This Crockpot Tuscan Chicken features juicy chicken breasts slow cooked in a rich and flavorful cream sauce. This recipe takes just 10 minutes to prep and makes the perfect dinner served over your favorite pasta!
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Table of Contents
- Reader Rating
- Why we love this Crockpot Tuscan Chicken Recipe:
- Crockpot Tuscan Chicken Ingredients Needed:
- How to make Crockpot Tuscan Chicken Breast:
- Variations and Substitutions
- How to store Crockpot Tuscan Chicken
- Can I freeze Crockpot Tuscan Chicken?
- Serving suggestions:
- More Crockpot dinner recipes you’ll love!
- Crockpot Tuscan Chicken Recipe
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 Tuscan Crockpot Chicken Recipe. It’s the best of both worlds!
It features those signature Tuscan flavors that we all know and love. Sun dried tomatoes, parmesan, spinach and more come together to create the very best flavor combo!
You can enjoy this creamy chicken dish all by itself with a side salad or veggies, or toss it on top of a heaping pile of rice or Buttered Noodles. It’s hard to go wrong with a meal that tastes this good!
Reader Rating
“This recipe is amazing! My husband literally could not stop eating it, and we all agreed that it tasted like something that you would get at a very nice Italian restaurant!” — Jenny
Why we love this Crockpot Tuscan Chicken Recipe:
- Easy: This is a true set it and forget it recipe. I love Crockpot chicken recipes like this one that require almost no prep work!
- Versatile: Add more or less spinach, garlic, seasonings, etc. This recipe is so easy to change up.
- Summery: With sun dried tomatoes and spinach, this recipe is lovely to serve during the warmer months when you’re craving some vibrant flavor.
Crockpot Tuscan Chicken Ingredients Needed:
- Chicken Breasts: I use boneless and skinless chicken breasts for this recipe. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs will also work — you’ll need about twice as many or the same weight.
- Seasonings: We’re seasoning the chicken with a simple blend of salt, Italian seasoning, paprika and black pepper.
- 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, and won’t thicken quite as much.
- Cornstarch: Helps thicken the sauce as it cooks.
- Garlic: Use freshly minced garlic cloves for the best flavor.
- Salt and Black Pepper: Since the chicken is well 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 Breast:
This Crock Pot Tuscan chicken recipe is a simple, flavorful dinner that takes just 10 minutes to prep! For more details about the process, just scroll down to the recipe card.
- Place chicken breasts in the Crockpot. Combine salt, Italian seasoning, paprika, and pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle all over chicken.
- Add the cream, garlic, cornstarch 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 the Crockpot.
- Put the lid on. Cook on LOW for 3 hours or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F. Stir in the fresh spinach.
Variations and Substitutions
- Chicken: You can use boneless, skinless chicken thighs instead of breasts. I would aim for 2 lbs of meat.
- Cream: You can use a lighter cream, but keep in mind that the sauce will not be as thick and rich. If you go this route, you may want to increase the cornstarch to compensate.
- Sun Dried Tomatoes and Spinach: Try swapping the sun dried tomatoes for roasted red peppers or the fresh spinach for kale if that’s what you have on hand!
How to store Crockpot Tuscan Chicken
You can store leftover Tuscan chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Reheat for 30 seconds at a time in the microwave until warmed all the way through and be careful not to scald the cream sauce!
Can I freeze Crockpot Tuscan Chicken?
Yes! Let the creamy chicken completely cool to room temperature prior to freezing in an airtight container for 2-3 months. Let it thaw prior to reheating.
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. If you have more time, just place the chicken in the fridge until it defrosts.
Serving suggestions:
I love to serve the finished chicken sliced over a pile of Garlic Mashed Potatoes 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.
More Crockpot dinner recipes you’ll love!
- Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef — skip the takeout!
- Crockpot Salsa Chicken — just a few ingredients!
- Crockpot Meatloaf –so juicy and tender!
- Sun Dried Tomato Crockpot Chicken and Potatoes — a complete meal in one.
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. The sauce may separate as it cooks (it will NOT curdle!) — simply stir together until smooth. 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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Lynn says
This recipe is an all-time favorite, even of my picky children. I double the sauce for leftovers.. a wonderful combination of flavors.
Ashley Fehr says
Thank you Lynn!
Audrey Gerlach says
My family loved this both times I made it! I like extra extra sauce so I tripled the sauce recipe and made it with linguine noodles. So yummy!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks for sharing Audrey!
Kristie says
My family loved this! We doubled the sauce after reading the comments. Also added more garlic, but that was it. It was AMAZING!!! Will make this again for sure!
Ashley Fehr says
Thank you Kristie!
Hailley says
I made this for my family of four and they LOVED it. The only problem was there was not enough of it. 🙂
I tried doubling the recipe and we shall see how his turns out. Are there any tips or guidance on cook time or is it just about checking internal temperature at random times?
Ashley Fehr says
Hi Hailley! I’m glad you enjoyed it! If you use a larger slow cooker, the cook time would likely be about the same. The cook time will depend on how full the slow cooker is, so it’s difficult to give an exact time without knowing the size of the slow cooker.
Maria M says
Oh my goodness! This was sooo delicious! I followed your recipe to the t and it did not disappoint! I have no idea how someone described this as bland. It’s full of flavor! My only regret was not making double the sauce, but I will be making this again so I’ll do it then! Thanks for a tasty quick recipe for this busy mama of two! 🙂
Ashley Fehr says
Thank you Maria!
Lydia says
This worked exactly as written, thanks!
Juliet says
The recipe worked exactly as written! Delicious and easy! Did not curdle – thanks for sharing!
Ashley Fehr says
Thank you Juliet!
Sherri H says
🇨🇦 Very yummy!! Hubby loved it and said “it’s definitely a ‘make again’!!” I doubled everything for the sauce,
(but forgot to double the sun dried tomatoes, so it was mostly a white sauce.)
Also, the recipe says to cook on LOW for 3+ hours? I did that and the chicken was not even close to being cooked. I had to put it on high for another couple hours until the chicken was cooked through. (I’ll try it again on high next time.)
Great flavours though!! Thank you for sharing with us 👍🏻🇨🇦
Ashley Fehr says
Hi Sherri! Low for 3 hours is absolutely correct. How did you determine the chicken was not cooked? Can you tell me what the internal temperature was?
Nicky Higgins says
Hi there, can you make this ahead of time?
Ashley Fehr says
Yes you can — it reheats well! I would reheat it on the stove with a splash of liquid if needed.
Stoni says
Very easy and yummy! I served it over cauliflower rice 🙂
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Stoni!
Emily says
We love this recipe, but I do add one of my favorite ingredients.. onion powder. We love onion in this house and it blends very well with the other ingredients. We tend to add maybe three tablespoons. But we also double the ingredients to the original recipe, other than the chicken. Mainly to give us more sauce to pour over our noodles.
Ashley Fehr says
I’ll have to try adding a little next time!
Cecily says
This recipe is our family’s favorite crockpot recipe! I’ve even tried other Tuscan chicken recipes on the stove and not nearly as good as this. The timing does depend on how big your chicken is and in the future I will definitely double the sauce because we love to have it on top of rice. I mix the cornstarch and whipping cream together first really well before adding the other ingredients and the ratio is perfect. Just the right amount of parmesan too. Thanks for giving us a crockpot dinner that everyone’s excited about!
Ashley Fehr says
I’m so happy it’s been well loved!
Brittney collins says
They’re was barely any taste. I cooked it on low for 3 hours and my chicken came out over cooked…. Yuck!
Ashley Fehr says
I’m sorry to hear that Brittney! It’s a favorite here and we never have any trouble with this recipe. If your slow cooker is on the hot side, or on the larger side, it will cook more quickly and in that case you should rely on internal temperature.
Margaret says
Thanks you so much for this great recipe. It was so easy to put together and tasted delicious. Will be checking your website for more yummy dishes.
Ashley Fehr says
Thank you Margaret!
Stephanie Bywater says
This is absolutely amazing and so easy to eat! I didn’t get to make it until 8 o’clock at night so around 11 after it was done, we put it in the fridge. I had it for lunch the next day with quinoa and it was amazing I am definitely looking forward to eating it for lunch again!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Stephanie!
Kate says
Can I use bone in skinless chicken breast’s instead?
Ashley Fehr says
Yes you can, but it will take longer to cook
Gail says
I followed the recipe but mine did not look like yours. Cooked on low and the cream curdled but the chicken was tender.
Ashley Fehr says
Hi Gail! It is normal for the cream to separate while it cooks. Did it come together when you stirred it? Heavy cream is pretty resistant to curdling.
Mellany says
This turned out amazing! I used chicken tenderloin and sautéed baby Bella mushrooms and diced onions and added them at the end. Served over reames noodles. Absolutely amazing!
Ashley Fehr says
Thank you Mellany!
Audrey Gerlach says
My family loved this!
I did double the chicken and seasoning (and extra garlic because garlic should be measured with your heart lol)
Also did three times the sauce because I LOVE sauce and the first time I made this there wasn’t enough sauce to cover the noodles (linguini)
Mom loves this, she said “ Winner winner, chicken dinner, make sure you save this recipe!”
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Audrey! I’m so glad you liked it!
Kim Findlay says
My boys and I LOVED the slow cooker Tuscan Chicken! The flavor was excellent and it was very tender. Even after reheating the next day. Thank you!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Kim!