Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken
Tender, fall-apart chicken slowly cooked in a creamy, seasoned sauce. Flavored with sun dried tomatoes and Parmesan cheese, this delicious recipe is easy to make, and then serve over your favorite pasta.
Yield: 6
Calories: 277kcal
Materials
Chicken:
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (or skinless, boneless chicken thighs)
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1/4 tsp. paprika
Sauce:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated or shredded
- 1 Tbsp. corn starch
- 2 tsp. garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1/2 cup sundried tomatoes, chopped (or roasted red peppers)
30 minutes before serving:
- 1 cup fresh spinach, chopped
Instructions
- Line your crock pot with a liner if you use them.
Chicken:
- Season both sides of chicken with Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and paprika. Place chicken in crock pot.
Sauce:
- In medium bowl, whisk together cream, Parmesan cheese, corn starch, garlic, salt, and pepper. Stir in sun dried tomatoes. Pour sauce over chicken. Cover. Set timer on LOW for 6 hours (preferred time) or HIGH for 3 - 4 hours, or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165°.
30 Minutes before serving:
- Stir in chopped spinach. Recover and continue to cook for remaining 30 minutes. Serving suggestion: serve over your favorite pasta and sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley. Enjoy!
Notes
Depending on size of chicken breasts, and if you roughly break each piece of chicken into 3 pieces, you could easily feed 6 people.
Nutritional values based on serving 6 people.
Nutrition
Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 418mg | Potassium: 686mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1210IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 2mg