Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken

This flavorful, slow cooker chicken dish is great for a busy day. I served it over quick cooking angel hair pasta with a salad on the side. Recipe came from Recipe Rebel blog.

Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken   4 servings

1 (14 oz.) can diced tomatoes with Italian herbs

3/4 cup tomato pasta sauce

3/4 cup heavy cream or evaporated milk 

2 tablespoons cornstarch

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil

1. Add tomatoes and pasta sauce to a 3-6 quart slow cooker.

2. Whisk together cream and cornstarch and add to the slow cooker. Stir in garlic, salt, basil and pepper.

3. Add chicken breasts and press down into the sauce.

   
4. Cook on low for 3 to 5 hours, until a meat thermometer reads 165° F. 
   
5. Stir in fresh basil and serve over pasta or rice.

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Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken   4 servings

1 (14 oz.) can diced tomatoes with Italian herbs

3/4 cup tomato pasta sauce

3/4 cup heavy cream or evaporated milk 

2 tablespoons cornstarch

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil

1. Add tomatoes and pasta sauce to a 3-6 quart slow cooker.

2. Whisk together cream and cornstarch and add to the slow cooker. Stir in garlic, salt, basil and pepper.

3. Add chicken breasts and press down into the sauce.

4. Cook on low for 3 to 5 hours, until a meat thermometer reads 165° F. 
5. Stir in fresh basil and serve over pasta or rice.