Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing (Also Instant Pot Friendly!)
This easy Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing recipe includes seasoned chicken with savory stuffing and vegetables. Serve it casserole style or with gravy and mashed potatoes! (PLUS, it’s also Instant Pot friendly!)
Prefer to use the oven?! Try my oven-baked Chicken and Stuffing Casserole Recipe!
Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing
I think I’ve made it more than any other recipe on my blog. This meal is perfect for anyone who’s busy and needs a quick dump and go dinner. (And I do believe that is all of us.)
I love mixing this up and serving it casserole-style, or pairing it with homemade mashed potatoes and easy chicken gravy.
BONUS: I’ve updated this post to be Instant Pot friendly! (It was originally published in 2014.)
The ingredients are super simple, so let’s start with that.
Ingredients
- Chicken Breasts
- Italian Seasoning
- Salt/Pepper
Stuffing Ingredients
- Cream of Chicken Soup – You can also my my 15- minute homemade version.
- Sour Cream- See below for substitutes
- Stuffing Mix- Such as Stove Top
- Low Sodium Chicken Broth
- Green Beans- Fresh or Frozen
Optional Stuffing Additions:
- Onions
- Celery
- Dried Cranberries
- Sausage- Cooked or Uncooked. I use Brown ‘N Serve Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage Links, found in the freezer section.
- Rosemary
Sour Cream Substitutes
- Plain Greek Yogurt
- Mayonnaise
- 1 cup evaporated milk + 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice. Let stand 5 minutes to thicken.
Other Vegetable Options Include: Carrots, Corn, Baby Potatoes, and Broccoli.
👉You may also serve this with Gravy and Mashed Potatoes as well!
Crock Pot Method
See recipe card below this post for instructions on how to make it in the Instant Pot
Season the chicken. Place on the bottom of a lightly greased Crock Pot.
Combine the stuffing ingredients and place over or next to the chicken Add the vegetables.
Heat on high for 4 hours or on low for 6-7.
See below for tips on regulating the consistency of the stuffing according to your preference.
Stuffing Consistency
For Firmer Stuffing
If you like your breadcrumbs still very much intact and firm, use more stuffing, up to 12 ounces.
If your stuffing is too moist:
- Leave the lid off for the last 30-40 minutes of cooking to let some of that moisture escape.
- You can also pop the stuffing in a 400º oven for 10-15 minutes to brown up the top.
Prefer to use the oven?! Try my oven-baked Chicken and Stuffing Casserole Recipe!
My Favorite Crock Pot
This is the Crock Pot that I have. it also automatically switches to warm once the cooking time is up, and you can sear meat right on the stove-top with it.
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Be sure to serve this with my Smooth and Creamy Homemade Mashed Potatoes and 10 minute Chicken Gravy recipe.
Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts,
- 1.5 Tablespoons Italian Seasoning
- Salt/Pepper
- 10.5 oz. cream of chicken soup, low sodium
- 8 oz. sour cream,, (equivalent to 1 cup)
- 6 oz. box stuffing mix
- ¾ cup low sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups fresh green beans, See notes
Optional stuffing additions:
- 1/2 cup onions, diced
- 1/2 cup celery, diced
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup crumbled sausage, cooked
- 2 teaspoons dry rosemary
Equipment
Instructions
- Note: There are 2 sections below, one for the Crock Pot Cooking Method, followed by the Instant Pot Cooking Method.
Crock Pot Method
- Season the chicken with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Place on the bottom of a lightly greased Crock Pot.
- In a large bowl, mix together the soup, sour cream, stuffing, and *half* of the chicken broth.
- Add the stuffing and green beans to the Crock Pot. (You can place them all side by side or layer the stuffing on top of the chicken, followed by the green beans.)
- Cook on high for 4 hours, or on low for 6-7.
- Serve with mashed potatoes, gravy, and buttermilk biscuits if desired.
- If you’d prefer additional moisture, add the rest of the chicken broth, stir, and heat for an additional 10 minutes.
- For firmer stuffing, leave the lid off the crock pot for the last 30-40 minutes of cooking. Use foil to cover the chicken to keep it moist.You can also pop it in a 400 degree oven for 10-15 minutes to brown up the top.
- Optional: Serve with gravy and mashed potatoes if desired.
Instant Pot Method
- Season the chicken with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Pour 3/4 cup chicken broth into the Instant Pot and top with chicken, overlapping as needed.
- Seal the vent, and press the “manual” or “pressure cook” button and set the timer to 14 minutes for frozen chicken, or 8 minutes for fresh/defrosted chicken. Ensure the pressure seal valve is secured in place and closed.
- As the chicken cooks, gently combine the stuffing, cream of chicken soup, and the sour cream in a separate bowl until just combined. Don’t over-mix.
- Once the chicken timer goes off, turn the quick release valve on the pressure cooker and wait for the steam to escape. Press the cancel button to turn the off the unit.
- Open the lid and ensure that chicken is fully cooked. You’ll notice a lot of moisture at the bottom, this is needed for the stuffing to cook.
- If using frozen green beans, place them on top of the chicken, seal the pressure valve, and press the “manual” or “pressure cook” button again and set the timer for 2 minutes. Release the valve, let the steam escape, and then add the stuffing on top. (If using fresh green beans, add them at the same time as the stuffing.)
- Replace the lid and seal the pressure valve. Press the “manual” or “pressure cook” button and set the timer to 4 minutes. This will heat up the stuffing. (Since the stuffing will absorb the moisture, the pressure cooker won’t steam again.)
- Once finished, release the valve once more and let the steal escape. Remove and serve!
Notes
For the sausage, I use Brown 'N Serve Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage Links, found in the freezer section.
Frozen green beans may also be used but become very soft in the Crock Pot by the end. You may choose to add them halfway through.
If you prefer to keep your vegetables separate from the stuffing, place a layer of foil over the chicken and stuffing.
- This will allow you to lift up and remove the green beans and give the stuffing a stir if you'd like, while also keeping them separate from one another.
- Poking holes in the foil allows the green beans to steam in the Crock Pot.
Nutritional facts include the optional stuffing ingredients listed as well.
Be sure to serve this with my Smooth and Creamy Homemade Mashed Potatoes and 10 minute Chicken Gravy Recipe.
Nutrition
What size crockpot would I need, and how many people does it serve? I’m thinking about doing this for work. Thanks so much !
Hi Elisa! This requires a 6-quart crock pot and makes 4 servings! 🙂
My picky family LOVES this recipe and my son even requested this over “traditional” Thanksgiving dinner lol
That being said, could I use turkey breast instead of chicken? Thank you!
Hi Mary Beth!! I’m SO happy that you love this recipe, I haven’t made it in forever and I really need to, it’s so good! Turkey breast would be SO good in this!!! -Stephanie ❤️
Can you freeze this?
Yes, I like freezing leftovers.
My husband LOVES this recipe! He’s always asking me to make it. It’s easy and delicious! I like adding celery and onion to the stuffing. Definitely a winner in our house!
Hi Amy! I’m soooo happy that you love it as much as I do, it’s been my WEAKNESS for years! (I also love adding sauteed onions and celery- SO good!)- Thank you so much for the review, I really appreciate it! -Stephanie
Highly recommend! We did the instant pot version and I changed a few things. I used plain Greek yogurt in place of sour cream and made my own “cream of chicken”. My husband was highly impressed!
I’m so glad that you love it Andrea, I love that you make your cream of chicken soup from scratch, I do the same thing, you can’t beat it. Thanks so much for the review!! -Stephanie
Hi Stephanie!
We love this recipe and I make it all the time. I swapped out the sour cream and used 0% fat greek yogurt. I also used the lower fat Cream of Chicken soup. Im following the Weight Watchers plan and I was able to figure out the points per serving too!
Excellent! I’m so happy that you love it Connie!!! Thank you so much for the review! 🙂
Great recipe. My family loved it. We were all surprised I guess we like Stuffing after all lol
I’m soooo happy that you love this recipe!! I am stuffing obsessed so it’s always a hit with me! It’s like Thanksgiving in a single crock! 🙂 Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, I really appreciate it! -Stephanie
Ahh!! I need to try your cream of chicken soup recipe! I’ve made a few of your recipes and have loved each and every one of them! I specifically LOVE the index by ingredients! I’ve been contemplating starting a blog for my sourdough business and if I do, I definitely love the idea of looking stuff up by stuff you have on hand! (I’d give you credit of course🤪)
Hi Andrea! YES you have to try my recipe sometime for sure! I loveeee that you utilize the option to browse my recipes by ingredient – I feel like most people don’t know about that and I want to tell the world! 🌎 You should go for starting up your own blog!! Do it!! XOXO
YUM!! Made your amazing recipe today (saw it on Managin’ the May’s, on YouTube) I doubled the recipe and cooked the green beans separately…it’s a keeper for sure!! Hubby says it’s a 10 and I agree!!
I’m sooo happy that you loved it Pamela! This recipe has been one of my favorites for SO long now! Definitely a comfort food classic! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, I really appreciate it! -Stephanie
I found that I didn’t have enough moisture or too much stuffing, so I had to add more broth as it was cooking. Is this ok? Will it negatively affect the chicken?
Hi! Adding more liquid is totally fine! If you used 6 oz. stuffing along with a can of soup, 8 oz. of sour cream, and 3/4 cup of chicken broth, it should be very moist, especially because of condensation/lack of evaporation in the crock pot, do those measurements align with what you used? Either way, feel free to add more liquid as you see fit, the chicken will be great!
Silly question,do you mix the stuffing as directed on the box or do you mix the dried ingredients with the rest of ingredients
Hi Diane! You won’t prepare the stuffing as instructed on the box, you’ll just use the contents of the box to combine with the ingredients outlined in the recipe. Enjoy!! 🙂
Hi!’ Can I get this ready and put in frig til time to put on?
Hi Kay, yes you absolutely can!