How to Make Frozen Chicken in the Crock Pot (2024)

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

1. Creamy Crack Chicken Soup
2. Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
3. Chicken Noodle Soup
4. Southwestern Chicken and Dumplings
5. Chicken and Rice Casserole
6. Crock-Pot Chicken Taco Soup
7. King Ranch Chicken
8. Chicken Divan
9. Chicken Spinach Artichoke Lasagna
10. Air Fryer Chicken Chimichangas

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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