Description
This Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken recipe is a creamy and flavorful dish that is easy to prepare. Tender chicken cooked in a rich sauce with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach, served over pasta or rice.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
Chicken:
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
Sauce:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon oil from jar of sun-dried tomatoes
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, sliced (packed in oil)
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
Additional:
- 3 ounces baby spinach
Instructions
- Sauce Preparation: In a saucepan, sauté butter, oil, and garlic. Add chicken stock and heavy cream, simmer until thickened. Stir in parmesan cheese.
- Slow Cooker Assembly: Place chicken in slow cooker, season with herbs. Add sun-dried tomatoes, pour sauce over chicken. Cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
- Finish: Remove chicken, add spinach to slow cooker until wilted. Serve chicken with sauce poured over the top.
Notes
- This dish pairs well with pasta or rice.
- For a thicker sauce, you can add a cornstarch slurry towards the end of cooking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 464 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 686mg
- Fat: 36g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 155mg
