Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken In Slow Cooker. Put these 4 ingredients and pour in a slow cooker over chicken breasts to make a kind of comfortable dinner you will be wanting to have on a regular basis.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
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2lb boneless, skinless breasts of chicken (roughly 4 medium)
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1 (32-ounce) commercial creamy tomato basil soup.
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1 cup heavy cream
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List of ingredients 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese.
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1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, dried.
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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste)
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Add a little bit of fresh ground black pepper, about ¼ teaspoon, or more if you like.
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or flat-leaf parsley, to serve (optional)
Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken: Directions
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Put the uncooked chicken breasts in a uniform layer at the bottom of a 5- to 7-quart slow cooker. When the thicker ends are large and very large, then you can tuck them in towards the sides where the heat is somewhat more intense.
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Lightly spice the chicken with the kosher salt, black pepper, and the dried Italian season and sprinkle the seasonings evenly over the chicken.
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Whisk the tomato basil creamy soup with heavy cream in a large measuring cup or a bowl until smooth and well blended. This is a fast process, which assists the cream in blending well to avoid separation during the cooking process.
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Pour evenly the creamy tomato basil soup mixture over the seasoned chicken breasts in the slow cooker ensuring that the chicken is largely covered by the sauce. Gently push the chicken with a spatula to facilitate the running of the sauce under it in case it is necessary.
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Cover the slow cooker with the lid and cook on LOW with a time of 4-5 hours or HIGH a time of 21/2-3 hours until the chicken is very tender, The thickest part should reach at least 165°F.
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After cooking chicken, evenly sprinkle the cover with the shredded mozzarella cheese. Re-cover and continue cooking on LOW (or keep on WARM) until the cheese is melted and the sauce a little thicker and creamier, again, 10 or 15 minutes.
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Taste sauce and spice it to taste with a pinch of more salt or pepper. When you want to have the chicken in smaller pieces you can cut or tear it right in the slow cooker and mix it up once again into the sauce.
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Pour over your preferred base (pasta, rice or polenta) the creamy tomato basil chicken and sauce. Chopped fresh basil or parsley should then be added as a final garnish to make it fresh and aromatic.
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