Light Slow Cooker Florentine Chicken

Dinner just got a whole lot easier! Meet your new favorite weeknight slow cooker meal: my Light Slow Cooker Florentine Chicken. This recipe features chicken breast slow cooked with shallots and red pepper strips for three hours. Half & half and parmesan cheese combine to create a decadent sauce you can't get enough of. Fresh spinach ties it all together, leaving you with a home cooked meal that feels like it's straight out of your favorite restaurant! Serve over pasta or with mashed potatoes for the perfect dish your whole family will love.

Course dinner, main course

Keyword creamed spinach, florentine chicken, Roasted Red Peppers, slow cooker

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 3 30

Servings

Calories 415kcal

Author Steph

Equipment

slow cooker or crock pot

Ingredients

2 lbs chicken breast 4 chicken breasts
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
fresh cracker pepper to taste
1 shallot sliced
1 cup roasted red pepper strips packed in water
1/2 cup chicken broth
6 oz fresh spinach leaves
1 cup half and half
1/3 cup parmesan cheese grated
2 tbsp corn starch
2 tbsp water
2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
2 tbsp fresh basil chopped

Instructions

Combine the spices together, and then season the chicken on all sides with the spice blend.
Place the chicken breasts at the bottom of the slow cooker.
Slice the shallot and add it on top of the chicken with the red pepper strips, and pour the chicken broth over.
Cook on HIGH for 3 hours
After 3 hours, remove the chicken from the crockpot.
Stir in the half and half and parmesan cheese.
Combine the corn starch with the water to form a slurry and pour that in.
Stir to combine, and then add the chicken back in and the fresh spinach.
Cook for another half hour on HIGH.
Finish with the fresh chopped parsley and basil.
Optional: serve over pasta or with mashed potatoes and a vegetable.

Notes

Serving size: 1 chicken breast, 1/3 cup of sauce

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