Slow Cooker Creamy Parmesan Tuscan Chicken
This is a slow cooker creamy Tuscan chicken recipe made with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, garlic, Italian spices, rotini, and a creamy Parmesan sauce over juicy chicken breasts.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1-2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts or boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 cup Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth
- ⅓ cup Sundried tomatoes chopped
- 1 tablespoon Minced Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning plus more to taste over chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon Paprika plus more to taste over chicken breasts
- ½ teaspoon Salt plus more to taste over chicken breasts
- ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper plus more to taste over chicken breasts
- 1 ½ cups Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 cup Chopped Spinach
- ½ cup Grated or Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- 1 tablespoon Corn Starch
- 12 ounces Rotini Pasta
Instructions
- Sprinkle each chicken breast with Italian seasoning, paprika, salt, and black pepper. Rub the seasonings around all sides of the chicken breasts to evenly coat.
- In a large pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Once hot, add chicken breasts and cook until golden brown.
- Add the chicken breasts to the slow cooker.
- In a bowl, whisk together chicken broth, minced garlic, sundried tomatoes, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Pour the mixture over the chicken breasts.
- Cook on high for 3 hours. After 3 hours, add heavy whipping cream, cornstarch, chopped spinach, and Parmesan cheese. Carefully stir together and place the lid back on the slow cooker until the sauce thickens and the Parmesan is melted.
- Serve chicken with rotini and spoon sauce over the pasta.
Nutrition
Calories: 875kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 45gFat: 44gSaturated Fat: 24gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 182mgSodium: 685mgPotassium: 1128mgFiber: 4gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 2256IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 263mgIron: 3mg