I love my slow cooker. Almost more than I love my thermomix. Gosh, that confession is pretty much the equivalent for me as a mother choosing a favourite child! The beauty of the slow cooker (or crockpot for my North American friends) is that it does ALL the hard work for you!
This recipe for Slow Cooker Italian Chicken isn’t really even a recipe- it is so easy the hard part is getting your slow cooker off the shelf. But really, if you are committed to avoiding takeaway food and processed food you have to have a few super easy gems up your sleeve. This chicken tastes brilliant with a leafy green salad as a side or mixed steam vegetables. I often make this one on Sunday night and set it on right before I go to sleep and when I wake up Monday morning I can use some for my lunch then keep the rest in the fridge for dinner/lunches for the rest of the week.
Easy Slow Cooker Italian Chicken
Ingredients:
4-5 chicken breasts
2x 400g cans diced tomato
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
salt
Method:
- Place chicken breasts at the bottom of the slow cooker and sprinkle with salt.
- Remove peel from garlic cloves. Crush garlic by using the flat side of a chef’s knife. Add crushed garlic, canned tomato, and Italian Seasoning to slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 7 hours.
- Once cooked, there will look like there is quite a lot of excess liquid in the slow cooker. That’s okay! Take two forks and shred all the chicken up, replace lid and allow to cook on low another 15 minutes. All the excess liquid will be taken up into the chicken.
There are heaps of variations that work on this recipe try these:
- Use fresh tomatoes chopped instead of canned.
- Substitute garlic powder instead of crushed garlic.
- If you like spicy- substitute salsa for chopped tomatoes, omit Italian Seasoning. Serve with slices of avocado.
- Once finished add sautéd mushrooms and black olives to transform into an easy chicken cacciatore.
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