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Slow Cooker Chicken with Bacon Gravy

PREP TIME

15 mins

COOK TIME

3 hours 30 mins

TOTAL TIME

3 hours 45 mins

Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS

  • 1.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • ¼ tsp. pepper
  • 1 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1 tsp. minced garlic
  • 6 slices bacon, sliced and cooked
  • 2 (0.87-oz.) packets chicken gravy dry mix
  • 1¼ cups water
  • ⅔ cup heavy cream, added at the end

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Add the chicken to a 3-quart or larger slow cooker. Sprinkle over the pepper, thyme, garlic and bacon.
  2. In a small bowl mix together the gravy mix packet and the 1¼ cup water until smooth. Pour the gravy over the chicken.
  3. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3.5 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
  4. When the cooking time is done, add the heavy cream. Shred the chicken with 2 forks and give everything a gentle stir until the gravy and the cream are mixed.
  5. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.
  6. Enjoy!