Healthier Slow-Cooker Marry Me Chicken Swap Recipe

Jan 22 2026
If you loved our healthier swap for the virally popular Marry Me Chicken recipe that we dropped last year (or even if this is the first you’re hearing about it), good news: We just made a slow-cooker version! Bookmark this recipe now—once you make it, your family is gonna request it on repeat.



Hungry Girl Healthy Slow-Cooker “I Do” Chicken Recipe

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1/6 of recipe (about 1/2 cup): 220 calories, 7g total fat (3g sat. fat), 544mg sodium, 9.5g carbs, 2g fiber, 5.5g sugars, 29.5g protein

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Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 3–4 hours or 7–8 hours

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb. raw boneless skinless chicken breast

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1 1/2 cups chicken broth

1 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup whipped cream cheese

1/2 cup bagged or rinsed sun-dried tomatoes, chopped

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. onion powder

Optional topping: fresh basil

Serving suggestions: spaghetti squash, whole-wheat pasta, zucchini noodles, cauliflower rice, brown rice

Directions:

Place chicken in a slow cooker, and season with salt and pepper. Add broth and onion.

Cover and cook on high for 3–4 hours or on low for 7–8 hours, until chicken is fully cooked.

Place cream cheese in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients, and mix until uniform.

Transfer chicken to a cutting board, and roughly chop or shred. Add to the large bowl.

Using a slotted spoon, transfer onion to the bowl. (Save the leftover broth for another time.)

Mix well, coating chicken with the cream cheese mixture.

MAKES 6 SERVINGS

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Chew on this:

It’s January 22nd, National Blonde Brownie Day. These Peanut Butter Blondies are full of sneaky healthy ingredients, like unsweetened applesauce, pumpkin, and chickpeas.

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