Creamy slow cooker chicken stroganoff with hearty egg noodles and tender mushrooms makes an ultra comforting dinner with hardly any prep work!
Why this recipe works
This hearty slow cooker chicken stroganoff with mushrooms is creamy, rich, and comes together easily with simple ingredients. The slow cooker does most of the heavy lifting here, all you really have to do is cube the chicken and measure the ingredients. Set it and forget it, those are our favorite types of meals!
Ingredients you will need
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Ingredient Info and Substitution Suggestions
CHICKEN – Instead of chicken breasts you can easily substitute with chicken thighs.
SAUCE – You can omit the Worcestershire sauce or Dijon mustard if that’s what you prefer, but the two really help bring a lot of flavor to the plate. Feel free to add a splash of dry white wine for an even richer sauce like we do in our skillet style chicken stroganoff recipe.
How to Make Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff
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- Add cubed chicken into a lightly greased slow cooker.
- Season the chicken with salt, pepper and onion powder.
- Add in chicken stock, sour cream, Dijon, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine.
- Add the mushrooms, then place chunks of softened cream cheese on top of the mixture in the slow cooker. Set it on LOW for 6 hours.
- Stir well to mix everything and to help break up the cream cheese. The chicken will start shredding at this point but you may need to shred it lightly with a fork.
- Add in the egg noodles and cover the crock. Allow them to cook for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through to ensure all noodles get cooked evenly.
- Serve immediately with freshly chopped parsley.
Frequently Asked Questions & Expert Tips
Chicken stroganoff is best enjoyed right away, but you can store leftovers in an air-tight container kept in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat in a skillet over medium heat, adding a splash of cream or water. You can also reheat it in the microwave in 30 second bursts until warmed through.
Absolutely, hop over to our crockpot beef stroganoff recipe for more direction!
Serving Suggestions
Serve slow cooker chicken stroganoff with chunks of crusty bread to mop up any excess sauce. We also like to pair it with either a dinner salad, roasted broccoli, green beans, or Brussels sprouts. Enjoy warm with a garnish of freshly chopped parsley.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff
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Print It Pin It Rate ItIngredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed
- 1 Tablespoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 ½ cups low sodium chicken stock
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 12 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 8 ounces brick style cream cheese softened and cubed
- 10 ounces egg noodles
Things You’ll Need
Before You Begin
- You can easily substitute with chicken thigh meat.
- You can omit the Worcestershire sauce or Dijon mustard if that’s what you prefer, but the two really help bring a lot of flavor to the plate. Feel free to add a splash of dry white wine for an even richer sauce.
Instructions
- Add cubed chicken into a lightly greased slow cooker.
- Season the chicken with salt, pepper and onion powder.
- Add in chicken stock, sour cream, Dijon, and Worcestershire sauce. Mix to incorporate.
- Add the mushrooms, then place chunks of softened cream cheese on top of the mixture in the slow cooker. Set it on LOW for 6 hours.
- Stir well to mix everything and to help break up the cream cheese. The chicken will start shredding at this point but you may need to shred it lightly with a fork.
- Add in the egg noodles and cover the crock. Allow them to cook for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through to ensure all noodles get cooked evenly.
- Serve immediately with freshly chopped parsley.
Expert Tips & FAQs
- Chicken stroganoff is best enjoyed right away, but you can store leftovers in an air-tight container kept in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat in a skillet over medium heat, adding a splash of cream or water. You can also reheat it in the microwave in 30 second bursts until warmed through.
Nutrition
The recipes on this blog are tested with a conventional gas oven and gas stovetop. It’s important to note that some ovens, especially as they age, can cook and bake inconsistently. Using an inexpensive oven thermometer can assure you that your oven is truly heating to the proper temperature. If you use a toaster oven or countertop oven, please keep in mind that they may not distribute heat the same as a conventional full sized oven and you may need to adjust your cooking/baking times. In the case of recipes made with a pressure cooker, air fryer, slow cooker, or other appliance, a link to the appliances we use is listed within each respective recipe. For baking recipes where measurements are given by weight, please note that results may not be the same if cups are used instead, and we can’t guarantee success with that method.
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Holly says
Can rice be used?
Amanda Davis says
Since we haven’t tested that, I wluld suggest cooking the recipe separately and serving it with the finished chicken, and obviously skipping the egg noodle step.
Pam says
I am a well seasoned cook, and knew better about adding dry noodles to a crockpot, even though it said to cook for 20 minutes after that, it took even longer, and the noodles were like glop, as was the entire meal. A real thumbs down from my husband and I. 👎🏻 😞
Amanda Davis says
I’m sorry you had that experience Pam. I’m confused as to whether or not you put the lid back on after adding the noodles? Cooking on low with the lid on should have been long enough for the noodles to cook. We have found that some crockpots cook hotter than others. We had success with this recipe when we developed it, but will test it again in another slow cooker as a result of your comment. If needed, we will adjust the recipe. Thank you for your honest feedback.
Marsha Gainey says
this was ok. I used whole-wheat fusilli bc I couldn’t find whole-wheat egg noodles. I used 2 cups more of broth than what the recipe called for because the recipe didn’t make enough sauce.
Karen says
In the list of ingredients you left out the egg noodles. How much noodles need to be added toward the end
Kristen Rittmer says
Hi Karen, thanks for pointing that out. I’ve updated the recipe to include the egg noodles!