Sandra, over at Diary of a SAHM mom, sponsors this each week. I played for the first time last week, and am really enjoying seeing all the great recipes! Be sure to check out this week’s entries… click here. I love cooking with my crockpot and hope to do more as the fall and winter progresses.
This week, I’m posting a creamy Italian chicken recipe. I think this recipe is fairly common on the Internet (that’s where I found it), but I made it last night and we really liked it, so I thought I would share. I add more seasonings, see my notes at the very bottom. Enjoy!
Crockpot Creamy Italian Chicken
4 boneless chicken breasts
1 envelope Good Seasons Italian salad dressing mix
1/2 cup water
8 ounces cream cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
4 oz can mushrooms — drained
seasonings (see notes)
Place chicken in a crockpot. Combine dressing mix with 1/2 cup water. Pour over chicken. Cook on low 3 hours.
In a bowl, mix together soup and cream cheese. Stir in mushrooms. Stir in into chicken and cook 1 more hour or until chicken is done. Serve over egg noodles, rice or with mashed potatoes.
Stacy’s Notes – Made this August 2005. I used 2 boneless skinless breasts (frozen), and halved everything else. I didn’t have quite a half envelope of dry dressing mix (had used most of it in another recipe), so I squired some bottled Wishbone FF Italian dressing on top of the breasts. I cooked this in my regular crock-pot for about 3 hours or so, till the chicken was done, then added the soup/cream cheese mixture. Served this over linguine. It needed a little something, maybe more seasoning. Next time, try adding some dry Italian seasoning or maybe some garlic or something. Pretty good, like an easy chicken fettucine.
More Notes – made again October 2006. Used 3 breasts this time (having company), and the full amount of everything else. I mixed the one envelope of Good Seasons to 1/2 cup water as recipe states, but next time, consider using a little less water (since I put my breasts in frozen, there was some water from them, I think). I seasoned the breasts with garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, oregano, dash red pepper (and when I added the soup mixture, a bunch of freshly ground black pepper). Need to mix the soup and cream cheese with my hand mixer, then stir in mushrooms. We love mushrooms, so next time maybe add two cans. Really good! Oh, and I took the whole breasts out and chipped them up, easier to eat and makes the dish go a little further too! 🙂
OOOOOHHHH! This sounds GREAT! I’m need to head her way and check this out. Some good crock cooking could really help us. 😉
This sounds great Stace, and I’m going to follow your notes for this last time you made it, I love mushrooms so I figure 2 cans will work??
Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Hugs,
Sandra
Stace, this is a great recipe! I especially like the notes you included at the end. Thanks for that!
I host a Five Ingredients (or less) Friday recipe exchange every Friday. I’d love it if you’d stop by tomorrow and submit a recipe. 🙂
I didn’t comment the other day when I was here printing off yummy crockpot recipes from your site. I’m so glad you do this and also, thankful for the links to other crockpot sites. Delicious stuff!
I just made out my shopping list and added the ingredients for this. It really sounds good and I love anything with garlic in it. I’ll also get a chance to try out those new crock pot liners and see if they work. 😉
I made my menu for the week – first time in months! You are inspiring me. Made my shopping list, even got the shopping done, but I forgot all about the chicken. Another trip to the store. Looking forward to trying this recipe.
Just thought I’d let you know I made your chicken recipe today. I shredded the chicken before adding the cream cheese soup mixture then just before serving it, I added a cup of sour cream and served it over noodles. It was delicious.
I shared the recipe with a friend and she’s already shared it with several others at her work. 😉
Those crock pot liners work wonderfully, too. All I’m going to have to do is wash the lid on the crock pot.
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