Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy

Sometimes you find a real treasure completely by accident. I was just trying to find a quick and easy slow cooker meal that checked all the boxes for my family and came across this winner. My kids have requested it several times since and consider it one of the real "keepers". 

Ingredients:

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts

1.74 oz. dry chicken gravy mix (2 packets)

10.50 oz. can cream of chicken soup

1/2 cups water

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Directions: 

1. Add the chicken breasts (no need to pre-cook or brown) 

2. In a small bowl whisk together the gravy mix, cream of chicken soup, water and pepper. 

3. Pour the gravy mix over the chicken in the slow cooker. 

4. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4 hours. 

5. Shred the chicken with two forks in the slow cooker. 

If your gravy is thin from the chicken being too juicy or added veggies (optional), mix together the 2 Tbsp. water and 2 Tbsp. cornstarch. Add to the slow cooker along with the gravy and shredded chicken. Add the lid back on and cook high for 10 minutes longer or until the gravy has thickened. I didn't need to use the cornstarch. The original recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of water and I cut that back to 1/2 cup water.