When you don’t know what to make for dinner — or just don’t want to put a lot of effort into it — the trusty crockpot is the thing to turn to. It’s so easy just to toss a few ingredients in the slow cooker, turn it on, and open it up when dinner time rolls around. This Slow Cooker Chicken and Noodles is the kind of recipe that takes little thought and basically no work but still brings the comfort. It’s a cozy dinner and a delicious one too!

What Ingredients Do You Need for Slow Cooker Chicken and Noodles?

You only need a few things for this full meal in a crockpot. You’ll need:

• Chicken breasts. (Chicken thighs work fine too.)
• Carrots.
• An onion.
• Some peas.
• Garlic powder and poultry seasoning.
• Chicken broth.
• Heavy cream.
• Egg noodles. The frozen ‘homestyle’ variety, like Eames.

How do you Make Slow Cooker Chicken and Noodles?

It’s so simple. Start by adding the chicken to the slow cooker along with the carrots and onions. Season that with the garlic powder, poultry seasoning, and some salt and pepper. (Go light on the salt, as the chicken broth and poultry seasoning have some too, and you can always adjust it at the end.)

Then, pour in the chicken broth, cover it up and let it cook until the chicken cooks through. This will take two to three hours on high or four to six hours on low. Shred up the chicken and then add it back to the crockpot with the noodles, peas, and cream. Cover it back up and let it cook until the noodles cook through, which should take about 30 minutes to an hour, at most.

The end result is a comforting meal that’ll warm you right up. It’s savory, hearty, and full of classic home cooked flavor… just with little work from you!