Chicken · Slow cooker

Slow Cooker Chicken, Broccoli and Stuffing Casserole

A proper dump and go crockpot dinner: chicken breasts smothered in cream of chicken soup, topped with buttery stuffing mix, broccoli florets and cheese, then left alone for a few hours until it comes out fluffy, cheesy and ready for a salad on the side.

R By Richard · Adapted from The Budget Kitchen with Barb · Published 6 July 2026
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⏱Prep 10 min
🍲Slow cook 6 hr (Low) / 3 hr (High)
🍽Serves 6
Dump & Go Crockpot Chicken Broccoli Stuffing Casserole | Easy Budget-Friendly Family Dinner!

Source video by The Budget Kitchen with Barb on YouTube. This recipe was adapted with strict source-fidelity rules and is marked for human review.

This is the kind of weeknight crockpot dinner that only takes a few minutes at the counter. Chicken breasts sit on the base under a can of condensed cream of chicken soup, then a bowl of stuffing mix, broth, melted butter and half the cheese gets tumbled with broccoli florets and dumped straight on top. A final scatter of cheese, the lid on, and it looks after itself for a few hours on High while the stuffing turns fluffy and the chicken pulls apart. Barb serves it with a green salad on the side and nothing else.

Ingredients

Base
  • 1 large cancondensed cream of chicken soup
  • 2 largeboneless skinless chicken breasts
Stuffing layer
  • 340 gstuffing mix
  • 590 mlchicken stock
  • 113 gunsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cupgrated cheese
  • 170 gbroccoli florets
Topping
  • 1 cupgrated cheese (add late)

Method

  1. Open the tin of cream of chicken soup into the slow cooker crock and mash it down so it spreads across the base. Add the two chicken breasts and stir them through so they are coated on all sides.

    ~3 min

  2. In a large mixing bowl, tip in both boxes of stuffing mix (12 oz total). Pour over the 590 ml chicken stock and the melted stick of butter, then add 1 cup of the grated cheese. Stir to combine.

    ~3 min

  3. Add the 170 g broccoli florets to the stuffing bowl and fold through so they are evenly distributed.

    ~1 min

  4. Tip the stuffing and broccoli mixture straight on top of the chicken and press it down lightly so it sits in an even layer over the soup and chicken base.

    ~1 min

  5. Scatter the reserved 1 cup of cheese evenly across the top.

    ~1 min

  6. Cover and cook on High for 2 to 3 hours, or on Low for 4 to 6 hours, until the chicken pulls apart easily with a fork and the stuffing has puffed up and absorbed the liquid.

    ~180 min

  7. Scoop portions of the chicken up through the stuffing so each plate gets some of both, and serve with a green salad on the side.

    ~2 min

Frequently asked

Can I use frozen broccoli straight from the bag?
Yes. The source uses frozen florets and adds them straight in with no defrosting. They give off a little extra liquid as they thaw, which the stuffing soaks up.
What can I use instead of American stuffing mix?
A boxed UK sage and onion stuffing works well at the same 12 oz (340 g) weight. Keep the stock and butter quantities the same, since the mix expects a similar amount of liquid to hydrate.
Can I use chicken thighs instead of breasts?
Yes, boneless skinless thighs are a good swap and stay juicier over the longer Low setting. Use four small thighs in place of the two large breasts.
Why cook on High rather than Low?
Stuffing mix is designed to hydrate quickly, so the shorter High window keeps the top from turning gluey. The Low option works if you need the longer window, just add the topping cheese in the last hour so it does not weep.
What sides go with this?
A crisp green salad as the host serves it, or a bowl of roasted carrots, buttered peas or steamed green beans if you want a hot vegetable on the plate.
Extraction notes (transparency): Quantities grounded in the transcript: 2 large chicken breasts, 12 oz total stuffing mix (host explicitly says 'two boxes. This is 6 oz, we need 12 oz'), 2.5 cups chicken stock ('two and a half cups of chicken broth'), 1 stick butter ('one stick of butter'), 2 cups cheese total ('two cups of cheese... use half' then 'the other half'), 6 oz broccoli florets ('12 oz bag... going on with half'), cook time High 2 to 3 hours with the double-time rule for Low. The condensed cream of chicken soup size is not stated on camera beyond 'a large can', so left as one can with no gram weight.