Dump And Go Crockpot Chicken (Printable)
Slow-cooked chicken in a creamy sun-dried tomato and garlic sauce, finished with Parmesan and basil.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Chicken
01 - 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
02 - 1 teaspoon salt
03 - ½ teaspoon black pepper
04 - 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
→ Sauce
05 - 1 cup heavy cream
06 - ½ cup low-sodium chicken broth
07 - ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
08 - ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
09 - 3 cloves garlic, minced
10 - ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
→ To Finish
11 - 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped, for garnish
# How To Make It:
01 - Pat the chicken breasts dry and season both sides evenly with salt, black pepper, and Italian seasoning.
02 - Place the seasoned chicken breasts in a single layer at the bottom of the slow cooker.
03 - In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, chicken broth, Parmesan cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes until well combined.
04 - Pour the sauce mixture evenly over the chicken breasts in the slow cooker, ensuring they are well coated.
05 - Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours, or until the chicken is tender and reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
06 - Transfer the chicken to serving plates, spoon the creamy sauce from the slow cooker over each portion, and garnish with freshly chopped basil.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- The sauce basically builds itself while the chicken cooks, so you get a rich, restaurant quality meal with almost zero hands on effort.
- Those sun dried tomatoes melt into the cream and create a flavor that makes people close their eyes when they take the first bite.
02 -
- Opening the lid repeatedly during cooking drops the temperature and can add thirty minutes or more to your total time, so trust the process and leave it alone.
- Using pre shredded Parmesan instead of freshly grated was the one mistake that left my sauce gritty and separated, and I have never gone back since.
03 -
- Pound the chicken breasts to an even thickness before seasoning so the thinnest parts do not dry out before the thickest parts finish cooking.
- A splash of white wine added to the sauce before cooking gives it a brightness that makes people wonder what your secret ingredient is.