Description
This Crockpot Marry Me Chicken recipe is a comforting and easy-to-make Italian-American dish featuring tender chicken breasts cooked low and slow in a creamy, flavorful sun-dried tomato sauce, perfect for a hassle-free dinner.
Ingredients
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Chicken and Sauce
- Cooking spray
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 ¼ lbs)
- 1 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 4 garlic cloves, minced (1 ½ tablespoons minced garlic)
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes (drain, if packed in oil), chopped
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Optional for Serving
- Hot, cooked angel hair pasta or cooked and shredded spaghetti squash
- Fresh basil leaves
- Additional Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Sear the Chicken: Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, mist the pan with cooking spray and add olive oil. When the oil shimmers, add chicken breasts and cook for 3 minutes to brown the outside without cooking through.
- Prepare Slow Cooker Base: In the slow cooker, whisk together chicken broth and cornstarch until no lumps remain to create a smooth slurry.
- Add Seasonings: Stir minced garlic, Italian seasoning, paprika, onion powder, salt, and black pepper into the broth mixture and whisk again well.
- Transfer Chicken to Slow Cooker: Place seared chicken breasts into the slow cooker and turn once to coat evenly with the broth mixture.
- Add Sun-Dried Tomatoes: Sprinkle chopped sun-dried tomatoes over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Slow Cook the Chicken: Cover and cook on the low setting for 4 hours until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
- Finish Sauce: Remove chicken onto a plate. Add heavy cream and grated Parmesan cheese to the liquid in the slow cooker and stir to combine into a creamy sauce.
- Coat Chicken in Sauce: Return the chicken to the slow cooker and turn to coat well with the creamy sauce.
- Serve: Serve chicken topped with sauce, garnished with fresh basil and extra Parmesan if desired. Pair with cooked angel hair pasta or shredded spaghetti squash.
Notes
- Searing the chicken first adds extra flavor and texture but don’t cook the chicken completely in the skillet, as it will finish cooking in the slow cooker.
- If sun-dried tomatoes are packed in oil, drain excess oil before chopping and adding.
- For a lighter option, substitute heavy cream with half-and-half or coconut cream for a dairy-free twist.
- This dish pairs beautifully with pasta or a low-carb option like spaghetti squash.
- Fresh basil adds a bright, herbaceous note as a garnish but can be omitted if unavailable.
- Use low-sodium chicken broth to better control the salt content in the dish.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of the chicken and sauce
- Calories: 346 calories
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 745 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 135 mg
