrigerator overnight before reheating.
Alternative Cooking Techniques
Instant Pot
This is a great way to get a quick and easy dinner. To avoid getting an Instant Pot error and burning the meal, add the condensed cream of chicken soup after it has cooked completely, just before serving. Feel free to add a cornstarch slurry if you’d like the gravy to be a little thicker.
- Place chicken and water into Instant Pot.
- Cover with gravy mix and seasonings. Do not stir.
- Cover and set valve on sealing. Set for 15 minutes on manual high pressure.
- Let pressure release naturally for 5-10 minutes, then turn valve to venting.
- At the end, add the condensed cream chicken soup and stir well to incorporate and thicken.
- You may need to add a cornstarch slurry to thicken gravy since Instant Pots tend to release more liquid.
Dutch Oven
You can make this on the stove top easily by assembling according to the instructions.
- Bring it to a quick boil and immediately drop the stove temperature.
- Let it simmer on Medium for about at least an hour. Depending on the strength of your stove, you might need to let it simmer on Low for about two hours so it doesn’t burn.
- Give it a quick stir several times throughout the cooking to ensure it doesn’t burn on the bottom of the Dutch oven.
- Make sure the chicken is cooked thoroughly with an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
FAQ’s
Yes! If you’ve been a longtime reader, or are have seen some of our other Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes, you know we usually don’t suggest putting boneless, skinless chicken breasts into a crockpot. Many previous posts have cautioned to stick to bone-in chicken thighs. But for this recipe, you can easily use either. Just remember to take the bones out before serving.
Absolutely. We highly recommend it too! To eliminate the processed canned soup, you can use a Homemade Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup recipe instead. You can easily make chicken gravy mix from scratch with the quick recipe down below.
Depending on various reasons, the final product might not have as much of a gravy consistency as you might like. Not to worry! This can easily be remedied by simply adding a flour or cornstarch slurry. Add a tablespoon of cornstarch to 2 tablespoons of cold water and whisk it until it has thickened. At the end of cooking, take the chicken out and mix the slurry into the gravy base. Simmer for 15 minutes, then shred chicken and add it back into gravy to serve.
Yes, you can, but it’s better to used thawed chicken because the frozen chicken will release water as it thaws in the pot which will dilute the gravy. If you do this, cook uncovered on high after shredding to thicken it back up.
Variations
- Meat: This simple dinner is great for whatever boneless, skinless meat you have on hand. You can easily substitute pork chops, turkey breasts, or chicken thighs for the chicken breasts.
- Mushroom: Cream of Mushroom Soup is a tasty substitute for the chicken soup. For more of that earthy flavor, add diced brown mushrooms during the last 2 hours of cooking.
- Broth: Give your gravy more chicken flavor and use chicken broth instead of water. You can also use beef broth to make more of a brown gravy.
- Veggies: The last hour of cooking, stir in your favorite frozen veggies like peas and carrots to make this dish heartier and well rounded.
- Sour Cream Substitutions: You can easily switch it out for equal parts heavy cream, Greek yogurt, or ¼ cup cream cheese. If you accidentally forget to add it to the meal, it will still taste amazing!
- Gravy Mix: Instead of chicken gravy packets, use 4 tablespoons of Homemade Chicken Gravy Mix to make it completely homemade. To make, blend 3 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules, ½ teaspoon pepper, and 1 ½ teaspoons poultry seasoning in a food processor until fine. Sift it together with ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon flour and store in an airtight container.
- Noodles: Instead of serving over rice, you can make this a super hardy meal by adding cooked egg noodles to the gravy at the end after it has completed cooking.
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This came out like damn soup …not thick like gravy really i was mad
Because of differing reasons, sometimes the final product won’t be to the gravy consistency that’s desired. If this is the case, simply add a flour or cornstarch slurry (1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water), after taking out the chicken to shred in step 5. Add the sour cream as directed, and simmer the gravy base for 15 minutes in slow cooker before adding the chicken back in before serving.
I made this for dinner tonight. The house smelled amazing! This dish is so easy and so delicious. My family says keep it on the rotation.
I actually have 1 brown gravy packet. Would that work or mess with the flavors too much?
Sorry for the late response. In a “pinch” i have used gravy packets. Please let us know what you decided to do and how your recipe turned out!
So I currently don’t have any gravy packets or condensed cream of chicken. I have regular cream of chicken instead. But what would be best for no gravy packets? I know I could add cornstarch and water to thicken eventually.
Cornstarch and water slurry PLUS seasonings to your taste will work. Please let us know what you decided to go with.
I’m prepping this now and see that the chicken breasts are to be seasoned with the garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper and yet the directions also say to add the above seasonings to the gravy mix in the crockpot. Are the seasonings to be divided?
Thanks.
Season chicken breasts with garlic powder, black pepper and salt.
In slow cooker, whisk together the water, gravy packets, condensed chicken soup, garlic powder, salt, paprika and pepper until smooth
If I turn it on high how long should I let it cook for?
This is not an “exact science” but rule of thumb is One hour on HIGH generally equals two hours on LOW.
We omitted the sour cream at the end(my family doesnt like it,so it isnt usually in my fridge), I put bouillon in with the water, and cooked on low for 8 hours (got unexpectedly busy). My husband said this is good, I could eat it 5 days a week.
Wow! I always enjoy hearing what our readers are doing with the recipes to meet their families tastes. Really appreciate the 5 star rating Charli!
I just put all ingredients in and realized my cream of chicken soup is not condensed. Is that going to be a problem?
How did the gravy turn out for you?
I love the taste and I’ve made this several times but I only have one complaint. The “gravy” turns extremely soupy when it cools. Leftovers are basically soup. Is there a way to prevent this? Maybe a cornstarch and water mix at the end? Thanks!
Depending on various reasons, the final product might not have as much of a gravy consistency as you might like. Not to worry! This can easily be remedied by simply adding a flour or cornstarch slurry. Add a tablespoon of cornstarch to a cup of cold water and whisk it until it has thickened. Once this is done, then you can mix it into the gravy base and give it a good stir to blend it in. Take the chicken out first to make it easier to stir. Also, thicken it at the end of cooking to make sure it doesn’t burn on the bottom of the crockpot.
The whole family loved it!’
Everyone loves this and so easy to make. Thanks for the recipe! Also, thanks for the gravy mix recipe. Have made and love many of your meals, sides, and desserts and loved them all.
Why did mine come out do runny and soupy?
She stated to add corn starch or flour to another commenter. I guess I will be doing this based on the comment section. 🙁
Looks delicious but I no longer have a crock pot , Can I cook in the oven ?
Thanks
yes!
I just found this recipe and it sounds delicious, I am planning on making it in the next week or two. I do have a question about saving the leftovers, can they be frozen. I live alone so I am only cooking for one, so I would use two breasts and save the leftover for a second or even third meal. Please let me know if this recipe can be frozen, and how long leftovers can be kept in refrigerator.
Diane F
It should keep in the fridge in an airtight container for about 5-7 days, and should freeze well for 3-6 months as long as you let it defrost in the fridge for a day before reheating and eating. Hope you enjoy the recipe!
This. Is. So. EASY!! It was really tasty as well! I used chicken broth in place of water and skipped the sour cream. So good! Will make again! Thank you!
I am asking the same question as Edith, August 7, 2022. How much of the home made gravy mix is used for this recipe? Thanks so much!
Read all the comments, this recipe sounds delicious.
Going to try it.
One question!
I have been trying to eliminate all processed food from my meals for some time now and that includes canned soups.
How do I substitute the cream of chicken soup.
Hi there! Question. I have chicken breasts with bone and skin. My uncle works at a grocery store and gets good deals. Can I use these and debone later? If so, does cook time change?
Expect to add an additional 5 minutes or more to the cooking time for bone-in pieces as bones absorb heat, increasing the time it takes the chicken to cook all the way through. Enjoy and let us know how it turned out!
I want to try this recipe using your homemade gravy mix. If I substitute your homemade gravy mix for the 2 packets of store gravy mix, how much of your gravy mix recipe do I use? Is it the whole recipe?
i rated this 3 stars because I have tried this recipe It was good but I think juice is to thin, had to add flour to thicken. Next time I will cut water down to 1/2 cup the reason for this chicken already has lots of water in it,
This was SO good. Comfort food at its finest. My kids are already placing “dibs” on the (little) leftovers for lunch tomorrow. YUM.
Thank you!!!
This was delicious!
I want to make this ASAP. However I would like to clarify the soup. Should the soup be condensed chicken soup or do you mean condensed cream of chicken soup?
It would be condensed cream of chicken.
I accidentally added the sour cream with all the other ingredients instead of at the end. Would it still be ok?
I never leave reviews, but hole..lee…cow! This was delicious!! I made a few tweaks, but regardless I think this recipe is so easy and I’m telling you delicious ?
I want to make this today but don’t have the gravy mix. Not something I ever buy, I make gravy from scratch. Can I sub some flour or cornstarch and some seasonings?
I’m not sure how it would turn out overall, but it wouldn’t hurt to experiment! Hope it turns out great!
I’ve made this with 2 breasts and 1 packet of gravy, and didn’t change anything else and it was delicious. I’d like to use 3 breasts. At my stores, on east coast, 3 boneless breasts weigh 2 lbs. If I double the other ingredients, would that be too much liquid, do you think? Thanks
No, that should be fine.
Do you dilute the condensed soup first, then measure 1-1/4 cup?
No, the soup is not diluted.
I made this tonight and was sooo good ! I added a dash of cayenne pepper (I love some heat) and a pkg of onion soup mix and traded out the sour cream for 4oz cream cheese (that is all I had) and the dinner was DELISH! Everything else I followed to a “T”. I was very surprised at how easy and very tasty this meal turned out. This is a keeper ! Thanks
Love the idea of the onion soup mix.
So easy and delicious!!
This is one of the best chicken crock pot recipes that I’ve made in a long time. You can eat it as a full breast with veggies or over noodles and rice.
Thanks, Rondan, and great idea!
Hi Sabrina I’m new to your site and I loved your recipes but I wanted to know if I could use chicken thighs if I took the skin off of them with the bone and in this recipe thank you I hope to hear from you
Hello Donna, I’m sure you can use chicken thighs. however, you might have an added step of deboning and shredding the chicken. I hope this recipe works out for you. Thank you for trying and for your support!
This was delicious. It’s a keeper. Made spaetzel to put it over. Was amazing. Thanks for the recipe.
Thank you Sue for your support!
This was amazing! I have a family of 6 and 3 are picky eaters(including my husband). Everyone loved this recipe. I served it over homemade mashed potatoes. I used Mccormick gravy packets and cream of chicken with herbs(thats what I had in my cabinet). I used about 4lbs of chicken and doubled the recipe. They only thing I might change next time is a pinch of cornstarch at the end mine was just a smidgen watery than how I like my gravy.. Definitely a keeper! Thanks!
So good! I made it on the stove in the Dutch oven, used broth for water, and served it over fries like a delicious poutine. Will definitely slow cook when I have more time time. Yum!!
Easy to make and enjoyed by all. I added some chopped spinach and served over egg noodles. My kids loved it. I also made it for a friend who was quarantined and couldn’t go out and she and her son loved it too.
That was so nice of you to do that. Thanks for the 5 stars.
When did you add the spinach?
Easy & Excellent :o)
I made this yesterday, exactly per your directions (using your homemade gravy recipe) and we loved it! Definitely a “keeper” recipe.
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Mary. Thanks for the 5 stars.
Slightly confusing that it reads condensed chicken soup instead of saying cream of chicken soup. Probably why it looked nothing like the photos.
So glad I found your comment. I was wondering this very thing regarding the “chicken soup” it was helpful. ?
This was really good and easy. I used frozen chicken breasts. I would recommend less water though, as I had to thicken it up at the end. We loved the flavor.
Could this be done in an Instant Pot?
Yes, I give instructions in the post above. Enjoy!
This was a good, solid family-night recipe.
This is a really good family weeknight recipe.
The instant pot recipe gives an error and shuts down when it reaches pressure. I don’t have time for crock pot, guess I’ll have to cook it on the stove top, and quickly.
Hi! I think it may be because “cream of” soups don’t do well in an instant pot and cause the burn notice to pop up. You have to add them after the fact. I learned this AFTER a dinner took waaaaaay too long ?
The whole family loved it!