Spring is always a busy time of year for our family. With all the fun activities and everything else going on, I always need a good slow cooker recipe on hand. This Slow Cooker Swiss Chicken recipe is as delicious as it is easy.
This meal is simple enough that it can be served any weeknight, but tasty enough you can add some steamed broccoli and homemade rolls and serve it for Sunday dinner.
This slow cooker Swiss chicken is made with just 6 ingredients – most of which you probably already have in your pantry.
You only need 6 Ingredients for this Chicken Recipe:
- Chicken breasts (you can use fresh or frozen)
- Swiss cheese (you can substitute other types of cheese if you don’t like Swiss. Muenster, Mozzarella, or Cheddar will work.)
- Dry herbed stuffing (we usually use a 6 ounce box of Stove Top).
- Butter
- Cream of chicken soup
- Milk
How to make Slow Cooker Swiss chicken:
Step 1: Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. You could also use a slow cooker liner for super quick cleanup.
Step 2: Place chicken breasts on the bottom of the slow cooker (try to place them in one single layer as much as possible).
Step 3: Cover chicken with slices of Swiss cheese.
Step 4: In a small bowl, combine cream of chicken soup and milk and pour over chicken and cheese.
Step 5: Sprinkle stuffing mix on top and drizzle butter over the top.
Step 6: Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 2-3 hours.
Make this Slow Cooker Swiss Chicken in the oven:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken in a 9×13″ baking dish. Top with Swiss cheese slices.
In a bowl, mix together milk and cream of chicken soup. Pour over chicken breasts, then top with dry stuffing mix. Drizzle butter over the stuffing mix.
Cover with foil and bake for 50 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
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Add-ins/Substitutions
- Other types of cheeses (mozzarella, cheddar, provolone, etc.)
- Sliced deli ham
- Bacon bits
- Mushrooms
- Almond milk or dairy free milk
- Sliced almonds
To store this chicken dinner:
Store in the refrigerator for 3-5 days in an airtight container.
To freeze, cook and let cool completely. Store in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 30 days.
To reheat, thaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Reheat in the microwave until warmed through.
We like to serve this Swiss Chicken with:
- Roasted baby potatoes
- Oven roasted parmesan broccoli
- Strawberry spinach salad with homemade poppyseed dressing
- 30 minute dinner rolls
- Creamy garlic mashed potatoes
Slow Cooker Swiss Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 6 slices swiss cheese
- 1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 (6 ounce) package chicken stuffing mix
- ¼ cup butter, melted
Equipment
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place chicken breasts on the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Cover chicken with slices of Swiss cheese.
- In a small bowl, combine cream of chicken soup and milk and pour over chicken and cheese.
- Sprinkle stuffing mix on top and drizzle butter over the top.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 2-3 hours.
Notes
Nutrition
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looks like a must try!
I haven’t had Swiss Chicken in years, but loved it! Just pinned this recipe! Thanks!
Blythe @ Desperate Craftwives
Can you use frozen chicken? I usually do, but wasn’t sure if it would be weird with the cheese. Thanks!
This is one of my FAVORITE dinners! I make it in the oven and we call it stuffing chicken.
I make this but a little different. Cook 3-4 slices of bacon, take out bacon to drain and put in refrigerator. In the pan you used for the bacon brown the chicken breasts in the bacon drippings. Place chicken in slow cooker and top with one small can drained mushrooms and one can of cream of chicken soup. At the end of the cooking time (usually only about 3 hours on low in my cooker) put slices of swiss cheese on top and the crumbled bacon. One of our favorites! Serve over rice with steamed broccoli on the side.
This looks so delicious! I love all of your crock pot recipes! They’re regular meals in our home!!
Paige
Yes! I just put frozen chicken breasts in my slow cooker.
This looks so good. I must try it soon.
Hi! Would these be whole chicken breasts? Or chicken breast halves? I always get confused! Thanks!
Silly question….the Herb stuffing mix…do you use just the seasoning packet or both the packet and the actual dry stuffing?
Thanks!
The stuffing mix we used had it combined together. So if your seasoning packet is separate, combine them if your dried bread crumbs look like they have no seasoning on them. Hope this helps.
We buy the frozen chicken breasts. They are medium sized. We have also bought the chicken breast cutlets. Then we add a few more since they are smaller in size. Hope this helps. -The Six Sisters
Looks amazing! and super easy…love that combo.
Thanks so much for sharing at my Real Family Fun link party.
Hope to see you again next week.
KC
This is in the crock for tonight’s dinner..fingers crossed it comes out looking like your picture because it looks yummy! Thanks for sharing!
I made this today and it’s delicious! Definately a keeper recipe.
This is one of our favorite dishes, but I have never used the crock pot before. I will from now on though. Thanks for the idea.
I’ve made this many times and always added a few thinly sliced pieces of boiled ham from the deli. Very good.
I want to make this recipe but my husband doesn’t like swiss cheese can i use cheddar do you think that would work?
It should work. It will have a totally different different taste with cheddar cheese.
Made this today and the family now says add it to the favorite list.
Thank you for all the great recipes
When I was in college, the dining hall served a dish like this that had little slivered almonds in it. It was delicious! I’m going to try this recipe and add almonds!
I made this today and my stuffing is all dried out 🙁 I’m hoping to save it some how! I tried doing the frozen chicken for 8 hours but I guess that won’t work.
Tried this tonight. Seriously delicious. My hubby and his friend were in love with it. I added toasted almonds on top of the finished dish and served with green beans, cranberry sauce & mashed potatoes.
is there ever a chance that the stuffing will get soggy in the crockpot? Looks delicious! 🙂
It goes soft but not soggy.
Sill question, do you make thi stuffing mix like the pkg says or use it dry?
Add it in dry.
This looks great and I think my kids will love it. Do you think it can be frozen?
Yes, it can be frozen for a later date.
How exactly do you freeze this?? Put it all in freezer bag and then into crock pot, cook first then freeze, and how?? I am new to all this and there seems to be a couple recipes that aren’t spelled out for dummies like me 😉
Do you add a can of water to the soup or is the milk the substitute?
Do not add water to the soup.
You could make it all the way, then freeze it in an airtight container. Then thaw and reheat.
I have been looking for this recipe. Can not wait to make it.
Thanks
I must try this recipe. I have taken out my crockpot and ready to make this. Can’t wait
Thanks 6 girls.
Going to make this tomorrow night! Can’t wait to try it!
Can i.use mozzarella cheese..
I think it would work fine. Sounds delicious!
My husband doesn’t like stuffing is there something else?
I purchase chicken breast in 40lb boxes and the breast are quite large. How many lbs of chicken should I use?
Thanks!!!!
If your breasts are quite big maybe only cook 4 or 5. Our recipe calls for six, which is probably around 3 to 4 pounds.
Instead of the milk I use dry white wine.YUMMMMM
Does the chicken have to be thawed? Or could I just use frozen?
Croutons?
One package herb stuffing mix…not sure which product you are referring to. Something like Stove Top or like the Pepperidge Farm stuffing mix? One is a much larger package than the other.
This looks awesome! I need to feed a family of 8, any tips on how to bump this up just enough for 8 without having to double the recipe? Thanks in advance!
Just add a little more of each ingredient to cover the other 2 chicken breasts that you will be adding. It’s ok if you add another can of cream of chicken soup. It will be extra creamy!
An 8 ounce package of stuffing mix will work just fine.
We used boxed stuffing mix like Stove top. We have often buy the big bags of Pepperidge Farm stuffing too. Hope this helps! 🙂
We have only made it with thawed chicken.
this really looks and sounds good , going to make it this weekend. do you think i can use
almond or lactose free milk instead of regular dairy milk ?
I’ve been making this easy recipe for family and guest since getting it from a co-worker for the past 20 years!
So EASY! And So DELICIOUS!
When you serve it with a spinach salad and fresh bread, it’ll seem like you’ve slaved in the kitchen all day
Thanks for the tip! Yummy alternative!
It should work just fine.
I was wondering how much stuffing to use..? The recipe just says a bag.. I am using pepperidge farm and it comes in a 14 oz bag- is this too much? I read the comments and one person commented her stuffing was dry and I am now wondering if the 14 oz may be too much??
You can use a 6 to 8 ounce package. Any bigger would make it dry.
If I was making this for 10 people vs. 6, and need to layer the chicken, should I put stuffing between the chicken layers, or just on top? Or would you recommend me slicing up the chicken first.
Made this last night for my hubby and I for dinner was great will make it again..ty for the great recipe.now im looking for a recipe for porkchops veggies with a creamy sauce any ideas?
Has anyone tried this with spiced and chopped tomatoes, like swiss steak is prepared?
I would love to try this today for dinner but don’t have stuffing on hand. Do you think Panko bread crumbs would brown ok for the topping if I drizzle butter on top. Have never tried in crock pot?
The bread crumbs should work fine for the top!
I am making this for tonight. Is it ok to have the chicken in multiple layers before adding the stuff on top? Or have you tried layering chicken, stuff on top, more chicken, more stuff on top?
Is your slow cooker really small? We try to make sure each piece of chicken has swiss cheese on it and the soup and dressing.
You can use baby Swiss it has a mild taste. I also don’t like Swiss but I can eat it like this and it’s good
This recipe is delicious!!! Very easy to make – my husband put this together – of course he added more Swiss cheese. It stays on the dinner rotation. Loved it. !!!!
My slow cooker broke last week. Can I make this in the oven??? If so, what time and temp?
This looks amazing but I can’t have gluten ( the stuffing) due to Celiac disease. Could I make my own gf stuffing from gf bread and then use it as a garnish when serving over mashed potatoes? Thanks for your help!
Hi Heather. That would totally work making your own GF stuffing!
If I wanted to make this in the oven, what would the temp and time be? Thanks!
A slow cooker on low should be about 200 degrees; while the high setting should be 300 degrees. But it takes a few hours for a slow cooker to reach those temperatures. So you would need to take that into consideration when adjusting for the oven. Your oven will heat up a lot faster. So the cooking time would be shorter.
Following your “in the oven” instructions, I tried this last night in the oven. I was careful to cover it tightly with two sheets of foil for fear of the stuffing drying out. Even doing this, it did dry out around the edges. In fact the stuffing in general was dryer than I would have liked. I used Stove Top stuffing and thin sliced chicken breats. Loved the flavor and the ease of prep but would like a moist stuffing. Any suggestions?
I add more milk so it isn’t dry 😊
Can I cook this in the instant pot? What would be your recommended cooking time?
WOULD CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP WORK INSTEAD OF CREAM OF CHICKEN? I LOOKED IN THE PANTRY, NO CREAM OF CHICKEN.
It will definitely work, but the taste will be a little different than if you used Cream of chicken.
Made a slight change to recipes. Cubed potatoes along with corn placed in bottom of SC, salt and pepper. Everything else assembled as instructed.
Is there anyway to make this in the instant pot?
Here is a link to a video on how to convert recipes to the instant pot. https://youtu.be/8DKWGgsKY9s
This is a family favorite!
I’ve made this more times than I can count and have loved it each and every time!
I forgot to put it in my slow cooker before I left for work 🤦♀️ What are the chances I could throw it in my Instant Pot?
The oven version is listed on the recipe card. You could easily cook the chicken in the Instant Pot, but the cheese and dressing topping might need to be done separately in the oven.
Tried it with pepper jack cheese and its delicious!
I made this in the crockpot today and it was pretty good! I wish the stuffing had some crispness on top of the chicken so I think that would be an advantage of baking in the oven because you could uncover it and crisp the top. Chicken was tender and flavorful. I served with roasted broccoli.
Hi! May I use chicken thighs for this recipe?
You absolutely can!