Description
This Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken is SO easy and flavorful, you wouldn’t believe it only has a few ingredients! The perfect easy dinner recipe!
Ingredients
Scale
- 14 oz can diced tomatoes with Italian herbs (398 ml)
- 1 cup tomato pasta sauce
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup evaporated milk or heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Add tomatoes, pasta sauce, garlic, salt, Italian seasoning, basil, and pepper to a 3-6 quart slow cooker. Stir to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together cream and corn starch until smooth, then add to the slow cooker.
- Place chicken breasts in the slow cooker, pressing them down into the sauce to ensure they’re covered.
- Cook on low for 3-5 hours, until a meat thermometer inserted into the chicken reads 165°F. The exact cooking time may vary based on your slow cooker’s size and how full it is—a fuller slow cooker will take longer to cook.
- Stir in fresh basil just before serving. Serve the chicken and sauce over pasta, rice, or with a side of salad and vegetables.
Notes
- The recipe makes plenty of sauce for pasta. Some sauce was removed from the pictures in the slow cooker to show detail.
- Ingredients and Substitutions:
- Chicken: This recipe will also work with boneless, skinless chicken thighs, or try it with chicken meatballs, sausages, or another cut for something unique!
- Tomato pasta sauce: Choose any tomato marinara-style sauce you like. The more flavor in the pasta sauce, the more flavor your chicken will have.
- Diced tomatoes: If you don’t like the chunks of diced tomatoes, I recommend just swapping with additional tomato sauce.
- Cream or evaporated milk: Heavy cream or evaporated milk will work best because they do not curdle. Please do not use regular milk or a light cream.
- Herbs & seasonings: Feel free to adjust the herbs and seasonings to your tastes. Like it spicy? Add some cayenne or red pepper flakes!
- Fresh basil: We make this recipe all year round but fresh basil can be impossible to find. I like to swap with basil pesto for that fresh basil flavor.