No matter if you are looking for a new slow cooker stew recipe or an easy chicken breast recipe, our slow cooker creamy chicken stew recipe is the one you need! It is the best slow cooker chicken stew recipe you will make this fall. Since our recipe is filled with all of the veggies and spices you’ll need, you and your family will leave the tables full and satisfied. And of course has the perfect creamy texture.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- Diced onion
- Diced red potatoes
- Chopped carrots
- Diced celery
- Frozen green beans
- Cream of chicken soup
- Cream of mushroom soup
- Milk
- Dry ranch dressing mix
- Salt
- Pepper
Equipment Needed
- Slow cooker
- Can opener
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Wooden spatula
- Stew bowls (I absolutely love THESE stew or soup bowls!)
How to Make Our Slow Cooker Chicken Stew Recipe
- Get ready to make this super simple slow cooker chicken stew recipe by getting out your slow cooker and plugging it in.
- Then spray the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
- Now, place pieces of the bite-sized chicken breast into the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Next, top the chicken off with the diced onion, diced red potatoes, chopped carrots, diced celery, and the frozen green beans.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, milk, dry ranch dressing mix packet, salt, and pepper until all of the milk is mixed into and the creamy base is made.
- Once the creamed seasoning mixture is mixed up, pour it over top of the vegetables and chicken pieces.
- Then place the lid on the slow cooker and turn it on low heat for 6-8 hours, but start checking the chicken around 6 hours to make sure the chicken is cooked all the way through and the potatoes and carrots are nice and tender.
- After everything is cooked to your liking, stir it all together, and then serve it in your favorite stew bowls and enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is nice about the slow cooker is that raw chicken is like the perfect thing to cook in it! There is no need to try and cook it up ahead of time. You don’t need to drain any grease from chicken so all you have to do is either cut it up the way you need and season it and the chicken is good to go in the slow cooker.
There is no specific time frame for cooking chicken in the slow cooker. It all depends on how thick the chicken is, what temperature it is cooked on, and if there is anything else cooked with it. But generally 6-8 hours on low and 3-5 on high heat. However, if you want some detailed instruction on how long to cook your chicken Thriving Home gives some great information on how long to cook chicken in the slow cooker. It has great tips for cooking in the slow cooker.
If you do not love mushrooms and try to avoid them at all costs, your are welcome to use two cans of cream of chicken instead of one cream of chicken and one cream of mushroom. The flavor might be slightly different, but still delicious!
Explore More Delicious Stew Recipes
Stews are our favorite fall and winter meal. Here are some of our favorite comforting stews that we know your family will love. For more stew inspiration, check out our full list of stews.
- Instant Pot Beef Daube Stew with Mashed Potatoes
- Instant Pot Beef Stew
- Instant Pot Ground Beef Vegetable Stew
- Slow Cooker Beef Stew
- Slow Cooker Chunky Roast Stew
Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Stew Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 onion, diced
- 5 red potatoes, diced
- 3 carrots, chopped
- 2 ribs of celery, diced
- 1 bag frozen green beans, (8-10 ounces)
- 1 can cream of chicken soup, (10.75 ounces)
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup, (10.75 ounces)
- 4 cups milk
- 1 ounce dry ranch seasoning mix, (1 packet)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker. Top with onion, potatoes, carrots, celery and frozen green beans.
- In a mixing bowl, mix together cream soups, milk, dry ranch dressing mix, salt and pepper. Pour mixture on top of chicken and vegetables.
- Place the lid on top of slow cooker and cook on low heat for 6-8 hours (start checking at 6 – you just want to make sure that your chicken is fully cooked and your potatoes and carrots are soft).
- Stir everything together, then serve and enjoy!
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