{"id":7900,"date":"2026-09-26T21:01:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T21:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7900"},"modified":"2026-09-26T21:01:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T21:01:49","slug":"creamy-italian-slow-cooker-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/26\/creamy-italian-slow-cooker-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Italian Slow Cooker Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Creamy Italian Slow Cooker Chicken<\/h1>\n<p>Tender chicken simmered low and slow in a rich, creamy Italian-style sauce. This easy dump-and-go dinner is perfect over mashed potatoes, rice, or egg noodles.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs or chicken breasts<\/li>\n<li>1 cup creamy Italian dressing<\/li>\n<li>1 can (10.5 oz) cream of chicken soup<\/li>\n<li>1 packet (1 oz) dry Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>4 oz cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup grated Parmesan cheese, optional<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley, for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare the chicken:<\/strong> Place the chicken pieces in the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker. Season lightly with garlic powder and black pepper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the creamy sauce:<\/strong> In a bowl, whisk together the creamy Italian dressing, cream of chicken soup, Italian seasoning, and chicken broth until smooth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add to the slow cooker:<\/strong> Pour the creamy mixture evenly over the chicken.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook:<\/strong> Cover and cook on <strong>LOW for 5\u20136 hours<\/strong> or <strong>HIGH for 2\u00bd\u20133\u00bd hours<\/strong>, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of <strong>165\u00b0F (74\u00b0C)<\/strong> and is tender.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add cream cheese:<\/strong> About 20\u201330 minutes before serving, add the softened cream cheese. Cover and continue cooking until melted. Stir the sauce until smooth and creamy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finish:<\/strong> Stir in Parmesan cheese if desired. Garnish with fresh parsley.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Suggestions<\/h3>\n<p>Serve this creamy chicken over <strong>mashed potatoes, steamed rice, egg noodles, or pasta<\/strong>. Spoon plenty of the creamy Italian sauce over the top for an extra comforting meal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> If using chicken breasts, avoid overcooking them; chicken thighs generally stay more tender in the slow cooker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creamy Italian Slow Cooker Chicken Tender chicken simmered low and slow in a rich, creamy Italian-style sauce. This easy dump-and-go&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7902,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7900\/revisions\/7902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}