I’m a busy mom. Between caring for my daughter, walking my dog, and doing household chores, I have a lot on my plate.
Naturally, I want to minimize the amount of time I spend in the kitchen. And as summer weather approaches, I want to cook even less to keep our house from overheating.
Slow cooker dinners are my favorite fallback whenever I don’t want to cook. I simply dump everything into the Crock-Pot, turn it on, and let it sit all day. By the time dinner rolls around, everything comes out soft, perfect, and delicious.
Slow cooker chicken, potatoes, and carrots, in particular, are my favorite because they require minimal preparation for maximum flavor.
Better still, slow cooker chicken and potatoes is ridiculously cheap per serving. I buy frozen chicken breasts in bulk from Costco, and potatoes and carrots are easy to find for a low-price just about anywhere.
On a happy note, it’s fairly calorie friendly. I can easily feed my family and keep everyone full while still being healthy. And I can make it in advance, freeze it, and thaw it later to make things even easier for myself.
So it’s a win-win all around.
Whenever I’m in a meal-prep mode, this recipe comes back again and again because of how easy and cheap it is to make for my whole family. But I’m always open to suggestions. Do you add different seasonings? Do you swap out of the cream of chicken soup for cream of mushroom soup? Perhaps you add onions in with your carrots and potatoes?
Let me know what you do in the comments below!
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Can I use a whole chicken
Hey Angela, I personally prefer boneless skinless chicken because it requires less prep time and it fits in my Crock-Pot with all the veggies. I don't see whole chicken cooking properly with enough space for so the extras. There might be a similar recipe out there that calls for whole chicken but not this one.
Do you add water to the can of soup?
No need! There is enough moisture from the soup once things start heating. However, I prefer the soup to act like a gravy by the time everything has finished cooking. Feel free to thin it out with a smidge of water though if that's your personal preference.
I browned my chicken first. I used cream of celery and cream of chicken. It is in crock pot now. Have not eaten. Can't wait to try.
I hope you enjoy it!
Same. In crockpot now with one can of cream of celery because I only used three pretty flat boneless breasts. Also used only Cavenders Greek seasoning. 🤞🏻
Pat in Memphis