Easy Crockpot Italian Chicken
This simple, dump-and-go slow cooker Italian chicken recipe delivers comforting, flavorful results perfect for weeknight dinners. It is an easy crockpot chicken Italian style dish you can serve over pasta or with bread.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 7 hours
- Total Time: 7 hours 10 min
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
- Diet: Low Fat
Ingredients
Scale
- 2.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 (16 ounce) jar of your favorite Italian dressing
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Place the chicken pieces in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Pour the Italian dressing, cream of mushroom soup, and diced tomatoes (with their liquid) over the chicken.
- Sprinkle the Italian seasoning on top.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and easily shreds.
- Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred it using two forks. Return the shredded chicken to the sauce in the slow cooker.
- Stir in the mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese until melted and combined.
- Cook uncovered on HIGH for 10 minutes more, or until the cheese is fully melted.
- Serve the slow cooker Italian chicken hot over cooked pasta, rice, or alongside crusty bread.
Notes
- For a low carb slow cooker Italian chicken option, serve this shredded chicken over zucchini noodles or cauliflower rice instead of pasta.
- If you prefer a creamier texture, substitute the cream of mushroom soup with 8 ounces of cream cheese, cut into cubes, added during the last 30 minutes of cooking.
- This recipe freezes well for future weeknight slow cooker Italian main dish meals.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup shredded chicken with sauce
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 850
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 0.5
- Carbohydrates: 12
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 42
- Cholesterol: 125