Using a slow cooker is a great way to make a healthy dinner that’s ready when you get home at the end of the day. It only takes a little extra time in the morning, but its worth the effort to come home to a delicious meal that is ready to eat!
This is a different take on Chicken Cacciatore, which is usually a tomato sauce with stewed pieces of chicken. To keep it healthy, I used chicken breasts and loaded it up with veggies. I served it on Spaghetti Squash, but it would be great on pasta as well.
After cooking in the crockpot all day, the chicken was so tender that you could pull it apart with a fork.
What you’ll need:
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 large onion, sliced (I used a red onion because that was what I had)
- 1 cup red or green pepper, chopped
- 1 cup mushrooms, chopped
- 1 cup broccoli, chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, mined
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 can tomato paste (6 oz)
- 1 can chopped tomatoes (28 oz)
- cooked spaghetti squash or pasta
Lay the onion slices on the bottom and then add the chicken breasts on top. I forgot to take a picture of the chicken, but I figure that you know what it looks like! I used frozen ones that I had, but you can use fresh if you have that.
Pour sauce mixture over the top of the chicken and cover. Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours.
You don’t even need to use a knive for this meal because the chicken is so tender that it just falls apart.
Delicious, tender chicken in a rich tomato sauce. You gotta love dinners that are not only easy to make, but taste great too!
Love that you include printable version and nuturitional information. Very helpful!!