My daughter became obsessed with this dish when she first ate it at my sister’s house. It turns out that it was a variation of a Weight Watcher’s recipe that is usually served over noodles…a chicken stroganoff. My sister added a veggie and stirred the cooked noodles into the crockpot mixture.
I found an original recipe that used butter and condensed chicken soup, but they are left out of this adaptation. I am not sure if my sister changed the recipe or if I did not remember her directions accurately, but this version is really tasty anyway. I use brocolli and mushrooms every time I make it. When I want a complete stand-alone meal, I also add frozen carrots. I also make it using non-dairy “cream cheese” for my dairy-allergic husband. (Okay, technically I split off a serving or two for him before adding the cheese as I am not a fan of the soy-based cream cheese and I try and control the amount of soy I serve my daughter).
I probably should note that not everything is cooked in the crockpot…the noodle and the veggies are cooked seperately in a pot of boiling water. It still is a super easy and fast meal to prepare with the crockpot doing all the heavy lifting.
Crockpot Chicken Brocolli Noodles
Ingredients
- 2 - 3 skinless, bonless chicken breasts
- 1 packet dry Italian dressing mix
- 4 oz.+/- low sodium chicken stock
- 8 oz. American Neufchâtel or cream cheese
- 6 oz. wide, dry noodles
- 1 pkg. frozen brocolli
- 1 pkg. frozen carrots, if desired
- 1 sm. can/jar sliced mushrooms or sauteed fresh mushrooms, if desired
- salt, to taste
Instructions
- Cut up chicken breasts into pieces, or leave whole if desired, and place in a crockpot.
- Add Italian dressing mix and enough chicken stock to cover bottom of crock, but not exceed 1/3 of the height of the chicken pieces.
- Close crockpot lid and cook on low for 4-6 hours for cut pieces(high for 2-3 hours) or on low for 6 -8 hours for whole split breasts (high for 4 - 6 hours) until chicken reaches safe temperature on an instant read themometer.
- Place water in a large pot on high heat and bring to a boil following noodle package directions.
- Add salt to the water before adding the noodles.
- Add frozen vegetables to water to time the vegetables and noodles being done at the same time according their package directions.
- Drain noodles and vegetables.
- Add cream cheese to cooked chicken in the crockpot.
- Add mushrooms and drained noodles/vegetables.
- Serve warm.
Notes
American Neufchâtel can be grainy and not as smooth as cream cheese.
It has less fat than cream cheese, but the creaminess and flavor is a little different depending on the brand.
French Neufchâtel is not the same and can't be effectively subsituted.