This creamy Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing with tender chicken and fluffy stuffing is the perfect meal when you're craving comfort. It's warm and hearty, like a holiday dinner, but it comes together in the slow cooker without a lot of prep work. It's the perfect meal for a busy family on a chilly, rainy evening or when you want dinner to feel like a warm hug.
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This chicken and stuffing in a crock pot is the best way to make a meal that feels like the holidays but fits into your busy schedule. It has juicy chicken, savory stuffing, green beans, and a creamy texture that everyone will love eating. The best part is that it will take you less than 10 minutes to toss it all in the crock pot! Then, let the slow cooker work its magic, and come back to a delicious meal everyone will love.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Warm and Comforting: This chicken and stuffing crock pot recipe is creamy, nourishing, and hearty. The chicken is fall-apart tender, and the stuffing is fluffy and flavorful, making it a great meal for a cold, rainy evening or any day of the week.
- Family-Friendly: Who doesn't love chicken and stuffing? This meal is so delicious that the whole family will love it!
- It's Like Thanksgiving Anytime: If you've ever wished for Thanksgiving dinner on a random Tuesday, but without the time dedicated to cooking it and the mess, this recipe is a wish come true. It has all the flavors of a holiday meal with none of the dishes or effort.
Ingredients
- Chicken Breasts: This recipe works best with boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs. You can use bone-in chicken; just be sure it doesn't fall apart and you lose the bones in your stuffing.
- Green Beans: There's no better vegetable companion for chicken and stuffing than green beans. This recipe uses canned green beans, but feel free to use frozen or fresh beans instead. Be sure to drain the canned green beans! You don't want the extra liquid.
- Stuffing Mix: Add a burst of flavor with your favorite box of stuffing mix. Just be sure you use a 14-oz package! Don't prepare the stuffing, you want to add it to the slow cooker dry.
- Cream of Chicken Soup: Make this dish extra creaming and delicious with two cans of cream of chicken soup. You can also use cream of mushroom, cream of celery, or any other "cream of" soup you want!
- Chicken Broth: Add moisture and flavor to this crock pot chicken and dressing with a little bit of chicken broth.
- Sour Cream: Give this slow cooker chicken and stuffing a tangy kick and creamier consistency with a dollop of sour cream.
- Onion and Celery: These aromatic vegetables give the dish an additional depth of flavor.
- Seasonings: No dish is complete without a few extra seasonings. For this chicken and stuffing recipe, use ground sage, onion powder, salt, and pepper. You can also add a little bit of garlic powder, thyme, or a bay leaf if you desire.
See the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts, nutritional information, and detailed instructions.
Variations
- Make a Turkey Dinner: You can make a full holiday turkey dinner in the crock pot with this recipe. Simply replace the chicken with turkey breast or a turkey tenderloin. You may need to adjust the cooking time for a big piece of turkey, so be sure to check that the internal temperature is 165 degrees Fahrenheit before serving.
- Creamier Texture: If you want a creamier slow cooker chicken and stuffing, replace the chicken broth with milk.
- Customize the Stuffing: Make your stuffing the way you want it by adding your favorite stuffing ingredients, like dried cranberries or sausage. Just use a precooked "brown and serve" sausage to avoid any issues with it being undercooked.
- Use a Different Vegetable: Instead of green beans, try this recipe with carrots, broccoli, corn, or your favorite vegetable.
- Add Cheese: Make this a true crock pot chicken and stuffing casserole by sprinkling a little cheese into the mix. A sharp cheddar or shredded mozzarella adds cheesy flavor that pairs perfectly with the other flavors.
How to Make Chicken and Stuffing in the Crock Pot
Take all of the work out of a home-cooked chicken dinner with this simple crock pot chicken and dressing. It has all of your favorite, comforting holiday dinner flavors without spending hours baking a chicken and mixing stuffing at the stove.
- Step 1: Season the Chicken. Mix the sage, onion powder, salt, pepper, and any other seasonings together in a small bowl. Then sprinkle the seasoning mix over both sides of the chicken. Place the seasoned chicken in your 6-quart slow cooker.
- Step 2: Add the Vegetables and Stuffing. Add the drained green beans, celery, onion, and stuffing to the crock pot on top of the chicken.
- Step 3: Add the Liquid Ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine the chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, and sour cream. Pour the mixture over the chicken, stuffing, and vegetables. Do not mix them!
- Step 4: Let It Cook. Place the cover securely on the slow cooker and cook on high for 3½ to 4½ hours or for 6-7 hours on low. After the dish is finished cooking, remove the chicken and gently stif the stuffing and green beans to combine them and fluff up the stuffing.
Expert Tips
- Trim the Chicken: Ensure the chicken tastes delicious by trimming any excess fat from the outside. You can also fillet the chicken but cutting each breast in half, like an open book, to ensure it cooks evenly.
- Remove the Chicken Before Mixing: Don't mix the stuffing and green beans in the crock pot with the chicken inside because it will fall apart. Unless you prefer shredded chicken mixed in to the stuffing like a casserole.
- Crisp up the Stuffing: If you like crispier stuffing, you can remove the lid of the crock pot for the last 30 minutes of cooking. This lets some of the moisture evaporate and stiffens the stuffing. You could also place the stuffing in a baking dish and bake it for 10 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit before serving.
Storage Directions
- Storing: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. I do not recommend freezing this recipe, as the leftovers don't freeze well, and everything becomes mushy when thawed.
- Reheating: Reheat this slow cooker chicken and stuffing in the microwave under a damp paper towel for 30-60 second intervals until it is heated through. The paper towel will help prevent the stuffing from drying out. You can also place leftovers in a baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes until it's heated through.
- Make Ahead: You can combine and add the seasoned chicken, vegetables, and green beans to the crock pot and store it in the refrigerator the night before. You can also mix the chicken broth, condensed soup, and sour cream in a bowl and keep it in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning, add the stuffing mix and soup mixture, and carry on with your day.
Serving Suggestions
This incredible chicken and stuffing in the crock pot is the perfect warm and comforting meal at the end of the day. It's like a little taste of the holidays, any day of the week. Your whole family will love the special feeling that chicken and stuffing brings without all of the work in the kitchen.
- Make this a full holiday meal and serve this easy slow cooker chicken and stuffing with cranberry sauce, gravy, creamy mac and cheese, and garlic mashed potatoes with apple cobbler for dessert.
- There are so many vegetable side dishes that go well with this crock pot chicken stuffing casserole. Try Brussels sprouts, glazed carrots, roasted potatoes, or slow cooked collard greens.
- Skip adding green beans to the stuffing and make this green bean casserole as a side dish instead.
Recipe FAQs
If there is too much liquid in the crock pot, then your stuffing may be too wet and mushy. If you notice this happening, just remove the lid from the crock pot for the last 30 minutes of cook time so the moisture evaporates.
Yes! You can make this dish in the oven. Simply follow the instructions but bake it in a covered dish at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
This is a great recipe for the Instant Pot as well! First, place the seasoned chicken and chicken broth in the bottom of the Instant Pot and cook on high pressure for 8 minutes. Then, quick release the pressure and add the vegetables, green beans, stuffing and other liquids. Cook on high pressure for another 4-5 minutes and quick release again. Check that the chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees and that the stuffing is fluffy before serving.
The best way to tell if your crock pot chicken and stuffing is done is to use a meat thermometer. The chicken should reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (14.5 oz) can of green beans drained
- 1 (14 oz) dried seasoned stuffing mix
- 1 medium yellow onion (diced)
- 2 ribs celery (diced)
- ½ tsp ground sage
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 2 (10 oz) cans cream of chicken soup
- ¼ cup sour cream
Instructions
- Add sage, black pepper, salt, and onion powder to a small bowl. Mix until well combined. Sprinkle over both sides of the chicken and add to a 6-quart slow cooker.
- Top the chicken with stuffing, green beans, celery, and onion.
- In a medium bowl, add chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, and sour cream. Mix until well combined. Then, pour over the stuffing and chicken. (Do Not Mix)
- Cover and cook on high for about 3½ to 4½ hours or low for 6-7 hours.
- Remove chicken and gently stir to combine stuffing and fluff it up.
- Serve stuffing over chicken, and enjoy!
Notes
- Trim excess fat from the chicken and fillet it to ensure it cooks evenly.
- If your stuffing looks too wet and mushy, remove the lid from the crock pot for the last 30 minutes of cook time so the moisture evaporates. This will help crisp the stuffing and make it fluffy, not mushy.
- Add your favorite ingredients, like dried cranberries or sausage, to the stuffing to make it the way your family likes. Be sure to use a precooked "brown and serve" sausage to avoid any issues with undercooked meat.
Nutrition
*Nutrition information is an estimate. It may vary based on ingredients, brands, and changes in cooking methods listed in the recipe. If you need exact ingredient numbers, I recommend calculating them with your preferred nutrition calculator.
Lynn C says
Delicious. I used boneless turkey and my family enjoyed it so much. Great week day meal.
Ryan Allen says
I am so glad you and your family enjoyed it.
Vanessa says
Do you add dry stuffing mix or prepared stuffing?
Ryan Allen says
You add dry stuffing mix to the recipe.