Italian Chicken and Peppers

Name: Italian Chicken and Peppers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Dinner Recipes, Comfort Food Recipes, Italian Dinners, Italian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 jar (24 ounces) garden-style spaghetti sauce; 1 medium onion, sliced; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 each small green, sweet yellow and red peppers, julienned; 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each); Hot cooked pasta; Shaved Parmesan cheese, optional

I put this chicken recipe together one day when I had leftover peppers and wanted something easy. To my delight, the taste reminded me of pizza—something I love but can no longer eat! It's great with steamed broccoli. —Brenda Nolen, Simpsonville, South Carolina

Ingredients

1 jar (24 ounces) garden-style spaghetti sauce
1 medium onion, sliced
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 each small green, sweet yellow and red peppers, julienned
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
Hot cooked pasta
Shaved Parmesan cheese, optional

Directions

Mix first eight ingredients; stir in peppers. Place chicken in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Top with sauce mixture.
Cook, covered, on low until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°, 3-4 hours. Serve with pasta; if desired, top with shaved cheese.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 221 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 66mg cholesterol, 738mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 3g fiber), 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Italian Chicken and Peppers in Healthy Cooking August/September 2009

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Sachin

Dec 13, 2017

Great recipe! Slow cooking is great but it can be made a lot healthier. Instead of a crockpot, I used MEC pure clay pot for this recipe. It cooked a lot faster and the flavor was all natural and enhanced. You should try that and I promise you'd never cook in a crockpot again.
BeckyJCarver

Jun 18, 2017

The chicken was very tender & the flavors mixed well together.
angieact1

Apr 22, 2017

Very easy, awesome taste! Thank you
Caitybug

Aug 29, 2016

I just made this recipe on Saturday. This is the best dish ever! My whole family loved it, even my picky son who isn't a big chicken eater! I made this just as written, and we loved it. This is definitely a keeper!!!
pajamaangel

Jul 10, 2016

This is a fabulously tasty dish!! I will be making this often!
michelehowie

Feb 16, 2016

It was just ok
habenaroman

Dec 27, 2015

Very good
danielleylee

Sep 26, 2015

My husband loved this and said it had a lot of flavor. I even put my chicken in frozen so it could cook longer. I used homemade canned tomato sauce and homegrown peppers and garlic. I will definetly make this again so easy!
ahmom

Jun 9, 2015

very good.Easy to prepare.
lisa53202

Jul 1, 2014

A tasty and easy slow cooker recipe.