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Do you like easy recipes? Don’t even answer. I know you love easy recipes. I know it, I know it. Sure as the grass is green. Do you feel shameless and fabulous when you use cream of chicken soup? Me too, I have 2 cases full of the stuff in my basement. Do you enjoy making dinner and having your family pass out cold, due to the tastiness of your creation? Children who have passed out into a cold heap, are really quiet. At least for a minute or two. That’s nice to dream about, isn’t it. Wonder what I could get done with a couple of quiet minutes on my hands. Could you, at any time…now or in the future enjoy a recipe with only 6 ingredients that tastes divine. I’m not pulling your leg here. Six tasty ingredients is all it takes for this recipe.
Would you like to read about the recipe now? I thought you might. I left it for you below. Scroll on down now… Hurry right along before I think of some more crazy things to say. 🙂
1. Grab your self one package of Zesty Italian Salad Dressing Mix.
Melt 1/2 cup butter in the microwave and then add the dressing packet to the butter. Stir it around a bit to combine.
2. Place 4 chicken breasts in your crock pot and pour the butter/seasoning mixture over the top of the chicken. Cover the crock pot of wonder and let the old girl cook on high for 4 hours, or on low for 7. Your crock pot may cook a little bit slower or faster than mine…adjust accordingly.
3. When your chicken is no longer pink in the center, remove it to a plate and shred it up with two forks.
4. To the crock pot and it’s wonderful juices, add 4 ounces of cream cheese
and 2 cans of cream of chicken soup.
5. Pop a fork into the pot and stir it all together until smooth.
6. Place the shredded chicken back into the crock pot, give it a nice stir,
cover it and let it cook on high for about 20 minutes, or until the soup and cream cheese are heated through.
7. Boil yourself some nice water and cook the fettuccine according to package directions. Serve the pasta with the yummy chicken mixture on top.
1 (.07 ounce) package Good Seasons Zesty Italian Dressing Mix
1/2 C butter, melted
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I used frozen with no trouble at all...love that)
4 ounces cream cheese
2 (10.5 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
1 (12 ounce) package fettuccine or penne pasta noodles
Instructions
1. Grab your self one package of Zesty Italian Salad Dressing Mix. Melt 1/2 cup butter in the microwave and then add the dressing packet to the butter. Stir it around a bit to combine.
2. Place 4 chicken breasts in your crock pot and pour the butter/seasoning mixture over the top of the chicken. Cover the crock pot of wonder and let the old girl cook on high for 4 hours, or on low for 7. Your crock pot may cook a little bit slower or faster than mine...adjust accordingly.
3. When your chicken is no longer pink in the center, remove it to a plate and shred it up with two forks.
4. To the crock pot and it's wonderful juices, add 4 ounces of cream cheese and 2 cans of cream of chicken soup.
5. Pop a fork into the pot and stir it all together until smooth.
6. Place the shredded chicken back into the crock pot, give it a nice stir, cover it and let it cook on high for about 20 minutes, or until the soup and cream cheese are heated through.
7. Boil yourself some nice water and cook the fettuccine according to package directions. Serve the pasta with the yummy chicken mixture on top.
This is one of my “go to” recipes. But I just plunk the butter in the bottom of the crock pot, add the chicken and sprinkle my dressing over the top. Also works great with ranch dressing, not just italian.
I have cooked something similar for years . . . I actually use a whole chicken and it works wonderfully (and it's cheaper)!!! I mix my dressing into 1/2 c. of sherry and pour it over the chicken. After cooking all day, I pull the chicken out of the crockpot and put a brick of cream cheese (all cubed up) into the juices. While the cream cheese is melting, I pull all the meat off and throw it back into the pot. Yum, yum, yum!!!
I cook something just like this but I use water instead of butter. What have I been doing??? Also my recipe does not say to shred and mix everything together. It just says to add the cream cheese and soup to the top and cook longer. I am definitely going to try it this way next time.
What size is your crockpot? I have a large 6 qt. We are now just 2, so I wonder if I should get a small one, or know that because of my size, it will all just cook faster? What do ya think? [email protected] BTW: I hope your recovery is complete and you are feeling great !!
Hello there, Large crock pots do indeed cook faster when there aren't many ingredients inside. I have a 7 quart that I love, but I am feeding a crowd most of the time. A smaller crock pot may be just the thing for you. ~Jamie PS…feeling great, thanks for asking. 🙂
I make something almost like this! I call it Church Chicken because we used to make it at church for the new members' dinner. The recipe I used omits the butter and includes one or two cans of “button” mushrooms. I find that I must stir up the cream cheese well so there won't be little lumps of cream cheese in it later so I remove the chicken. I serve the breasts one per plate….not shredded. (I personally omit the mushrooms just because I don't care for them.)
Here are some great additions: broccoli, onion, spinach, tomatoes, bell pepper either sauteed or lightly steamed. Add in one or all. If you add a lot make sure to make some extra sauce. It is also really good served with rice.
Kids are also pretty quiet when they're eating. So, post pass out, this recipe is still a winner.
This is one of my “go to” recipes. But I just plunk the butter in the bottom of the crock pot, add the chicken and sprinkle my dressing over the top. Also works great with ranch dressing, not just italian.
We also love it over rice. I love the idea of trying it with ranch Jen. YUM!
We love this recipe! I usually just skip the butter, though. I've never noticed a difference with/without it.
I have cooked something similar for years . . . I actually use a whole chicken and it works wonderfully (and it's cheaper)!!! I mix my dressing into 1/2 c. of sherry and pour it over the chicken. After cooking all day, I pull the chicken out of the crockpot and put a brick of cream cheese (all cubed up) into the juices. While the cream cheese is melting, I pull all the meat off and throw it back into the pot. Yum, yum, yum!!!
Wow! This sounds amazing!!!
I cook something just like this but I use water instead of butter. What have I been doing??? Also my recipe does not say to shred and mix everything together. It just says to add the cream cheese and soup to the top and cook longer. I am definitely going to try it this way next time.
What size is your crockpot? I have a large 6 qt. We are now just 2, so I wonder if I should get a small one, or know that because of my size, it will all just cook faster? What do ya think? [email protected]
BTW: I hope your recovery is complete and you are feeling great !!
Hello there,
Large crock pots do indeed cook faster when there aren't many ingredients inside. I have a 7 quart that I love, but I am feeding a crowd most of the time. A smaller crock pot may be just the thing for you.
~Jamie
PS…feeling great, thanks for asking. 🙂
You could make the whole recipe and freeze two additional meals for later
I make something almost like this! I call it Church Chicken because we used to make it at church for the new members' dinner. The recipe I used omits the butter and includes one or two cans of “button” mushrooms. I find that I must stir up the cream cheese well so there won't be little lumps of cream cheese in it later so I remove the chicken. I serve the breasts one per plate….not shredded. (I personally omit the mushrooms just because I don't care for them.)
Here are some great additions: broccoli, onion, spinach, tomatoes, bell pepper either sauteed or lightly steamed. Add in one or all. If you add a lot make sure to make some extra sauce. It is also really good served with rice.
Your photos are marvelous! Love this recipe. I wish I could email it to myself but don't see a way to do that. I pinned it so I won't lose it though.
There is a button at the end of the post that looks like an envelope so you can email it to yourself. 🙂