Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 5 min
Ingredients: 14 oz can diced tomatoes; 3/4 cup tomato passata; 3/4 cup evaporated milk or heavy cream; 2 tablespoons corn starch; ▢2 teaspoons minced garlic; ▢1 teaspoon salt; ▢1/2 teaspoon dried basil; ▢1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts; ▢2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:4h

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:14:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories348.8 kcal (17%)

Total Fat9.3 g (13%)

Carbs13.9 g (5%)

Sugars0 g (0%)

Protein49.6 g (99%)

Sodium851.1 mg (43%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

14 ozcan diced tomatoes

¾ cuptomato passata

¾ cupevaporated milk

or heavy cream

2 tablespoonscorn starch

2 teaspoonsminced garlic

1 teaspoonsalt

½ teaspoondried basil

¼ teaspoonblack pepper

4boneless skinless chicken breasts

2 tablespoonsfresh basil

finely chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Add tomatoes and passata sauce to a 3-6 quart slow cooker.

Slow CookerHigh

can diced tomatoes14 oz

tomato passata¾ cup

Step 2

Whisk together cream and corn starch and add to the slow cooker. Stir in garlic, salt, basil and pepper.

Whisk

evaporated milk¾ cup

corn starch2 tablespoons

minced garlic2 teaspoons

salt1 teaspoon

dried basil½ teaspoon

black pepper¼ teaspoon

Step 3

Add chicken breasts and press down into the sauce.

boneless skinless chicken breasts4

Step 4

Cook on low for 3-5 hours, until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F. The exact cook time will depend on your slow cooker — a fuller slow cooker will take longer to cook, so a larger one will cook faster.

Step 5