Easy Chicken Hot Pot Slow Cooker
We’ve made this chicken hot pot recipe as easy as possible, with most of your flavour coming from a can of soup and a packet of soup mix. The soup acts as a brother to add lots of flavour to the veggies and chicken. Of course, you can add any vegetables you like to this dish too.
This recipe is also featured in our Chicken Drumstick Recipe Collection.
Ingredients
Method
- 8 chicken drumsticks
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 kumara, chopped
- 1 mushroom
- 1 can Creamy Chicken Soup
- 1 packet Chicken Noodle Soup Mix
Ingredients for side dishes
- 4 potatoes
- 1 broccoli
1. In a snaplock bag, add all ingredients and freeze.
2. Remove from the freezer the night before so it defrosts overnight.
3. Place the ingredients in a slow cooker and cook for 5-6 hours on low, until the meat is easily coming away from the bone.
4. If there is quite a bit of liquid, thicken with 2 Tbsp flour mixed with a small amount of water and stir through, cook on high for 10-15 mins to thicken up. Add more flour/water mix if needed.
5. Season and serve with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli.
Tips
- Want to make this recipe even easier? Throw the potatoes in the slow cooker with the chicken and steam the broccoli in the microwave!
FAQs
- Can you overcook chicken in a slow cooker?
Yes, it is possible! If the meat is cooked too long it could end up dry and not juicy and tender. Be sure to check on your chicken during cooking to make sure it isn’t drying out.
- It’s my first time using a slow cooker, what mistakes should I avoid?
The most common mistakes with using a slow cooker are cooking meat at too high of a temperature, adding too much liquid, not defrosting materials before adding to the slow cooker, and overfilling the slow cooker. But don’t worry, if you follow this recipe you shouldn’t run into any of these common mistakes!