Slow Cooker Smothered Chicken
This slow cooker, smothered chicken is a delicious, easy, fall-off-the-bone dinner recipe you can set, forget, and enjoy!

Growing up, Sunday dinner was probably the most anticipated dinner of the week! You knew that you were going to have something hot, hearty, and delicious! I have to admit that I’ve kind of dropped the ball on this with my own family. I’m usually about easy, low-effort, and delicious dinners that I can make in minutes.
However, I started to miss those cozy home-cooked Sunday dinners and I also wanted my kids to enjoy them on a more consistent basis.
That said, I still needed it to fit my paremeters of delicious, easy, and low-effort and this slow cooker smothered chicken checks all of the boxes.
If you don’t count all the individual seasonings, this could easily qualify as one of my 5 ingredients or less recipes, but it’s still super simple to whip up and full of flavor – which is always a win in my book!

If you’re a fan of easy, savory slow cooker recipes like this one, be sure to try this Slow Cooker Pot Roast or pair this chicken with these Slow Cooker Collard Greens!

Here’s what you need to make this Slow Cooker Smothered Chicken:

Preparing the Chicken
Before adding the chicken to the slow cooker, coat the chicken with a bit of olive oil and cover with the seasonings ensuring that each piece of chicken is well coated.

Add a bit of olive oil to a skillet over medium heat and cook the chicken until it is golden brown on the outside. There is no need to cook them all the way through since they will finish cooking inside of the slow cooker.

PRO-TIP
Season and brown the chicken in a skillet before adding it to the slow cooker for more flavor!
I love using the drumsticks, wings, and thighs pack from Walmart. The kids love drumsticks and hubby, and I enjoy the wings and thighs. There are usually about 12 pieces of chicken in each pack, so it also makes for a nice amount of leftovers for lunch the next day.
You can also choose to use all legs or even chicken breast. Any cut of chicken will do!
Preparing to Slow Cook the Chicken
Once all of your chicken has been browned, add them to a lined slow cooker – yes lined (just trust me on this).
To prepare to slow cook the chicken, pour the chicken broth evenly over the chicken, add the frozen (or freshly chopped) bell peppers and onions, garlic paste.

Using frozen peppers and onions cuts down a ton on prep time but you can also chop up fresh peppers and onions for this recipe. You can even do it the night before so that you can just toss this entire meal in the slow cooker on a Sunday morning before church!
Finally pour the cream of chicken soup on top making sure to cover everything as evenly as possible.
Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 4.5 hours.

Once done, serve over a bed of rice or these cheesy garlic mashed potatoes and with your favorite side!
Storage and Reheating Instructions:

Slow Cooker Smothered Chicken
This slow cooker, smothered chicken is a delicious, easy fall-off-the-bone dinner recipe that your family will enjoy!
Ingredients
- 5lbs (1 Pack) Chicken Thighs/Legs/Wings
- 1 Bag (1lb) - Frozen Onions and Peppers
- 2 cans - Cream of Chicken
- 1 cup - Chicken Broth
- 1tsp - Salt
- 1/4 tsp - Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 1/4 tsp - Red Pepper Flakes
- 1/2 tsp - Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp - Garlic Powder
- 1 tbsp - Garlic Paste
- 2 tbsp - Olive Oil (for browning)
Instructions
- Coat the chicken with 1 tbsp of olive oil and cover the chicken with the seasonings (salt, pepper, paprika, red pepper flakes, onion powder, & garlic powder) ensuring that each piece of chicken is well coated.
- Add the remaining olive oil to a skillet over medium heat and cook the chicken until it is golden brown on the outside. There is no need to cook them all the way through since they will finish cooking inside of the slow cooker.
- Add the browned chicken to the slow cooker.
- Pour the chicken broth evenly over the chicken.
- Add the frozen (or freshly chopped) bell peppers and onions, and garlic paste to the slow cooker.
- Pour the cream of chicken soup on top, covering everything as evenly as possible.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 4.5 hours.
- Once done, serve with your favorite sides and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 112Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 699mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 5g
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