Slow Cooker Chicken a la King Puff Pastry

I first shared this Slow Cooker Chicken a la King recipe on Spend with Pennies where I am a contributor. Slow Cooker Chicken a la King Puff Pastry is a creamy and comforting classic dish made simple but still pretty enough to serve to dinner guest.

Back in college I majored in dietetics and one of our classes was running a cafe on campus. We had to do the cooking, cleaning, managing… It was a 6 hour class twice a week. It seems like forever ago so I don’t remember tons but I do remember eating the yummy food. One of the dishes we served was a chicken puff pastry. I failed to grab the recipe for it but this Slow Cooker Chicken a la King Puff Pastry sure comes close to what I remember.

Slow cooker recipes are the best! I love how most of the work is done up front. For this Slow Cooker Chicken a la King Puff Pastry you toss almost everything in the pot and let it do its thang. For the last 30 minutes you add a few more ingredients, pop the puff pastry in the oven and boom! Dinner is served!

If you’re trying to cut back on calories you can skill the puff pastry and just serve over rice or pasta… but the puff pastry is amazing. Who doesn’t love a flaky pastry?! All you have to do is make a few cuts and then fold the out side strips up on the adjacent edge creating a little well to put the chicken in after it cooks.

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Now I want to eat all my dinners with puff pastry!

This creamy chicken and veggies is a dream! You’ll want to eat two portions! And you’re kids will love this too! My girls even eat up all their veggies when I make this. I think it has something to do with the creamy sauce that covers them.

Slow Cooker Chicken a la King Puff Pastry

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Slow Cooker Chicken a la King

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 4 hours

Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes

Servings 8

Author Garnish & Glaze

Ingredients

• 1 cup sweet onion diced
• 1 rib celery chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts about 1 1/2 to 2 pounds
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1/2 green bell pepper diced
• 1 red bell pepper diced
• 1 8 ounce package mushrooms, sliced
• 1 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken of soup
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 8 ounces package cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
• Fresh cracked
• 1 17.3 ounce box Puff Pastry Shees (2 sheets), thawed
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

1. Mix onion, celery, garlic and water together in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 5 minutes (stir halfway through) until onions are translucent.
2. Place chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker and sprinkle with seasoned salt. Add the onion mixture, bell peppers, and mushrooms.

3. Mix the soup and chicken broth together and then pour in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.

4. Mix the cornstarch and water together in a small dish and add to the slow cooker along with the cream cheese and peas. Mix in and cook for 30 minutes, uncovered.
5. Meanwhile, make the puff pastry. Grease a baking sheet or line with parchment paper. Unfold the pastry sheets and cut each into 4 squares. For each square, cut a thin strip almost all the way through on each side. Wet the dough with your fingers and then pull each thin strip onto the adjacent edge and lightly press down. Continue with each square.
6. Mix the egg and water together and then lightly brush the square with it.
7. Bake for 12-15 minutes at 400 degrees until puffed and golden.
8. Shred the chicken (I just shred it in the slow cooker but you can remove it and add it back). Spoon the chicken mixture over each puff pastry and serve.

More Chicken Recipes to try:

Chicken & Wild Rice Casserole

Napa Valley Chicken