This Crockpot Tuscan Chicken has juicy chicken breasts slow cooked in a rich and cheesy cream sauce. This recipe takes just 10 minutes to prep and makes the perfect dinner served over your favorite pasta!
Find more Easy Crockpot Chicken Breast Recipes here or check out this Crockpot Creamy Garlic Chicken next!
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This Baked Tuscan Chicken combines some of my favorite flavors into one delicious dish! There are days though that it feels really nice knowing that dinner is cooking away in the slow cooker (and we all love this Slow Cooker Chicken Breast!)
Enter this Crockpot Chicken Recipe. It’s the best of both worlds!
This recipe takes just 10 minutes to prep and takes Tuscan chicken to whole new level. The chicken breast is cooked low and slow in the crockpot doused in a rich, creamy, and flavorful sauce.
I love to serve the finished chicken sliced over a pile of cooked Buttered Noodles and topped off with a scoop of extra cream sauce! These Roasted Green Beans or Honey Glazed Carrots are great way to add veggie to your plate as well 😉
Want to make it in the Instant Pot? Try these Creamy Italian Instant Pot Chicken Breasts!
Ingredients Needed for this Tuscan Crockpot Chicken Recipe:
- Chicken Breasts: I use boneless and skinless chicken breasts for this recipe.
- Seasonings: we’re seasoning the chicken with a simple blend of salt, Italian seasoning, paprika, and black pepper.
Sauce
- Heavy Cream: the base for the cream sauce. You can lighten it up with half-and-half, but the sauce won’t be as rich and creamy.
- Cornstarch: helps thicken the sauce as it cooks.
- Minced Garlic: use freshly minced garlic for the best flavor.
- Salt and Black Pepper: since the chicken is plenty seasoned, we just need a little salt and pepper to spice up the cream sauce.
- Sun Dried Tomatoes: be sure to chop the sun dried tomatoes into smaller pieces so they incorporate well into the sauce.
- Parmesan Cheese: use freshly shredded parmesan for the best flavor.
- Chopped Spinach: I recommend using fresh spinach for this recipe. Frozen spinach will water down the sauce, so be sure to thaw and squeeze it out if you are using it.
How to Make Crockpot Tuscan Chicken Breasts
This crock pot chicken recipe is a simple, flavorful dinner that takes just 10 minutes to prep!
- Season the chicken: Mix together salt, Italian seasoning, paprika, and pepper, then sprinkle the mixture over the chicken.
- Make the sauce: In a bowl, mix cream, garlic, cornstarch, salt, and pepper. Whisk until smooth, then add in the sun dried tomatoes and cheese.
- Combine and cook: Place the seasoned chicken into the slow cooker, pour the sauce over top, and cook on low until the internal temperature is 165ºF. Don’t overcook! Overcooked chicken is dry and flavorless. Stir in the spinach just before serving.
FAQs & Tips for Crockpot Chicken Recipes
Yes! It is totally fine to put the raw chicken right in the slow cooker. If you would prefer to take the extra step to sear the chicken before slow cooking, feel free. It doesn’t hurt but also isn’t necessary.
When it comes to cooking chicken in the slow cooker, lower and slower is the way to go for a more tender texture. However, if you’re lower on time and would rather cook on high, that will work as well. Just be sure not to overcook! Cooking on high usually requires only half the time.
No. It is not considered safe to cook frozen chicken in the crockpot. If all you have is frozen chicken, you should thaw it in the fridge first before making any slow cooker chicken recipes. To quickly thaw frozen chicken, place it in a bowl of cool water and allow it to sit until thawed. Change the water out every 20 minutes so that it doesn’t get too warm.
Leftover Tuscan Crock Pot Chicken will last in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days or in the freezer for 2-3 months. To reheat, thaw overnight in the fridge if frozen, then warm on the stove or in the oven until heated through.
Serving Suggestions
My favorite way to serve this crockpot chicken recipe is sliced over pasta with extra cream sauce. You can serve it over plain fettuccine or linguine or with Buttered Noodles for some extra flavor!
It is also delicious paired with this Creamy Cheese Tortellini or Instant Pot Jasmine Rice.
Tuscan Chicken is also great on its own with a side of Air Fryer Broccoli, Roasted Vegetables, or Garlic Mashed Potatoes.
Got leftover spinach? Try this Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast next!
More Crockpot Chicken Recipes
Crockpot Tuscan Chicken
written by Ashley Fehr
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1.5-2 lbs)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Sauce
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅓ cup sundried tomatoes chopped
- ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup chopped fresh spinach
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts in a 2.5-4 quart slow cooker.
- Combine salt, Italian seasoning, paprika, and pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over chicken.
- Stir together the sauce: add the cream, garlic, corn starch salt and pepper to a medium bowl and whisk.
- Stir in the sun dried tomatoes and Parmesan cheese and pour around and over chicken in slow cooker.
- Put the lid on and cook on low for 3 hours or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Stir in the fresh spinach.
- Remove from the crockpot and serve with pasta or as desired.
Notes
- You can use boneless, skinless chicken thighs instead of breasts. I would aim for 2 lbs of meat.
- You can use a lighter cream, but keep in mind that the sauce will not be as thick and rich (you may want to increase the corn starch to compensate)
- Try swapping the sun dried tomatoes for roasted red peppers or the fresh spinach for kale if that’s what you have on hand.
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Manuela B says
Wow, sooooo delicious and easy!! It was a unanimous hit and voted to add to the monthly rotation. I did season the chicken and then sear it a little, just for a “prettier” presentation but as you said definitely not necessary. Otherwise followed the recipe as described. Yummm! Thanks so much for sharing!!
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Thank you Manuela!
Angie says
Delicious! Doubled the sauce to serve over pasta. My husband and I loved it.
The Recipe Rebel says
Great to hear, thank you Angie!
Ann says
I didn’t have sundried tomatoes so I roasted red, yellow and orange peppers with some black olives, a little bit of olive oil and used that in the sauce. I also added some fresh thyme while cooking and when done, some fresh parsley. Served over fettucine and chefs kiss !!! Wonderful.
The Recipe Rebel says
Glad you enjoyed it, Ann!
Janet P says
I never leave comments on recipes but OMG!!!! My kids (6 and 11) are usually relatively picky and they both had seconds… they kept saying “this taste like it’s from a restaurant!” They are obsessed, and already asking me when I will make it again. I made it exactly as the recipe said, excellent!!!!!
The Recipe Rebel says
Yay! Thank you Janet!
Jeff says
This was super easy and full of flavor. I made it for my fam on a rainy, cold day. It fit the bill.
The Recipe Rebel says
Thank you Jeff!
Trina says
Usually, recipes I cook don’t turn out good. I made this recipe exactly as it is shown. It was super simple to follow and so flavorful. This recipe will remain in my cupboard and part of my go-to recipe list. I absolutely love it!
The Recipe Rebel says
Glad to hear you enjoyed it, Trina!
Kathleen Schaab says
Can I substitute the sun dried tomatoes with chopped tomatoes or a can of drained petite cut tomatoes?
The Recipe Rebel says
Hi Kathleen, you could try but it would add additional moisture to the recipe, then intended and the flavor would be slightly different.
sandy says
what can i sub for spinach …i left it out, one guest allergic ..
love the recipe, thank you
The Recipe Rebel says
Hi Sandy, I haven’t tried anything else but maybe kale. Make sure to massage it first to make it tender. Enjoy!
Toni says
I used tenderloins and Alfredo sauce with a little milk, it made a great soup.
The Recipe Rebel says
Glad to hear, Toni! Thank you!