Slow Cooker Chicken & Dressing Recipe – comfort food at its best. Just dump everything in the crockpot and let it work its magic! No box of stuffing mix in here. This stuffing is made from scratch! Rotisserie chicken and homemade southern cornbread dressing made with cornbread, white bread, onion celery, cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, eggs, chicken broth, thyme, and sage. This stuff is the BEST! This is the perfect meal for a holiday dinner and Sunday dinner.
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This Slow Cooker Chicken & Dressing is a family favorite. This is the perfect comfort food. Chicken is slow-cooked in an easy homemade cornbread dressing. The dressing is AMAZING! No stovetop stuffing mix in here! This dressing is made from scratch! YUM! We enjoy this easy slow cooker recipe year-round but we especially love this during the holidays. It is a great alternative to the traditional Thanksgiving dinner. It is equally delicious on Sundays for an easy family dinner.
How to Make Slow Cooker Chicken & Stuffing Casserole
This casserole is super easy to make with simple ingredients. Start with making the cornbread dressing. In a large bowl, crumble up cooked cornbread. Tear up some day-old white bread and it in the bowl. Add finely chopped onion, chopped celery, sage, thyme, salt, pepper, eggs, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, and cream of mushroom soup to the bread cubes. Mix well. Stir in rotisserie chicken meat. Spray the crock pot liner with cooking spray. Transfer the chicken mixture to a slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 or 5 hours. Garnish with fresh parsley.
Helpful Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- You can use any cooked cornbread that you enjoy. Store-bought, homemade, or cornbread from a mix is all fine.
- You can make the cornbread 2 to 3 days in advance.
- Here is our go-to recipe for Southern Cornbread: https://www.plainchicken.com/southern-cornbread/
- You will need two batches of my homemade cornbread for this recipe.
- You can use any flavor of condensed cream soup that you prefer: cream of celery soup, cream of chicken soup, and cream of mushroom soup.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- You can use any cooked chicken you have on hand. Boneless skinless chicken breasts, chicken thighs, chicken tenderloins, or rotisserie chicken all work great.
- I suggest using low-sodium chicken broth or no-salt chicken broth in this recipe.
- Have a picky eater? Chop the onion and celery in a food processor. They will disappear in the stuffing mix.
- Can substitute poultry seasoning for the seasonings in the stuffing recipe.
- Add your favorite herbs to the dish for extra flavor: rosemary, oregano, garlic powder, or onion powder.
- Feel free to add some veggies to the dish. Frozen green beans are a favorite.
- Can Slow Cooker Chicken & Dressing be made in advance? Yes. You can assemble the chicken mixture and cover it with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight before cooking in the crockpot.
- Can Slow Cooker Chicken & Dressing be made in the oven? Yes. Place the mixture in a 9×13-inch casserole dish and bake at 350ºF for 45 minutes or until heated through.
- Can I freeze Chicken and Dressing? Yes! Cook the casserole and cool it completely. Transfer to a freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
- When ready to serve, thaw and reheat in the slow cooker or in the microwave.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
What to Serve with Crockpot Chicken & Stuffing
This easy crock pot chicken casserole is a favorite at our house. We like to top this casserole with some gravy. I just use a packet of McCormick’s Turkey Gravy. I know it isn’t fancy, but it is really good! This makes a lot of food, so it is a great recipe to make when you need to feed a crowd.
We serve this delicious recipe with a side of cranberry sauce, green beans or lima beans, and some rolls at our holiday dinner table. This is also great with broccoli or asparagus. Whatever you serve this easy dinner with, it is sure to be a meal the whole family will enjoy!
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Slow Cooker Chicken & Dressing
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 1 whole rotisserie chicken meat shredded, skin and bones discarded
- 10 cups crumbled cornbread
- 8 slices day old bread, torn into large pieces
- 1½ cups onion
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 4 tsp dried sage
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 4 large eggs
- 2 (14.5-oz) can chicken broth
- 2 (10.5-oz) cans Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Mushroom Soup
Instructions:
- In a large bowl, combine crumbled cornbread, bread slices, onion, celery, sage, thyme, salt, pepper, eggs, cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, and chicken broth.
- Stir in chopped rotisserie chicken.
- Transfer mixture to slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 5 hours or HIGH for 3 hours.
Notes:
- You can use any cooked cornbread that you enjoy. Here is our go-to recipe for Southern Cornbread: https://www.plainchicken.com/southern-cornbread/
- You will need two batches of my cornbread for this recipe.
- I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken & Mushroom Soups in this dish to control the sodium.
- You can buy it by the case at Amazon:
- Cream of Chjcken: https://amzn.to/49n4uZE
- Cream of Mushroom: https://amzn.to/3SkpNVv
- Need Gluten-free soup? You can buy it here:
- Cream of Chicken: https://amzn.to/3MtqQ1s
- Cream of Mushroom: https://amzn.to/45WqyXY
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/
- Substitute mushroom bouillon to make cream of mushroom soup.
- You can buy it by the case at Amazon:
- I like to chop my onion and celery in the food processor.
- Can Slow Cooker Chicken & Dressing be made in advance? Yes. You can assemble the dish and refrigerate it overnight.
- Can Slow Cooker Chicken & Dressing be made in the oven? Yes. Place the mixture in a 9×13-inch baking dish and bake at 350ºF for 45 minutes or until heated through.
Steph
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Quick question: can you make the stuffing in a crockpot without the chicken?
sure
it sounds absolutely delicious and a bit amish. can’t wait to try it!!
This is my family’s favorite chicken & dressing recipe!!! The only addition I make is to add chopped boiled eggs to mine. It’s easy! Makes a LOT (hello, leftovers)! It is very portable in the crockpot!
If I use jiffy cornbread how many boxes would this recipe need?
Thank you!!
I am not sure. I have not made this with Jiffy Mix. Maybe start with 3 boxes and see how much that makes. ?
Question: How many cups of cooked chicken will equal a rotisserie chicken?