These crockpot smothered chicken thighs are such an easy and delicious way to get dinner on the table. There’s nothing better than good, old-fashioned comfort food made easy.
I don’t know about you but I love coming home to a delicious crockpot dinner. These crockpot smothered chicken thighs are such an awesome comfort food and they are so easy to make too!
Using my crockpot to make dinner makes my life so much easier. This recipe is wonderful because you can toss everything in and go.
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What ingredients do I need to make this recipe?
This recipe is easy peasy. You will need:
- Chicken thighs: You’ll want to use boneless and skinless chicken thighs. You can also use chicken breast, if desired although I find that chicken thighs have more flavor and don’t dry out as much as chicken breast in the crockpot.
- Cream of chicken soup: You’ll need two cans. They should be about 10.5 ounces each.
- Yellow onion: For this recipe, you’ll need one large yellow onion.
- Onion soup mix: To season the gravy.
- Fresh mushrooms: You’ll need 8 ounces of fresh sliced mushrooms.
- Salt and pepper to taste: Note that the cream of chicken and soup mix can be quite salty so you may want to use more pepper than salt or skip the salt entirely.
What to serve with this recipe
These smothered chicken thighs go great with mashed potatoes or buttered egg noodles. Green beans, steamed carrots, and fresh yeast rolls also go great and will complete the meal. I’ve also served these with cauliflower mash before to save on calories.
Tips for this recipe
- I recommend salt and pepper to taste. The canned cream of chicken and soup mix usually contain a lot of sodium so you may want to go easy on the salt.
- Stir everything well before cooking.
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Crockpot Smothered Chicken Thighs
Equipment
- Crockpot or slow cooker
Ingredients
- 6 to 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 8 ounces fresh mushrooms sliced
- 1 large yellow onion sliced
- 2 cans cream of chicken about 10.5 ounces each
- 1 packet onion soup mix such as Lipton
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Spray your crockpot with non-stick spray.
- Add the onions and mushrooms.
- Arrange the chicken thighs on top.
- Cover with cream of chicken and add the onion soup mix.
- Stir well and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
becca says
do you add water
Audrey says
I normally don’t add water but if you want it to be a thinner consistency you can add a little.
Brenn says
This turn out very good, I put in a bag of frozen cheese tortellini last 2.5 hours of cooking. This was such a good hearty dish, thank for sharing. I also did not have fresh mushrooms so used 2 cans 4 ozs each of mushrooms.
Tammy says
Yum! This was super easy to throw together and we loved it.
It’s a keeper.
Lyle says
Can I use 1 can of celery soup and 1 can of chicken soup instead ? Also 1 small can of mushroom pieces ?
Audrey says
Yes, you can sub those.
patty says
I made this for my siblings at a Christmas gathering everyone loved it. I browned the chicken with onion and garlic. and omitted the onion soup mix added 1 garlic clove minced. served with mashed potatoes. Delicious.
Thank you.
Katie says
I love anything in the crockpot, such a handy little gadget!Can’t wait to give this a try!
Katie xoxo
Michelle Huston says
I love smothered chicken and this recipe did not dissapoint!
Sandy says
Easy to make and it was very tasty!
Addie says
Healthy comfort food at its best! So hearty and flavorful.
Elizabeth says
Such a delicious recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Oscar says
This recipe looks so comforting. I am waiting for a rainy day so I can make this and enjoy it while watching a movie.
Nora says
Such a lovely, quick and easy recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Freya says
This really was a quick and delicious supper dish!
Phyllis says
Could I use drumsticks for this recipe? If so, how long would I cook it for? Thank you
Two Pink Peonies says
Hi Phyllis, I have not tested the recipe with drumsticks but I don’t see why you couldn’t use them. I would recommend cooking them on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Linda says
Comfort food can’t be any easier than this! So easy and flavorful
Alexandra says
Oh these are so delicious! What a great dinner 🙂
Anna C. says
Were we supposed to just add soup mix straight to cream of chicken or prepare the soup mix like it says on box and add it after? That was confusing to me. First time making this recipe.
Two Pink Peonies says
Hi Anna, just add it straight in and stir well. There is no need to prepare it beforehand.
Jeannie says
this is a nice family dinner because of the serving size!