Slow-Cooker Creamy Tuscan Chicken

Recipe Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to bring this creamy, cozy chicken dinner together.

Chicken Breasts: These are easy to find in stores, easy to prep, and cook easily in the slow cooker. If you prefer, you could also use chicken thighs.

Sun-Dried Tomatoes: These tangy dried tomatoes often come oil-packed in a jar and bring acidity and brightness that balances the creamy, rich sauce. Remember to drain the oil from the jar before you use the tomatoes!

Other Ingredients: We use a simple jarred Alfredo sauce in this recipe to make things weeknight-easy. A little butter helps brown the chicken before it goes in the slow cooker. Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning give the sauce plenty of flavor, and spinach is an easy, family-friendly veggie that takes little effort to cook and adds freshness to the dish. We like to serve our creamy Tuscan chicken over rice or pasta.

How to Make Slow-Cooker Creamy Tuscan Chicken

This Tuscan-inspired chicken comes together easily in the slow cooker. Here’s what we did (keep scrolling for the full recipe details)!

1. Brown the Chicken Breasts

Start with a quick stovetop sear in melted butter to give the chicken a nice golden color and seal in flavor. Once browned, transfer the chicken to your slow cooker.

2. Make the Sauce

Drain the oil from the jar of sun-dried tomatoes (otherwise your sauce will turn out too oily). Mix together Alfredo sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, Parmesan, and Italian seasoning. Then, pour the sauce over the chicken. During recipe testing, we found that it only takes 2 to 3 hours in the slow cooker to cook the chicken perfectly without drying it out. Any longer than that, and the sauce may start to separate.

3. Add the Spinach

About 5 minutes before serving, stir in a handful of chopped fresh spinach; the heat from the sauce will wilt the greens. Serve everything spooned over a bed of rice, linguine, or whatever pasta you have on hand. Don’t forget a side of Pillsbury™ Crescents!

Storing and Reheating Slow-Cooker Creamy Tuscan Chicken

Have some leftovers? Lucky you. This creamy chicken reheats well for a satisfying next-day lunch or dinner. Here’s how to store and reheat.

Refrigerator

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. We wouldn’t recommend freezing the leftovers as the sauce may separate when thawed.

Reheating

Microwave individual servings for 1 to 2 minutes until heated through, or reheat them in a pot on the stove over low heat for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until heated through.