Chicken Breast Slow Cooker Recipes

This Slow Cooker Chicken Breast recipe is a quick way to get perfectly cooked chicken that can be used in various easy weeknight dinners. It’s sure to make meal prepping much easier!

Serve this crockpot chicken breast recipe alongside my Slow Cooker Potatoes Romanoff or Slow Cooker Peas and Carrots.

Slow Cooker Chicken Breast

Cook up 2 pounds of chicken breasts to have ready for your recipes all week! Great for meal planning.

Prep: 5min

Total: 245min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 132 kcal, Carbohydrate 0.4 g, Protein 24 g, Fat 3 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Trans Fat 0.01 g, Cholesterol 73 mg, Sodium 359 mg, Fiber 0.1 g, Sugar 0.1 g, unSaturated Fat 1.5 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. garlic powder
• ½ tsp. onion powder
• ¼ tsp. pepper
• ¾ cup low sodium chicken broth

Instruction:

1. Season your chicken breast with salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper.
2. Place your chicken in your crockpot and cover them with the chicken broth.
3. Cook on low for 4 hours, or until the chicken reaches 165 degrees. The chicken should be cooked through, and will be sliceable.You can cook it past this point, though, it will shred instead of slice. If you want shredded chicken, you can cook for up to 8 hours.
4. Let the chicken rest on a cutting board for 10 minutes before slicing (covered lightly with foil). Slice and serve OR place in fridge and slice later in the week when you need it.
5. Strain your chicken broth using a sieve and remove all of the bits of chicken and fat. Take the strained chicken broth and use in your recipes right away or freeze.

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This amazing collection of easy Crockpot Chicken Breast Recipes will give you a ton of options when your craving a succulent slow cooker meal. One of our favorites is this easy crack chicken:

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs chicken – boneless skinless thighs or breasts
• 1 packet (1 oz) Ranch seasoning
• 2 (8oz) blocks cream cheese
• 6 strips bacon
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1.5 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 3 scallions, diced

Instruction:

1. Add chicken and chicken broth into crock pot. Sprinkle ranch seasoning all over the chicken. Place cream cheese cubes over everything evenly. Close the lid and cook 4-5 hours on high or 6-7 on low.
2. Cook the bacon crisp and crumble it to use later.
3. Once chicken is cooked, remove lid and shred the chicken in crock pot itself with the help of 2 forks.
4. Top with cheddar cheese and bacon. Replace lid and cook for a few minutes until cheese is melted.
5. Garnish with diced scallion and serve.

Crockpot Chicken Breast Recipe

Learn how to use your crockpot to make chicken breasts for easy weeknight dinners. This Slow Cooker Chicken Breast Recipe is easy and perfect as a base for a meal or for meal prepping.

Prep: 10min

Total: 370min

Yield: 4

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 324 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 48 g, Fat 13 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Trans Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 145 mg, Sodium 952 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, unSaturated Fat 9 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 4 large chicken breasts

Instruction:

1. Pour the chicken broth in the slow cooker.
2. Combine the seasoning in a small dish.
3. Rub the olive oil and seasoning over the chicken breasts.
4. Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker.
5. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 4-6 hours.

Slow Cooker Chicken Breast | Dump and Go Crockpot Dinner

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