Description
Hearty “Comforting Chicken & Noodles Crock Pot” brings homestyle warmth to your dinner table with minimal effort. Simple ingredients and slow cooking create a soul-satisfying meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 lb chicken breasts (fresh or frozen)
- 1 package (24 ounces / 680 grams) frozen egg noodles (Reames recommended)
Liquid Ingredients:
- 2 cans (10.5 ounces / 298 grams each) cream of chicken soup
- 2 cans (15 ounces / 425 grams each) chicken broth
Cooking Ingredients:
- 1 stick (1/2 cup / 113 grams) butter or margarine
Instructions
- Arrange whole chicken breasts in a single layer at the base of the slow cooker, ensuring they are evenly distributed.
- Gently cascade chicken broth and cream of chicken soup over the chicken, creating a smooth, uniform liquid layer.
- Position a full butter stick atop the liquid mixture, allowing it to slowly melt and infuse rich flavor throughout the dish.
- Secure the slow cooker lid and program the appliance to low temperature setting for 6-7 hours, allowing chicken to become tender and fully cooked.
- Once cooking time concludes, carefully extract chicken breasts using tongs and transfer to a separate cutting board.
- Methodically shred the chicken using two forks, pulling meat apart into delicate, uniform strands.
- Reintroduce shredded chicken into the slow cooker’s liquid base, maintaining the existing warm temperature.
- Carefully integrate frozen noodles into the chicken mixture, ensuring they are evenly distributed and submerged.
- Continue cooking on low temperature for an additional 2 hours, pausing every 30 minutes to gently stir and prevent noodles from sticking.
- Verify noodle tenderness by sampling a few strands, ensuring they are soft and fully cooked before serving.
Notes
- Ensure chicken breasts are fresh and uniformly sized for even cooking throughout the dish.
- Use low-sodium chicken broth to control salt content and prevent overseasoning.
- Experiment with homemade cream of chicken soup for a healthier, preservative-free alternative.
- For gluten-free adaptation, swap regular noodles with certified gluten-free egg noodles or zucchini noodles.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 1300mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 100mg