Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff
- 4 hr 10 min
- Serves 4
- 13 ingredients
10 minutes to prep, 4 hours to cook. A comforting slow‑cooker chicken stroganoff that’s ready in minutes—mushrooms, onions, and tender chicken simmered in a savory sauce, finished with creamy chives‑flavored cheese for a velvety finish. Serve over quick microwave rice or mashed potatoes for a hassle‑free dinner that tastes like a restaurant meal.
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Method
Chicken Stroganoff:
1. In a slow cooker, combine the pre‑cut sliced mushrooms, pre‑cut diced onions, and pre‑cut chicken breast.
2. Add the chicken stock, whole‑grain mustard, Worcestershire sauce, tomato puree, black pepper, salt, and garlic.
3. Stir the ingredients together until well mixed.
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: Ingredients are evenly mixed in the cooker.
4. Cover and cook on high for 4–5 hours or on low for 8–9 hours.
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: Chicken is tender after slow cooking. Choose either stated cooking setting and time range.
5. About 5 minutes before serving, stir in the 80 g Philadelphia chives cream cheese until melted and creamy.
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: Cream cheese is melted into a creamy sauce.
6. If a thicker sauce is desired, whisk in 1 tbsp cornflour and cook for an additional minute until thickened.
7. Shred the cooked chicken in the slow cooker and stir it into the creamy sauce.
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: Chicken pulls apart easily and is mixed into the sauce.
8. Serve the stroganoff over a quarter packet of pre‑cooked wholegrain microwave rice, microwaved for 90 seconds (or approximately 2 minutes).
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: Rice is heated through before serving.
Optional notes:
• Normal cream can be used as an alternative to the cream cheese if desired.
Tips while you cook
- Mix before cooking
- Stir all ingredients together in the slow cooker before covering.
- Add cream cheese near the end
- Stir in the cream cheese about 5 minutes before serving.
- Thicken if desired
- Whisk in cornflour and cook an extra minute.
- Shred chicken after cooking
- Shred the cooked chicken in the slow cooker before stirring it into the sauce.
Notes from ReelsMeals, based on this recipe's ingredients, times and method. They are not the creator's instructions.
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