Creamy Italian Chicken

I got this from a friend, Tawnya, several years ago when I was in a dinner slump. This has become a favorite meal to serve when company comes and is one of the most requested recipes I have. We serve it over mashed potatoes. 

1 cube butter

1 pkg. dry Italian dressing mix

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 can cream of chicken soup

7-9 chicken breasts, fresh or frozen, or equivalent amount of chicken tenderloins. (A 2.5 lb. bag of frozen chicken tenderloins works well.)

Melt butter and mix in Italian dressing mix. Place chicken in crock pot and pour butter mixture over. Let cook on low for 4+ hours. Break up the chicken a bit with a fork or potato masher. Combine cream cheese and soup and stir into chicken. Cook another 2 hours. Stir and serve over potatoes, pasta (acini de pepe is a good choice) or rice. 

(Can cook on high if you have less time.)