Name: Slow Cooker Angel Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 485 min
Ingredients: 1.5 pounds chicken breast (boneless and skinless); 3 cloves garlic (chopped or left whole); 10.5 ounces cream of chicken soup; 3/4 cup chicken stock; 4 ounces cream cheese; 1/4 cup butter; 0.6 ounces Italian dressing mix (I used Good Seasons); 1 pound angel hair pasta

Angel Chicken is the set-it-and-forget-it dinner your busy weeknights have been praying for. Toss it in the slow cooker in under 5 minutes, then go live your life while it transforms into a rich, creamy, plate-licking masterpiece. Serve it over angel hair pasta, mashed potatoes, biscuits, or rice—because, honestly, this sauce deserves a carb-worthy throne. One bite, and your family will think you’ve been cooking all day. (Don’t correct them. 😉)

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First published Feb. 24, 2022. Last updated Feb. 12, 2025 for editorial improvements and more helpful tips.

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Table of Contents

🎥 Watch the Magic Happen: step-by-step video tutorial
...it’s a family favorite...
🧾 Ingredients
🔪 Step-by-step guide: instructions for success
📖 Recipe
🫗 Help! My sauce is too thin
📖 Variations
👩‍🍳 Let's answer those questions: FAQs
🍽️ What to serve with Angel Chicken
📚 More Southern comfort: related recipes you'll love
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💬 Comments

🎥 Watch the Magic Happen: step-by-step video tutorial

You know those days when you just can’t? Can’t deal, can’t cook, can’t even think about what to make for dinner? Well, Slow Cooker Angel Chicken is here to save the day—just ask the 2,500 people who have given it a perfect 5-star review. That’s right. This isn’t just dinner; it’s a movement. A creamy, buttery, wildly easy, highly celebrated movement.

...it’s a family favorite...

I have made this about 4 times already since finding the recipe and it’s a family favorite that my kids will actually eat! It’s tasty even the next day if there are any leftovers (which doesn’t happen often)!

Amanda

Crockpot Angel Chicken is your weeknight dinner lifesaver—rich, creamy, and so easy it practically cooks itself. Just toss it in the slow cooker and let the magic happen while you go about your day. The boneless chicken turns melt-in-your-mouth tender, soaking up that buttery, velvety sauce that’s so good you’ll be tempted to sip it straight from the spoon. It’s budget-friendly and a total crowd-pleaser at family dinners or potlucks. Pair it with angel biscuits and you’ve got yourself a meal that tastes like a little blessing from above.

🧾 Ingredients

🔪 Step-by-step guide: instructions for success

Soften butter and cream cheese.

Mix until smooth.

Add seasonings and soup.

Add chicken stock.

Whisk until smooth.

Put chicken and garlic in slow cooker.

Cover with sauce mixture.

Cook on low 6-8 hours.

📖 Recipe

Slow Cooker Angel Chicken

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Course dinner

Cuisine American - Vintage

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 8

Total Time: 8 5

Servings:

Calories:608

Author:Marye Audet-White

Ingredients

▢ 1.5 pounds chicken breast, boneless and skinless
▢ 3 cloves garlic, chopped or left whole
▢ 10.5 ounces cream of chicken soup
▢ ¾ cup chicken stock
▢ 4 ounces cream cheese
▢ ¼ cup butter
▢ 0.6 ounces Italian dressing mix, I used Good Seasons
▢ 1 pound angel hair pasta

Instructions

Spray the inside of the crockpot with no stick cooking spray.
Add the chicken breast.
Add the garlic.
Soften the butter and cream cheese in the microwave.
Whisk until smooth.
Whisk in the cream of chicken soup (don't dilute it).
Add the Italian dressing mix and the chicken stock.
Whisk until well mixed.
Pour over the chicken breasts.
Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
OPTIONAL: 30 minutes before the cooking time is finished shred the chicken breasts with two forks and continue to cook in the sauce.
Just before chicken is done cook the angel hair pasta. Drain.
Serve the chicken over the pasta.

Notes

Storage:

Store leftovers in an airtight container (or covered with plastic wrap) in the fridge for up to three days.

You probably don't want to freeze leftovers. The sauce can become grainy.

Tips:

Be sure to spray the crockpot well with no stick cooking spray for easy clean-up (or use a slow cooker liner).

The Italian salad dressing mix that you want to use is the dry powdered mix, it's not a container of salad dressing. Don't substitute, it's not the same thing. This is VERY important.

Also do not mix the packet like it tells you to on the back of the package. This is meant to be used dry!

You'll find more helpful tips and variations in the body of the post.

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.

🫗 Help! My sauce is too thin

I've been really confused by comments that the sauce is too thin. I'm not sure why that would be but here are my suggestions:

Shred the chicken in the sauce about 30 minutes before you plan to serve it. It's meant to go over rice, pasta, bread, or potatoes so the shredded chicken will help thicken in up.
Make sure you're using dry Italian dressing mix and not liquid Italian dressing.
Use regular Philadelphia brand cream cheese. Do not use low fat or fat free. Do not use an off brand. You can use up to 8 ounces if you wish.
Add just ¼ cup of chicken stock and see if you like the consistency better.
If it's too thin you can save it by removing as much of the sauce as possible, mixing in 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, and heating it in a pan over the stove until it gets as thick as you like.

Overhead view of chicken and pasta on a table.

⏲️ Marye's time saving hacks -

Use chicken tenderloins instead of boneless skinless chicken breasts and you can reduce the cooking time down to four hours on the low setting!

No time for the slow cooker? Try this similar recipe - creamy chicken lazone has a little Louisiana spice and is served with pasta, too!

Marye's Tips

If you are out of garlic cloves, you can use one teaspoon of garlic powder in place of the cloves.
Add a dash of white wine to this dish to make a rich sauce.
Be sure that you do not melt the butter and cream cheese. You only want to soften them so that you can mix them together.
I always like to cook my chicken breasts on low heat so that they don't become tough.
Spray the crockpot well with no-stick cooking spray or use a slow cooker liner to make clean-up easy.

Overhead view of creamy angel chicken in the slow cooker.

📖 Variations

Boneless chicken thighs can be substituted for chicken breast.
So can boneless pork.
Add some vegetables to this chicken, by adding a bag of frozen mixed vegetables at the last hour of cooking.
If you are a mushroom fan, switch out the cream of chicken soup for cream of mushroom soup or a can of Campbell's golden mushroom soup. Or just try this slow cooker chicken stroganoff.
Out of chicken stock? Chicken broth, vegetable broth, or white wine can be used instead, I like to add extra garlic if I am using chicken broth instead of chicken stock.

👩‍🍳 Let's answer those questions: FAQs

Can you overcook chicken in a slow cooker?

Yes, you can overcook chicken in a crockpot. If left on too long, the chicken may become dry and tough.

Can I use frozen chicken to make this dish?

Yes, you can but I recommend that you thaw it first, so that your sauce doesn't become runny.

🍽️ What to serve with Angel Chicken

Overhead view of a bowl of green beans, tomatoes, potatoes, and red onions created for the feature image of this post.

Try this delicious Italian green bean salad to give the meal some crunch!

Closeup of the garlic rolls next to marinara sauce.

Soft garlic breadsticks or garlic knots are the perfect blend of soft doughy goodness and buttery garlic flavor. These breadsticks are always a crowd pleaser.

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Y'all know I have a sweet tooth! This lemon bundt cake is the perfect ending!

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