This Creamy Chicken & Broccoli Over Rice is such an easy and delicious meal to make in your crock pot! Make a healthy, slow-cooked dinner for your family with minimal effort!
Easy Crock Pot Chicken Recipe
This chicken and broccoli crock pot recipe is one of our very favorites, especially for Sunday dinner! I’m such a fan of quick fix simple family dinner ideas. This Creamy Crock Pot Chicken Broccoli Over Rice has been a family favorite crock pot recipe for years. It literally takes 5 minutes to get everything in the crock pot…you close the lid and forget about it for a few hours. Serve this saucy chicken and broccoli over steamed rice and dinner is served. This recipe makes for great leftovers too. We’ve even had the chicken inside burritos the next day or over toast. Lots of options.
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Here are your ingredients. Simple simple!! You’ll add everything but the broccoli and sour cream to the crockpot. Cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6. Right before serving you will add your sour cream and steamed broccoli. Love this dinner!
Just about ready to serve!
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Hope you enjoy my Creamy Crockpot Chicken and Broccoli Over Rice!
Creamy Chicken & Broccoli Over Rice
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 14 ounce can Cream of Chicken Soup
- 14 ounce can Cheddar Soup
- 14 ounces Chicken Broth
- 1/2 teaspoon Cajun Seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 6 cups steamed broccoli florets Boiled in hot water for 3 minutes then drained
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Place soups, chicken broth, Cajun and garlic salt into a crockpot over low heat. Â Whisk until smooth. Â Add chicken, pressing to the bottom. Cover lid and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours.
- When chicken is cooked, use 2 forks to shred into bite size pieces. Â Stir in sour cream and broccoli.
- Serve over steamed rice and sprinkle with cheese if desired.
Nutrition
Homemade Cheese Sauce
Equipment
- Stove
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups finely shredded mild cheddar cheese
Instructions
- To prepare roux, melt butter into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once melted whisk in flour, salt and pepper. Stir and cook for 3-4 minutes until color of roux will gets slightly darker. Slowly whisk in broth, stirring continuously until thickened, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to a simmer and stir in cheese until melted.
- Please note, if you choose the homemade sauce, you have to prepare it first, you can't just add all of the ingredients to the crockpot. You'll also cook your chicken breast in the broth first, shred then add the homemade cheese sauce. Before serving add sour cream and steamed broccoli.
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My chicken is frozen, is that okay
Found recipe on Pintest and made it for my family and they enjoy it. And will fix it again. Thank for the recipe.
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Looks delicious but far too much sodium with the canned soups!
Hello! I have made this several times with the cans of condensed soup and the family loves it! My question is about your homemade cheese sauce. If going the homemade route, are the quantities in this recipe made to substitute both the cream of chicken and the cheddar soup cans?? Thanks!
How many does this meal feed?
Hi, I am making this meal right now. I am just not clear on what to do with the one cup of shredded cheese? Do you put it in while the chicken is cooking, or after with the broccoli and sour cream. Thanks!
The recipe is kind of confusing as to when you add the cheese. Is it at the start or at the end? In the instructions it says sprinkle with cheese if desired.
Hi! I just found this recipe…just to be clear…if I make my own cheese sauce, I add it at the end after the chicken has cooked?
Thank you!
Where does the cup of shredded cheese come into play?
Can you add the uncooked rice to the bottom of the crockpot as well?
The recipie was delicious but when I made it it was really soupy. I feel like I missed a step but I went step by step. Is there a way I could thicken it up?
I made this Crockpot meal for dinner tonight.. Yummy It hit the spot on a semi cool night in Maine.. I didn’t have cream of chicken soup so I used cream of mushroom soup and also I didn’t have chicken broth, all I had was beef broth so I used that. It was a crowd pleasure for sure.. Thanks for sharing
This looks amazing! Thanks for the cheese sauce recipe!
*Is this GF?? Hopefully? Not sure if the soups are GF…options if they aren’t…thanks!!
Would recommend only cooking on high. I tried to do the 6 hours on low and my chicken was no where near fully cooked. Had to turn on high for another 2 hours… Which means I had some hungry family wait for chicken to cook.
Have you ever made this with frozen chicken breasts?
I saw Sarah’s and a few others comments about it being watery. Mine was too! When you add the soup- are you adding the 1 can of water since it is condensed soup or is that why you add the chicken broth? Just curious because I think maybe that has something to do with it?
Thanks!
Savanah
I haven’t made this yet, but i think normally when using condensed soup as an ingredient, you just use the soup itself, without the added water.
I’m making this for my family with little ones. Is there anything I could substitute the Cajun seasoning for? Looks great!
I just made this today, and the whole fam loved it! (That’s hard to do!) it was delicious, and soo easy. Much better than throwing a frozen pizza in the oven last minute, haha! Thank you! I’ll definitely be using this recipe again and again. Yum!
So glad to hear it! Thanks for the feedback!!
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Can this recipe be frozen for use later? I know my daughter and son in law would love it and I am making freezer meals for them. Their 1st baby is due in 4 weeks!
Really good dish and easy to make.
Is chicken broth just chicken stock??
Hi. Just saw this on Pinterest. Looks so good and I’d really like to make it, but can it be made without using 1 can of cheddar soup? Could I just add shredded cheddar cheese instead, do you think- or maybe just use 2 cans of cream of chicken and throw in some shredded cheddar instead? I’m thinking it’ll work, but I’d like your opinion. Do you think it’s the cheddar soup that “makes” it?
Making this for supper tonight but when do you add the sour cream??
Do you add water for the soups or no ?
This looks so good and I was in a rush to get started on this and I stirred in half the sour cream in with the soups. Will it be ok?
I think it will be just fine Doug 🙂 Let me know how it turns out!!
Thanks for this recipe, my 15 month old devoured it and he’s been in an “I don’t want to eat anything” phase!
Oh I hate that phase. My 17 month old occasionally spits out something he’s had before. I think he hates the texture. We caught on that he eats more when doing it himself. Glad yours liked it.
I made this tonight and mine turned out thin. Might need to cut back on the chicken broth. Also, when I put the sour cream in it didnt seem like it melted all the way. I can still see it in the sauce. Is it suppose to do this?
I have all the ingredients I the crock pot for dinner tonight. It looks great! However, I wish you would have edited your ingredient list to reflect your correction in the comments. It want until after I bought and used two extra 10oz cans of soups to make the 14oz that I saw your comment about 14oz being incorrect. It would have saved me money and wasted food had you corrected the recipe.
Anyway, hope this is as good as it looks!
Oh My Gosh!! I Am In Love With This I Found It On Pinterest And Gahh It Tastes Soo good Thank You Thank you For sharing It with Us!Just Made It Today…And I’m Already Sharing It With others…Mainly My Mom!
when you shred chicken and add the sour cream and broccoli do you cook it further or just mix in and serve?
Hi Becky, since the broccoli is steamed and the chicken is cooked you can serve right away. 🙂
I just made this delicious meal! However mine was quite watery! I followed the steps word for word and I guess I thought maybe it would be thicker. Is this something that other people have experienced also?
I went through the comments briefly to see if other experienced this and couldn’t find any. I’m going to remake this as it’s been awhile so look out for an update in the post. 🙂
This might be a silly question as I don’t use my slow cooker all that often, but do u have to cook chicken before placing it in or just raw? It seems too easy. Lol thanks
Hi Antoinette, you can use raw thawed chicken directly into the slow cooker. 🙂
Have you ever subbed yogurt for the sour cream?
We haven’t tried it in this recipe but we do sub Greek yogurt for mayo in other dishes. I like your idea but we haven’t tried it yet. 🙂
Do you stir occasionally or just leave it untouched for the 6 hrs?
It’s not necessary but I stir it occasionally.
I absolutely loved this recipe (so did my husband and children!). I featured it on my own website and credited you for the recipe! Thanks again! http://hotcookinmama1.blogspot.com/2013/08/creamy-crock-pot-chicken-and-broccoli.html
I recently came across this recipe on pinterest. The only way to get my 2 toddlers to eat veggies is to mix them with meat and cheese. This recipe sounds perfect for them! I plan on making it tonight. Can I put the chicken in frozen or is it best to be defrosted?
You can put the chicken in frozen but it will take longer to cook it so plan on more than 6 hours. 🙂 Sorry for the late response.
Can i put the broccoli in raw in the beginning.
Yes you can.
Wow…meat* haha 🙂 I promise I know how to spell lol well, except maybe broccoli. I, too always mess that one up 🙂
All I have are thighs. Could I use those and just take Em out and peel the meet off when they’re done? If so, would I leve skin on or off?
Yes you can. Your choice whether you want the skin off or on. Sorry for the late response. 🙂
This is a great recipe. I used fat free soups, broth, cheddar cheese, and sour cream and it was still really good.
I tried this last night and my bunch really liked it. I used normandy blend veggies instead of just broccoli. I also added peas. At the end my sauce was REALLY thin so next time I will cut back on the broth. I added Velveeta to thicken it up a bit. We ate it over brown rice…but I think it would also be good over a biscuit:) Will definitely keep this one in our rotation.
Mine was also watery. Glad to see someone else had the same issue!
I was curious if I could turn this into a freezer meal recipe. Just leave out the broccoli and sour cream till it’s time to add it. Well now that I type this I think i’m just gonna give it a shot and see how it fairs. -crossing fingers-
Do you use frozen or thawed chicken?
Is there any way I could do this in the oven? My crockpot recently broke, and this recipe looks TOO good to not try tomorrow night!
Hi! I tried your recipe today and I altered it just a bit. I used frozen chicken (ahh laziness!) and I also used just 2 ounces extra of chicken broth. I loved it soooo much. Im sharing it with… well.. everyone I know!
It’s cooking in the crock pot now! I can’t wait until dinner… It smells soo good! Thanks for sharing your recipe 🙂
It’s in my crockpot right now. Looks and smells great. I think the leftovers will be wonderful wrapped in a cresaunt in mini muffin pan… 🙂 thanks for the recipe. can’t wait to eat it.
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I was wondering if there anything i could use instead of canned cream of chicken soup in this?
Made this tonight, very filling and so yummy its now on our rotation list! Thank you
Thanks for the fabulous recipe. I love it!
I found your recipe via Pinterest and then blogged about it here: http://christenheartspinterest.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/pinterest-creamy-crockpot-chicken-and-broccoli-over-rice-nommm/
Thanks,
Christen
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Made this tonight. Very kid friendly and so easy! Thanks for sharing!
how much sour cream should be used?
I’m excited to try this 🙂 Making it today. I came across this recipe on Pinterest, and can’t wait to look through the other recipes too! Thanks
All the fixings are ready in the fridge for tomorrow… can’t wait to try this one! 🙂
Hi Demarcus Family,
I think that was a typo on my part. Just use the 10 oz can. I just use Campbells. Hope you enjoy!
I followed a link to your blog and I am glad I did, everything looks so delicious! I went and bought the ingredients for this, but I could obly find 10 3/4 ounce soup cans ( or 32 ounce) no 14… Which brand do you use?
Made this for Friday night and it was so yummy!!!! That’s was I had for lunch yesterday as well!! You are the best! I’ve got the Buttery Cinnabun Cake in the oven right now. Keep the recipes coming!!!!!
Pam
St. Louis, MO
Hi! I just found your blog through my sister, and love it! You’re bookmarked.
I’m trying the broccoli/chicken tonight.
Yummm! This looks really good! I’m adding it to my “to try” list. 🙂
I’ve asked for a new crockpot for Christmas (mine is tiny, plus I want a programmable one!) so I am looking for all kinds of crockpot recipes. This sounds great!
Great Kameron!
I’ve added it to my favorites as well!
This was a big hit. Everyone loved it, so it’s going in my favorites file. Thanks!
Thanks Jessica!
It’s a real comfort food when it’s nice and cold out.
This looks soooo good.
Indy Daleys
Thanks for posting. Glad to have you here. Enjoy!!
Just wanted to thank you for all your yummy recipes. I’m not quite sure how I ran across your blog, but I am sure glad that I did! We share the same faith, and the same love of food…only you’re a better cook! So thanks!
Emiline,
Now I’m worried I’ve been spelling broccoli wrong! I hope I’ve got it right, I never spell checked it!
I don’t use my crockpot that often, but when I do I always enjoy the food!!
Kameron,
Hope you like this dish. My family went nuts for it. Glad you utilize your crockpot. I agree, chicken is the best in the crockpot. Enjoy!! Let me know how it turns out.
I could only fine the cream soups in that size can, condensed. Is that what the recipe requires, or do I have to dilute it?
Okay, this is going into my crockpot for tonight’s dinner. I LOVE my crockpot – I use it at least 3 times a week, if only to cook chicken. It’s really the only way I like my chicken cooked – so tender and yummy. Thanks, Jenny!
I love broccoli! But I can ever seem to spell it right. I had to look over to the left, to check my spelling.
Maybe I should invest in a crockpot, because there really are lots of things you can cook in it.