Our Crock Pot Easy Italian Chicken is a filling, yet simple recipe that has a delicious rich flavor.
Cris here. I recently took one of our favorite roast recipes from Gooseberry Patch’s Busy-Day Slow Cooking and adapted it to make this fantastic Crock Pot Easy Italian Chicken. (Mikey made you a video for this recipe!)
We LOVE this recipe and I hope your family loves it too ;).
Crock Pot Easy Italian Chicken Notes
- We have tried this recipe in both our Calphalon Digital Slow Cooker, 4-Quart and Crock Pot 6 Qt Single Hand Cook & Carry Slow Cooker with Digital Control and both cooked it up beautifully, but the 6 qt took a little less time than the 4 qt.
- We served ours over cooked cavatappi pasta, but you could use elbow macaroni or spaghetti.
- We used boneless, skinless chicken thighs. You can use chicken breasts if you would like, however, the dish may not be as tender as what is pictured here.
Crock Pot Italian Chicken
Our Crock Pot Easy Italian Chicken is a filling, yet simple recipe that has a delicious rich flavor.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time4 hrs
Total Time4 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb sliced baby portabella mushrooms
- 1 onion halved and sliced
- 2.5 - 3 lb chicken thighs
- 1.5 oz pkg garlic and herb sauce mix or pesto mix or Italian dressing mix
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 14.5 oz cans Italian-style diced tomatoes undrained
- 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- Cooked pasta We usedCavatappi
- Garnish: Shredded Cheese
Instructions
- Put your mushrooms and onion in your crock pot
- Place your chicken in your crock pot
- Sprinkle your sauce mix and red pepper flakes evenly across your chicken and add in your tomatoes and tomato sauce.
- Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours, it is done when your chicken is cooked through and very tender
- Take your chicken out, shred and keep warm
- In a coffee cup, mix together your water and cornstarch until smooth
- Pour into the juices in your crock pot and stir until combined well
- Cover and cook on high for 20-30 minutes, until your mixture is thickened, stir once
- Add your chicken back into your crock pot
- Cover and cook an additional few minutes until everything is heated through.
- Serve over pasta and top with cheese.
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I’m curious about the garlic and herb packet, it’s it sold like the slow cooker mixes/seasonings or like a salad dressing mix?
Hi Kelli-
It is with the gravy mixes. If you can’t find it, I have used pesto mix and even Italian dressing mix as a substitution. Hope that helps!
Mickey is right, I have also made the Mississippi Pot Roast and it is delicious! Anxious to try it with the chicken, and Mickey, I did chuckle when you forgot the seasoning pkg. but I knew it would be fine, so you did good!!
This is probably a stupid question, but what do you mean by garlic and herb sauce? A dried seasoning packet?
Hi Jennifer! Not a stupid question at all. It is with the gravy mixes. If you can’t find it, I have used pesto mix and even Italian dressing mix as a substitution. Hope that helps!
Thank you for the prompt reply, and sorry for the repeat question. I’m new to the site and can now see that all questions and replies are visible to readers.
On another note, what a great idea for a blog! I use my slowcooker all year and wish I would have come across your blog sooner.
When do the tomatoes and tomato sauce go in?
Hi Kara- I fixed the recipe card. Sorry about that!
Can you use fire roasted tomatoes?
Hi Fran! I don’t see why not. Enjoy!!
Can you use skinless, boneless chicken breast?
It says you can…right there in the notes 🙂
MIKIE, MIKIE, PLEAE SHOW THE POT ROAST. THANKS !!!!!!!
What type of cheese would you recommend? Can’t wait to try this one!
What do you think 7 hrs or so if on Low?
i would like to try the Italian Chicken