February 15, 2022

How to Make Frozen Chicken in the Crock Pot

Name: How to make frozen chicken in the Crock-Pot
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 360 min
Ingredients: 6 frozen, boneless and skinless chicken breasts; 1 1/2 tbsp butter (thinly sliced); 1 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp poultry seasoning; 1/2 tsp black pepper

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Learn how to make frozen, boneless and skinless chicken breasts in the Crock Pot for using in any recipe calling for cooked chicken.

I’m a fan of using rotisserie chicken in recipes calling for chicken. However, I don’t have a Costco anywhere close to my house, so I don’t have access to really cheap rotisserie chicken on a regular basis. Also, I tend to get a bit squeamish when cleaning a rotisserie chicken from the bones and skin. It seems I throw away a lot of waste from each rotisserie chicken I buy, which I don’t love. This is why I am showing you how to make frozen chicken breasts in your Crock-Pot. With so little effort, you can have chicken breast ready to go for adding to any recipe calling for chicken.

Ingredients for making chicken in the Crock-Pot

Frozen chicken breasts
Butter – this is optional, but fat adds flavor. A tablespoon of butter per four chicken breasts makes your chicken extra tasty and tender.
Poultry seasoning
Salt and pepper

How to make frozen chicken breasts in the Crock-Pot

Simply add the frozen chicken breasts, butter, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper to the insert of your Crock-Pot. Cook the chicken on LOW heat for about 6 hours or HIGH heat for about 4 hours, or until the chicken shreds easily with a fork. The chicken also needs to be cooked to at least 165 degrees F. If the chicken is shredding easily, it will likely register a much higher temperature than 165. But I always check to be safe. There is no need to add extra cooking liquid. The chicken breasts release a lot of liquid as they thaw and cook in the Crock-Pot.

Can you freeze the chicken for a later use once it’s been cooked?

This may seem counterintuitive, but it makes a lot of sense. Purchase frozen chicken breasts when they are on-sale and cook a big batch of them. Almost all of your time is hands-off. Shred the cooked chicken and then freeze it to add later to your favorite recipes. A little meal prep can go a long way to make dinner time less of a chore.

Recipes using cooked chicken

Kitchen Tips

I use a 6-quart Crock-Pot to test all of my recipes. Use an 8-quart slow cooker if you’d like to make a bigger batch of chicken.
Digital meat thermometer for checking the temperature of the cooked chicken.

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a bowl full of cooked, shredded chicken breast, cooked in the Crock-Pot

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