Description
This easy Crock Pot Marry Me Chicken recipe has a rich and creamy flavorful sauce with the best tender slow cooked chicken. The luxurious texture of the sauce with parmesan cheese, heavy cream, broth, sun dried tomatoes, garlic, herbs and seasonings coats the moist chicken perfectly in every delicious bite.
Ingredients
4 boneless skinless chicken breast
1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp. paprika
Salt and pepper, to taste
3 tbsp. chopped sun dried tomatoes
1/2 cup fresh grated parmesan
Fresh basil for garnish
Optional, 1 tbsp. cornstarch and 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Season the chicken breasts on both sides with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Add the butter and olive oil to a skillet, and heat over medium-high heat.
- Lightly sear the chicken breasts.
- To your crockpot, add the chicken, and the oil and butter left in the skillet.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together chicken broth, heavy cream, garlic, and remaining seasonings.
- Pour this mixture over the chicken.
- Add the sun dried tomatoes.
- Cook in the crock pot on low for 4-5 hours, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove the chicken from the crockpot and place on a plate.
- Whisk the sauce in the crockpot, and add the freshly grated parmesan cheese. Add the cornstarch slurry, if desired, to thicken the sauce.
- If you use the cornstarch, cover the chicken you set aside, and turn the crockpot up to high to cook for 10 minutes more.
- Then, return the chicken to the crock pot and add fresh basil.
- Serve, over noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes.
Notes
Storage and reheating instructions:
Store leftovers using an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Reheat over a medium-low heat in a pan on the stove with a lid for 5 to 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Reheat using a microwave-safe dish in the microwave with 30 second intervals until heated through.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Stovetop: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Crock Pot
- Cuisine: American
