39 Family Chicken Crockpot Recipes for Picky Eaters
Easy chicken crockpot recipes for picky eaters! These kid approved crockpot meals and picky eater slow cooker recipes make easy budget friendly dinners for families.
When you’re trying to feed your family and keep picky eaters happy, dinner can feel like an aimless task.
That’s where the crockpot comes in! It does the hard work while you handle everything else.
These family-friendly chicken crockpot recipes for kids are simple, comforting, and made with flavors that picky eaters actually enjoy.
Nothing too complicated, or with weird ingredients. Just easy, cozy meals that make weeknight dinners feel a little calmer.
And since these dinners basically cook themselves, hopefully you’ll feel like you didn’t waste time (or money) making it.
Let’s take a look!
(🥘 Looking for more kid approved recipes? Try these kid friendly ground beef dinners, healthy easy after school snacks, and creative school lunches for picky kids.)
Crockpot Buffalo Wild Wings Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta is a creamy and delicious dish that combines all our favorites like BWW Garlic Parmesan Garlic sauce, chicken, cream cheese, and pasta. Delicious tangy Crockpot BBQ Chicken is perfect for making flavorful and fun sandwiches. Let your slow cooker do all the work and you'll have a delicious easy meal ready to eat. This easy 4 ingredient crockpot chicken and stuffing is such an easy and filling meal. Perfect for a busy weeknight, this recipe is sure to become a family favorite. This Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken Tortellini provides you with a hearty and flavorful meal while still being incredibly easy to make! Love traditional chicken pot pie? Then you’re going to love this simpler slow cooker chicken pot pie that’s loaded with tender chicken and veggies in creamy gravy. It gets topped with biscuits instead of baked into a crust. With no tortilla rolling required, you’re not going to find an easier way to make chicken enchiladas. It does call for cooked, shredded chicken, so you can use a rotisserie chicken if you don’t already have some on hand. With only 15 minutes of prep in the morning, Tuscan chicken combines all the Italian flavors you love into an easy to make weeknight dish. It features tender, super flavorful chicken cooked in a creamy sauce that you can serve over pasta or by itself. Creamy, cheesy Slow Cooker Crack Chicken is a flavorful blend of shredded chicken, cream cheese, Ranch seasoning, and bacon. It tastes great on buns for sandwiches, or even as a dip. No need to cook the lasagna noodles before putting them in the Crock Pot for this creamy Chicken Spinach Lasagna ! Just layer the uncooked noodles straight from the box with the other ingredients for an easy one dish weeknight meal. A super delicious, moist, and easy slow cooker dinner, Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken requires just a few ingredients: your favorite salsa, some spices, and the chicken! Shredded Green Chile Chicken can be served in a lot of different ways to make your whole family happy. Try it in a burrito bowl, or on a tortilla for delicious creamy chicken tacos. Chicken Parmesan Soup has all of the flavors of a decadent comfort food classic in a waistline-friendly slow cooker soup! Plus, it takes just minutes to prep and is so much lighter than traditional chicken parmesan. With just a few ingredients, Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken & Broccoli is not only healthy and delicious, but super easy to make too. Serve it over rice or your favorite side. Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup is about as easy as a crockpot recipe can get. You don’t have to chop, peel or dice anything. Just open packages, dump in, and collect the compliments at dinner time. Smothered Chicken is classic comfort food. The chicken comes out fall-apart tender and the gravy is rich and flavorful. Serve it over rice or potatoes, or on a sandwich. Crockpot Chicken Spaghetti is a hearty slow cooker dinner recipe made with chicken breasts cooked in a cream soup and cream cheese sauce, and loaded with cheddar cheese. Crockpot Chicken and Rice is a lightened up, comforting, cheesy, and delicious dinner that’s incredibly easy to make! The ultimate set-it-and-forget-it weeknight dinner recipe, it also includes broccoli so you don’t even have to make a side dish. Chicken Alfredo Tortellini is delicious and cheesy, filled with simple ingredients that you can get at any grocery store. It’s both budget-friendly and simple to make! Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken with Pineapple and Sweet BBQ sauce is a simple three-ingredient recipe that creates fork-tender, flavorful chicken. The perfect balance of sweet and savory. Crockpot Mexican Chicken includes black beans, Rotel tomatoes, chicken, and loads of cheesy goodness all slowly cooked to melty perfection ready for tacos, nachos, or burritos. Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup is hearty and comforting, yet incredibly easy to make. No need for a can of soup, this simple homemade recipe is the best. Maple Dijon chicken is an easy, hands-off dinner made with boneless, skinless chicken breasts and a few kitchen staples. The simple sauce creates the perfect balance of flavors. Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwiches are a super easy, 5-ingredient weeknight meal. Chicken, ranch seasoning and crispy bacon get turned into tasty sandwiches. (Use precooked bacon from the store to make it even easier!) Chicken Tacos in the crockpot creates incredibly tender, flavorful shredded chicken for easy tacos on a busy day. It’s super versatile and works perfectly for a variety of Mexican entrees. Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Pasta Recipe is a delicious combination of easy-to-find, simple ingredients such as marinara sauce, tomatoes, pasta, cream cheese, and chicken. White Chicken Chili with Salsa Verde is healthy and hearty is also great for meal prepping. With just 10 minutes of prep, this comforting dinner will be waiting for you at the end of a busy, chilly day. Easy, creamy, and rich Chicken and Dumplings is a set it and go recipe. The seasoned chicken breasts are fork tender, and the dumplings use pre-made biscuit dough, keeping the whole recipe super easy. Tender chicken breasts in a wonderful gravy, is perfect served over mashed potatoes, rice or bread. Best of all, the recipe calls for just 3 ingredients! With just a few budget-friendly ingredients, this pantry meal is a must try. Change up traditional spaghetti night, and use chicken instead of beef. Filled with chicken, beans, corn and rice and topped with colorful garnishes, Chicken Burrito Bowls are like Chipotle right at home! French Onion Chicken is made so simple with just a few ingredients. It’s a dump-and-start recipe that you can make on busy weekdays to feed the whole family. Hawaiian Chicken Tacos will shake up your taco night! Tender, juicy chicken is cooked in the crockpot then topped with a delicious, creamy (optional) chipotle slaw. Fresh pineapple adds the perfect amount of sweetness. Ultra easy and kid-friendly Honey Garlic Chicken and Veggies is an all-in-one dump meal that’s both satisfying and healthy. Toss everything in the slow cooker and go about your day. Crockpot Poppy Seed Chicken is the ultimate comfort food! The crunchy topping totally makes it. Only a handful of ingredients is needed to make this simple, family favorite meal. Turn ordinary chicken into flavorful Italian chicken with dressing, soy sauce, and ginger ale. Add baby potatoes and carrots for a complete meal. Ritz Chicken Casserole is a combination of tender juicy chicken, with creamy sour cream, and buttery Ritz crackers. It’s an easy-to-throw-together meal, so you can come back to dinner ready to serve. Boneless skinless chicken breasts are slow cooked with peppers, corn, and beans in chicken broth and can be on the table in as little as 4 hours. Add this hearty soup to your meal plan and for a cozy and comforting meal. Chicken Parmesan in the crockpot might just become your next go-to weeknight meal. Throw in the slow cooker before you leave in the morning, and come home and just boil pasta for a quick and delicious meal the entire family will love. The slow cooker does all the work in this easy Crockpot Chicken Salad recipe. It's perfect for make-ahead dinners, lunches, and easy healthy meal prep.Family Crockpot Chicken Dinners
Garlic Chicken Pasta
BBQ Chicken
4 Ingredient Chicken and Stuffing
Tuscan Chicken Tortellini
Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Tuscan Chicken
Crack Chicken
Chicken Spinach Lasagna
Salsa Chicken
Green Chile Chicken
Chicken Parmesan Soup
Teriyaki Chicken & Broccoli
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Easy Smothered Chicken
Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti
Chicken and Rice
Chicken Alfredo Tortellini
Pineapple Hawaiian Chicken
Crockpot Mexican Chicken
Chicken Noodle Soup
Maple Dijon Chicken
Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwiches
Chicken Tacos
Creamy Chicken Pasta
White Chicken Chili with Salsa Verde
Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken and Gravy
Italian Chicken
Chicken Burrito Bowl
Easy French Onion Chicken
Hawaiian Chicken Tacos
Honey Garlic Chicken and Veggies
Poppy Seed Chicken
Creamy Italian Chicken with Veggies
Ritz Chicken Casserole
Chicken Fajita Soup
Chicken Parmesan
Crockpot Chicken Salad
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I hope these kid friendly chicken crockpot recipes have given lots of new fun dinners to add to your weekly family meal plan.
From hearty casserole recipes and comforting soups and pasta dishes, there are a ton of fun family chicken crockpot dinner ideas to try.
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