Slow Cooker Italian Chicken

Slow cooker Italian chicken is a tasty and easy to make family recipe. Just 10 minutes to prep then everything goes into the slow cooker. Perfect for busy weeknights!

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5 10

Servings

Calories 167kcal

Author Neil

Equipment

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 small onion sliced
1 green pepper sliced
1 red pepper sliced
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 750g)
400 g tin chopped tomatoes
100 ml vegetable stock
2 tablespoon tomato puree
¼ teaspoon dried mixed herbs
Freshly ground salt and pepper.
1 tablespoon freshly chopped basil.

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan / skillet over a medium heat and sauté the onion and peppers until just beginning to soften but not burn for about 5 minutes. Add onion and peppers to the bottom of the slow cooker.
Place the chicken breasts on top of the onion and peppers then cover with the tomatoes, stock, and tomato puree. Sprinkle the herbs over.
Cover and cook low for 5-6 hours until the chicken is cooked and can be easily shredded. Turn off slow cooker.
Remove each chicken breast onto a chopping board and shred it using two forks.
Add the shredded chicken back into the slow cooker, stirring and coating well into the sauce.
Serve the Italian chicken with some plain basmati rice or penne pasta.

Notes

Nutrition label does not include the addition of any pasta or sides.

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