This Slow Cooker Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing recipe reminds me of a meal that my mom would have made when I was growing up! Toss a few easy ingredients into the slow cooker and dinner will be ready without much work at all! This 1980s Slow Cooker Chicken and Stuffing only takes about 5 minutes to toss together!
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Slow cooker recipes are always popular but I think they’re even more popular during fall and winter because they give you the sense of creating a warm and cozy meal! This 1980s Slow Cooker Chicken and Stuffing is exactly that. It’s super easy to toss together and the slow cooker does all of the cooking for you!
So why did I add 1980’s into the title of this recipe? haha The first time I made this slow cooker chicken recipe it 100% reminded me of something my mom would have made for us when we were growing up in the 80s and 90s. I made it for her when she was over for dinner the other night and she agreed. This chicken recipe it’s now officially a 1980s recipe in our house. 🙂
What you’ll need for 1980s Slow Cooker Chicken and Stuffing
- boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- cream of chicken soup (store bought or homemade)
- milk
- stuffing mix
- chicken broth
How to make 1980s Slow Cooker Chicken and Stuffing:
In a bowl, whisk together cream of chicken soup and milk.
Add stuffing mix and chicken broth to bowl and mix.
Place chicken breasts into bowl of slow cooker.
Spread over sauce over chicken.
Spoon stuffing over chicken.
Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
Homemade or Store bought Cream of Chicken Soup for this recipe?
You can use either for this recipe. I used canned the last time we made this but a homemade cream of chicken soup would be great as well. If you need a homemade recipe, Christy from SouthernPlate.com has a great recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup.
Also, the original recipe called for water but I used chicken broth instead. If you don’t cook with a lot of salt you may want to use water or low sodium chicken broth. Mom and Thomas love this recipe with the chicken broth but sometimes depending on the brand I buy it can be a tad bit salty for my taste buds.
More Chicken recipes that you’ll love:
More Slow Cooker Recipes to make:
- Slow Cooker Italian Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans
- Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast
- Toni’s Slow Cooker Stupid Easy Chicken
1980s Slow Cooker Chicken and Stuffing
This Slow Cooker Chicken and Stuffing recipe reminds me of a meal that my mom would have made when I was growing up! Toss a few easy ingredients into the slow cooker and dinner will be ready without much work at all! This 1980s Slow Cooker Chicken and Stuffing only takes about 5 minutes to toss together! Place chicken breasts into bowl of slow cooker. In a bowl, whisk together cream of chicken soup and milk. Spread over chicken. Add stuffing mix and chicken broth to bowl and mix. Spoon stuffing over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours Adapted Slightly from CrockPot's Potluck for All Occasions Cookbook Nutrition information isn’t always accurate. This will vary depending on brands
1980s Slow Cooker Chicken and Stuffing
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4
Serving Size: 4
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 257Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 777mgCarbohydrates: 7gNet Carbohydrates: 0gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gSugar Alcohols: 0gProtein: 41g
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I add broccoli to mine.
that’s a great idea!
Can I put it on high for 3-4 hours?
Hi Kelli, I haven’t made it that way before so I’m not 100% sure but if you try it, let me know how it works out for 3 on high <3
If the broccoli is added, is it fresh or frozen?
I haven’t tried it with the broccoli but If I were going to make it with broccoli, I would probably use frozen.
Is the cream of chicken condensed? I have cream of chicken soup that isn’t condensed. Will that work?
Shelly, as long as it’s a thick cream soup it should be fine. Although I’ve not sure if I’ve even seen a canned cream of chicken soup that wasn’t labeled as condense soup around here. haha. What brand is it?
What are the serving size for the dish and what can u use if you don’t have cream of chicken soup I only have 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
Hi Summer! It calls for 3 -4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts and yields 4 servings. A serving size is about 1 chicken breast per person. When I make it I section the dish into 4th and serve it. I normally get enough for my husband, myself, husband’s lunch for the next day and the 4th serving I normally divide into 2 or 3 tiny servings for our toddler.
You could use cream of mushroom in place of the chicken soup 🙂
You can make your own cream of chicken soup look on Pinterest
Should I use thawed chicken breast? Or is frozen ok.
You can use either. I normally use thawed because of the conflicting information out there about cooking frozen chicken breast in the slow cooker. But as far as cook time and tempature, it should be find to switch it out.
Hi! I don’t have a slow cooker…but I do have an Instant Pot. Is there a way to convert? Thanks!
Hi Kayla! I haven’t made this in an instant pot yet but if you have an Instant Pot you can use it as a slow cooker. It has a slow cooker feature on it 🙂
I made this. Mine looked nothing like the pictures on here. All the stuffing turned to mush down in the gravy. It tastes great but it certainly isn’t as pretty as pictured. I served it with rice and it was very good.
Sorry it didn’t turn out looking the same. Sometimes when I make it, it looks like the picture and sometimes when I make it, it looks like a chicken stuffing gravy mashup haha. I like the idea of serving it with rice!
Same here 🙁 I followed the recipe, and it turned into a pile of mush well before cooking time was up. Too bad.
Ok so I doubled the recipe added peas and carrots and in the last hour I put the stuffing and shut it off . Came out fantastic
That sounds wonderful! I love the idea of adding the peas and carrots!
This was a great recipe. I added some chopped onion to the stuffing mixture before putting in the crockpot. I also added some mixed veggies in the last hour. I was able to use up some food in my freezer/pantry and I have lunch for the week.
So glad you liked it!
Can I use chicken thighs, instead.
You can 🙂
Can I use stove top stuffing mix for this?
You sure can!
Can you use the bag stuffing mix & how much would you use ??
You should be able to use bagged stuffing for this recipe. I haven’t tested it but it should be the same, 6 ounces.
My family did not care for this. Followed the recipe EXACTLY and the stuffing was soupy and the flavor was only OK. This kind of post makes me sad as we’re expecting to find tried, true and delicious recipes on Pinterest, obviously this was not tested before posting.
Hi Sue. I’m sorry you didn’t like the recipe but I do hate that you decided to leave with the comment “obviously this was not tested before posting.” Because it was. obviously this recipe was tested because I made it and took the photos in the post. Over the past 12 years of blogging I’ve always found that anyone that tells me they followed the recipes exactly or to the “T”, are normally the ones that change something in the recipe. I’m ok with anyone saying that they didn’t care for a recipe of mine as all tastebuds are different. I do however, care if someone tells people that my recipes are not tested, as I know they are.
Just made this tonight and it was easy and delicious.
Looking at some of the comments about it being mushy/messy, I’m wondering if people may be combining the milk, soup, broth & stuffing mix all together? In the narrative of your post I could see how someone might miss the step to pour the milk/soup over the chicken and then mix the broth/stuffing separately and spoon it on top (this feels very clear in the recipe instructions but less clear above).
No changes made, followed your recipe exactly and it was a hit!! Thank you!!