Slow-Cooked Italian Chicken Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • One chicken breast half with 1/2 cup sauce (prepared with reduced-sodium broth, garlic powder and onion powder; calculated without pasta)
  • Calories:
  • 241
  • Fat:
  • 2 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 0 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 66 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 1003 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 25 g
  • Fiber:
  • 4 g
  • Protein:
  • 31 g
  • Diabetic Exchange:
  • 2-1/2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch.


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Slow-Cooked Italian Chicken

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With its nicely seasoned tomato sauce, this enticing chicken entree is especially good over pasta or rice. "My father loved it when I made this," writes Deanna D'Auria of Banning, California.

SERVINGS: 4

CATEGORY: Low Fat

METHOD: Slow Cooker

TIME: Prep: 10 min. Cook: 4 hours 10 min.

Ingredients:

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
  • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
  • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes, cut up
  • 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
  • 1 medium green pepper, chopped
  • 1 green onion, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 3 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt or garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion salt or onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • Hot cooked pasta

Directions:

Place chicken in a 3-qt. slow cooker. In a bowl, combine the broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, green pepper, onion, garlic and seasonings; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 170°.
    Remove chicken and keep warm. Pour cooking juice into a large saucepan; skim fat. Combine flour and cold water until smooth; stir into juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve over chicken and pasta. Yield: 4 servings.


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