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August 20, 2012

Recipe for 3-ingredient Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy

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3-ingredient Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy


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4.7 from 11 reviews

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4-6 hours on low
  • Total Time: 27 minute
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
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A super easy 3-ingredient good old fashioned dinner.


Ingredients

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  • 4–6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (frozen is okay)
  • 1 packet onion soup mix
  • 1 (13.75 oz) can cream of mushroom soup

Instructions

  1.  Place chicken thighs in bottom of slow cooker.
  2. Sprinkle onion soup mix on top
  3. Spoon the cream of mushroom soup over the top of the chicken.
  4. Cover and cook on LOW for about 4-6 hours.
  5. Remove lid, shred chicken.  Serve chicken and gravy over rice or mashed potatoes or toast.
  • Method: Slow Cooker

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Review:
This was one of those days that I had no idea what to make for dinner.  I went to my pantry and found a can of cream of mushroom soup and a thing of onion soup.  Bingo.  It was also one of those dinners that I knew my husband would appreciate a lot.  I was thinking of adding some cream cheese or sour cream at the end but the sauce was perfect and I decided not to add anymore calories.  This is a great recipe if you’re feeding a crowd and need something super duper easy and fast!
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108 Comments Filed Under: 5 ingredients or less, All Recipes, Chicken, Slow Cooker Tagged With: All Posts, 4-6 hours, crock pot recipes, recipes crock pot, slow cooker recipes, 3 stars

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  1. Charity Tomcala says

    December 16, 2021 at 4:22 pm

    Can you cook this in the InstantPot?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 17, 2021 at 9:31 pm

      Yes here is the recipe: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/instant-pot-3-ingredient-chicken-and-gravy/

      Reply
  2. Toni Chapman says

    October 3, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    Couldn’t be any easier! So Yummy! I had 3 leg quarters threw in for 6 hrs.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 4, 2021 at 12:15 pm

      I love leg quarters! Sounds terrific!

      Reply
  3. Terri says

    March 5, 2021 at 2:45 pm

    What can I replace the dry onion soup with? I have a problem with having too much salt in my diet.

    Also, I detest the idea of eating mushrooms (fungus, don’t ya know), so I will have to try it with a different cream soup flavor. Has anyone done so yet?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 8, 2021 at 1:42 pm

      You could make your own: https://www.spendwithpennies.com/homemade-onion-soup-mix/

      Reply
    • Retta (SUSY) Jones says

      March 20, 2021 at 4:03 pm

      Today I put a whole mostly defrosted chicken in the crockpot, in a bowl I combined 1 dan cream of chicken soup, half can water, about a tablespoon each of onion powder, garlic & parsley powder and Crazy Jane’s mixed up salt. It’s not done yet but I have every confidence it will be tender and delicious. Since I got started late, 12:30 pm, I set it for 4 hours on high. Normally I always opt for 8 hours low.

      Reply
      • Retta (SUSY) Jones says

        March 20, 2021 at 4:04 pm

        Forgot to say, blended the items and poured over chicken!

        Reply
    • Mary Moos says

      July 18, 2021 at 9:50 am

      I love this and so did some neighbors that I gave it to! I do not like mushrooms either I was going to switch up with of chicken soup and then I looked down and I seen cream of potato soup, I used frozen chicken breast oh, I also added slice carrots, and golden potatoes with the gravy from the cream of potato soup it was fantastic

      ★★★★★

      Reply
  4. Ashley says

    January 18, 2021 at 8:06 am

    I have golden mushroom. Can I use that instead of the cream of mushroom soup?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 18, 2021 at 2:06 pm

      yes!

      Reply
  5. Judy says

    December 29, 2020 at 9:47 am

    My Husband can only eat certain things and hopefully This one he can. Thank you so much !!!!!!!

    ★★★★★

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    • Karen says

      December 30, 2020 at 2:41 pm

      You are welcome Judy!

      Reply
  6. Joann says

    September 17, 2020 at 12:26 pm

    Hi Karen, I have been making this for about 15 yrs.. The only thing I do is I use Cream of Chicken Soup and I don’t use the Onion Soup Mix. Serve it over egg noodles and a side of stuffing (in the box). It is so good. I am going to try it with the Onion Soup Mix next time. P.S. For seasoning I sprinkle some Nature Seasoning in it. I forgot to mention that and I just new someone would say “No Seasoning” LOL. Thanks for the great recipes and Please keep them coming. Have a wonderful and Blessed day.

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      September 19, 2020 at 3:16 pm

      Thanks Joann, you too!

      Reply
  7. Judith says

    June 27, 2020 at 3:02 pm

    What would be an alternative to canned soup? Thanks.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 29, 2020 at 2:55 pm

      I’d add in some heavy cream afterwards. Or you can make your own condensed soup at home with this recipe: https://pinchofyum.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup

      Reply
    • James says

      July 12, 2020 at 11:24 am

      Making this tonight. My roommate asked about asking a small bit of red wine. Any thoughts?

      Reply
  8. Robin Rouse says

    June 9, 2020 at 11:26 am

    Put this in the Crockpot a couple of hours ago. I harvested sweet basil & some jalapenos out of my garden this morning so I added that to your recipe. My house is smelling so good right now! <3

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 9, 2020 at 12:30 pm

      Yum! I love the addition of fresh items from your garden 💗

      Reply
  9. Loretta Baker says

    May 28, 2020 at 7:43 am

    Hi Karen , I forgot to mention in my question to you ,that I only have 4 bone in skin on chicken thighs..will what i have work
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 28, 2020 at 12:21 pm

      Yes that should be just fine.

      Reply
  10. Loretta Baker says

    May 28, 2020 at 7:37 am

    Hi Karen .I would like to make this for dinner tonight but I only have 1 cream of mushroom with roasted garlic soup and I have a whole sweet onion… could i add the onion instead of the onion soup mix? and if so how much onion and would I saute it a little bit before putting in the crockpot?. i know its not exactly your recipe but this is what i have here ..
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 28, 2020 at 12:24 pm

      I would just do a bit of the onion. Probably not the whole thing and if you can saute it first. The onion soup mix adds in seasonings too so you might want to add in some bouillon if you have that! Here’s a recipe for homemade onion soup mix: https://www.spendwithpennies.com/homemade-onion-soup-mix/

      Reply
  11. Yolanda says

    May 14, 2020 at 7:51 pm

    I cooked this today, but I only had two chicken breast so I used 4 chicken tenders. I used two cans of Campbell cream of mushroom and the pack of Lipton onion soup. I put it on top of rice, oh my it was so delicious. I will be cooking this simple meal again.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 18, 2020 at 3:19 pm

      Glad you liked it Yolanda!

      Reply
  12. Heather says

    March 28, 2020 at 12:50 pm

    I just put this in the crockpot! Can’t wait! I was wondering tho if it was possible to add rice in with it at some point to cook along side it. I’ve not cooked rice in crock pot before so that might be a dumb question. LOL

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 28, 2020 at 9:24 pm

      I haven’t tried this one with rice. I bet you could. I would add at the beginning with an equal amount of water.

      Reply
      • Robin says

        April 17, 2020 at 7:50 am

        Hello.

        Would love to try this. Not sure what kind and where I would get the gravy at.

        Thank you

        Reply
  13. Brianna Stuart says

    February 12, 2020 at 12:22 pm

    Should I add a little bit of chicken broth?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 13, 2020 at 11:03 am

      You can but you don’t have to 🙂

      Reply
  14. Mandy says

    February 7, 2020 at 7:49 am

    I had to play around a little, but what a great base recipe! I had chicken thighs, a can of cream of mushroom soup (10.5 oz), onion flakes, canned mushrooms, a little milk, a little butter, a little flour, and limited seasonings (gotta love cooking at a confirmed bachelor’s house). I browned the chicken in some butter, put it in the crockpot, and covered with the mushrooms, onion flakes, and soup. Then I whipped up a quick simple white sauce and added that to stretch the gravy. Cooked according to the recipe and served over buttered baked potatoes with peas. A great, hearty dinner for a chilly night!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 8, 2020 at 7:03 pm

      Sounds so great!

      Reply
  15. Janine says

    December 8, 2019 at 9:24 am

    If I use the slow cook button on the Instant Pot is it the same directions ? Instead of using a real slow cooker.. 🙂

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 9, 2019 at 3:33 pm

      Use the highest setting of the slow cooker function, the lower settings don’t cook hot enough.

      Reply
  16. Adrina Surles says

    September 21, 2019 at 8:27 am

    Do I mix the can of cream of mushroom soup with water or the onion soup mix with water?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      September 21, 2019 at 12:27 pm

      No, just stir at the end.

      Reply
  17. Raven says

    June 17, 2019 at 9:26 am

    Can I do this recipe with chicken legs?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 24, 2019 at 10:39 am

      Yes I bet that would taste really tasty.

      Reply
  18. Laura says

    May 26, 2019 at 7:28 pm

    I’m using bone in chicken thighs. Should I cook it longer?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 28, 2019 at 6:23 am

      6 hours on low

      Reply
  19. Maggie says

    March 20, 2019 at 11:40 am

    If I use 2lbs of chicken breasts, would I need to cook it for 8 hrs?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 22, 2019 at 12:51 pm

      No keep the cooking time the same.

      Reply
  20. Kim says

    September 26, 2018 at 10:34 am

    Gonna try tonight

    Reply
    • Jaimee says

      January 9, 2019 at 8:18 pm

      I put this on a bed of white rice! It was amazing!!

      Reply
  21. Celeste Mayer says

    April 27, 2018 at 9:41 pm

    I only used three large boneless chicken breast but added two cans of cream of mushroom soup. Added a 8oz pkg of fresh sliced mushrooms as well. I cooked it on low for 8 hours and chicken just fell apart like pulled pork. My husband thought the chicken was too mushy and a tad too salty. The consistency was perfect to me, I am glad I added the second can of soup. I served it with stuffing and a veggie. I have to find a way to cut down on the sodium.

    ★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      April 30, 2018 at 10:41 am

      Perhaps you could use low sodium cream of mushroom soup. I bet that would help a lot!

      Reply
    • Candice says

      January 22, 2020 at 3:03 pm

      Should the chicken breast be frozen or unfrozen?

      Reply
      • Karen says

        January 22, 2020 at 3:24 pm

        You can use either! Frozen will take a couple hours longer so closer to the 6-8 hour cooking time.

        Reply
  22. Kara says

    February 27, 2018 at 9:14 pm

    My family loved it!! I used 4 thin boneless chicken breast. My family loves gravy so I used 2 cans of soup one can cream of mushroom and one cream of mushroom/chicken soup, served with mashed potatoes, stuffing and peas..it was a big hit!!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 1, 2018 at 3:26 pm

      That sounds awesome! Glad your family loved it 🙂

      Reply
    • Cheryl says

      March 20, 2018 at 10:59 am

      Can the two cans of mushroom soup supplement the box of Lipton onion soup mix. Boyfriend can’t do onions not much onion taste I get that but he don’t like onions. Thanks

      Reply
      • Karen says

        March 20, 2018 at 6:46 pm

        I bet you could totally do that.

        Reply
      • KATHY J HENCE says

        April 25, 2019 at 8:22 am

        I an trying this tonight but do I need to add a lil water to it ?

        Reply
        • Constance says

          March 1, 2020 at 4:37 pm

          If you cook the chicken frozen then that’ll probably substitute for the extra water.

          ★★★★★

          Reply
    • Amy says

      June 15, 2020 at 8:31 pm

      I only have beefy onion soup mix. Do you think that will work?

      Reply
      • Karen says

        June 16, 2020 at 4:50 pm

        Sure sounds good to me!

        Reply
  23. Sherry says

    February 12, 2018 at 11:30 pm

    This was easy and delicious! I used boneless chicken breasts & cream of chicken soup, simply because it was what I had on hand. I served it over rice and the gravy was really good. I’m thinking next time I would use 2 cans of soup to have extra gravy! This would be nice served with stove top stuffing & a vegetable like a mini thanksgiving dinner without all the fuss! Thanks for the recipe, I needed a dinner idea at the last minute that was quick and easy this worked well.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 13, 2018 at 11:28 am

      Thanks Sherry! I’m so glad you liked it!

      Reply
  24. Emily says

    January 10, 2018 at 11:00 am

    Any tips on how to translate this into a pressure cooker meal? I gave up my slow cooker when we got our Instapot. 😩

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 11, 2018 at 1:25 pm

      Hi Emily, here is the Instant Pot version! https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/instant-pot-3-ingredient-chicken-and-gravy/

      Reply
  25. Anna says

    January 4, 2018 at 10:35 am

    Im making this now its in crockpot the house smells soooo good. Thank you for sharing! 😀🍗🍽

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 4, 2018 at 4:09 pm

      you’re welcome!!!

      Reply
  26. Imperia DakMoon says

    December 14, 2017 at 7:07 am

    Amazing. My finiky eaters tore it up. You are my hero. For a family of 6 I just used 3 large boneless skinnless chicken breasts, and 1 packet onion soup mix, and the 1 small can of mushroom soup. Turned out perfect and just added can goods as sides made a fabulous dinner. Thank you.

    ★★★★★

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    • Karen says

      December 15, 2017 at 2:50 pm

      What a nice comment! Thank you! I am glad that you liked it and that your kids did too 🙂

      Reply
      • Danielle says

        July 11, 2018 at 12:09 pm

        I only have a 10 and a half oz can of cream of chicken. Do you think that would work or would it lose the gravy consistency? I also have multiple cans of beef gravy that could be used. What do you think?

        Reply
        • Karen says

          July 11, 2018 at 3:55 pm

          I think that would be enough cream of chicken!

          Reply
  27. Toni Witke says

    December 4, 2017 at 4:08 pm

    This looks and sounds yummy, making it for dinner tonight

    Reply
  28. Manny Ramos says

    November 12, 2017 at 8:11 am

    Hello Karen!!..Thank you for the quick idea.. I’m a father of 2 picky children..I substituted the thighs and used a bag of boneless tenderloins 2 cans of mushroom soup two packages of dry onion soup mix and can of Campbell’s chicken gravy in the Crock on low for 8 hours served over rice…It was delicious

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 13, 2017 at 3:25 pm

      awesome!! I’m glad you could find something to make for the picky kids 🙂

      Reply
  29. Carol Palin says

    October 6, 2017 at 6:49 am

    Can you use I can cream of .mushroom and I can cream of chicken and dry onion soup mix.
    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 6, 2017 at 11:53 am

      yes that would be great!

      Reply
  30. Nicole says

    September 7, 2017 at 4:00 pm

    How long do I cook this recipe on high for quicker cook time

    Reply
    • Karen says

      September 9, 2017 at 8:22 pm

      usually it’s just half as much time on high.

      Reply
  31. Amanda says

    August 31, 2017 at 9:47 am

    What if you are using Bone In chicken thighs?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 31, 2017 at 9:29 pm

      It would work great. Just remove skin and cut off excess fat before adding them to the slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours.

      Reply
  32. Krystal says

    May 22, 2017 at 12:50 pm

    Just put it in the pot!! 😀

    Reply
  33. Krystal says

    May 22, 2017 at 2:02 am

    Making this for tonight’s supper! Can’t wait! ☺

    Reply
  34. Deborah Meyers says

    January 23, 2017 at 1:00 pm

    Had to google making my own soup mix
    But hoping this will be as good

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 23, 2017 at 10:27 pm

      I’m sure it will be great!

      Reply
  35. Rootie says

    December 22, 2016 at 11:59 am

    Making this now….fingers crossed! Thanks for recipe.

    Reply
  36. Ann-Marie says

    November 30, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    Thank you for this recipe. I put a sliced onion on the bottom, 4 frozen thighs (with bones and skin) on top, and then put two cans (10 oz) of cream of mushroom and a packet of dry onion soup mix on top. Finally, I had about a cup of chicken stock that I poured over and put the whole thing on low. I’m hopeful it will be saucy; not soupy. I’m looking forward to this dish!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 30, 2016 at 4:14 pm

      I’m hoping too! Thanks for sharing 🙂

      Reply
  37. Janelle says

    October 9, 2016 at 9:37 am

    Can I used frozen breasts? If so, what should I change the cook time to? Can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 10, 2016 at 3:58 pm

      Sure thing. Just add a couple of hours to the cooking time.

      Reply
  38. Chrystal says

    October 5, 2016 at 10:51 am

    What are the nutritional facts for this meal?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 10, 2016 at 4:00 pm

      not sure! But you can always plug it into the website to find out! https://www.caloriecount.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php

      Reply
  39. Gregory Miyata says

    July 29, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    What happens is the can of cream of mushroom soup is just 10 3/4 ounces and not 13.75 ounces as in the recipe? Add water?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 29, 2016 at 4:06 pm

      no, don’t worry about it. It should be fine with just the smaller can!

      Reply
  40. Lisa says

    May 1, 2016 at 4:34 pm

    Can you use boneless chicken breasts?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 2, 2016 at 9:14 am

      yep! They cook a bit quicker though.

      Reply
  41. Ellen Chamblee says

    February 1, 2016 at 8:40 pm

    This is in my crockpot cooking now! I tweaked it a bit so fingers are crossed! I used a whole chicken cut into 8 pieces. Seasoned chicken with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. I then lightly floured the chicken and slightly browned it in small amount of oil in cast iron skillet. I wisked together the onion soup mix and cream of mushroom soup and poured it over chicken in crock pot. We'll know the outcome in a few hours. ��

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    • [email protected] says

      February 1, 2016 at 11:22 pm

      Well that sounds amazing! I hope you like it.

      Reply
  42. Crazy1969 says

    January 17, 2016 at 6:22 pm

    can I use cream of chicken instead of mushroom soup.

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    • [email protected] says

      January 19, 2016 at 9:49 pm

      Yes! I think that would work nicely.

      Reply
  43. Annapants! says

    December 28, 2015 at 6:26 pm

    Trying this today. I added chili powder and Italian seasoning. Fingers crossed!

    Reply
  44. Erica Papkin says

    November 8, 2015 at 8:01 pm

    I'm excited to try this tonight with so many good reviews! The only things I would change is mix the cream of mushroom soup and the onion soup mix first and then pour that on top on the chicken. Also, I didn't have chicken thighs so I'm using boneless chicken breasts.

    Reply
    • [email protected] says

      November 9, 2015 at 8:14 pm

      Good idea, Erica! Hope you liked it 🙂

      Reply
  45. Sierra Gamber says

    June 20, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    Just made this tonight, my sisters licked their plates clean and went back for seconds!!!! Tasted amazing!

    Reply
  46. [email protected] says

    August 7, 2013 at 3:37 am

    Sara, so glad it worked out for you!!

    Reply
  47. Sara Simmons says

    August 6, 2013 at 7:04 pm

    Just made this last night for my inlaws. They were coming in town and I wanted a hot meal ready for them when they got to their "Texas" home. I set up the crockpot and left. They absolutely loved it! I changed a few things based on what I had in the pantry & wanting to increase the amount of gravy. I used 8 boneless thighs, 2 packets of lipton mushroom onion soup mix, 2 cans healthy request cream of mushroom soup. I also cooked it on high.

    Reply
  48. Sofia S. says

    January 23, 2013 at 7:54 pm

    Hi Karen, I accidentally used too small of a can of mushroom soup, HELP!!!

    very excited to eat this though!

    Reply
  49. Karen says

    January 17, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    Tabitha,
    Here is a recipe I was looking at the other day that might help you! http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/12/slow-cooker-chicken-and-gravy.html

    Reply
  50. tabitha says

    January 17, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    any substitution if you dont like mushrooms or onions? just to have chicken, white kind of gravy and rice?

    Reply
  51. Karen says

    August 27, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    nope!

    Reply
    • Madi says

      October 21, 2019 at 9:09 pm

      made this tonight and it was so good, so affordable, and SO easy! blew my mind. ate it with biscuits and deviled eggs. and we have plenty of leftovers!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Karen says

        October 22, 2019 at 10:25 am

        I like the idea of biscuits with this! Yum!

        Reply
  52. sn says

    August 27, 2012 at 5:25 pm

    Hi Karen,
    Do you add any water to the cream of mushroom soup?
    Thanks! 🙂

    Reply

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