Crockpot Tuscan Chicken
15 Comments Jun 14, 2024
Updated Jun 21, 2025
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Let the aroma of garlic, herbs, and sun-dried tomatoes fill your kitchen as this creamy Tuscan chicken simmers to tender perfection in your crockpot.
Recipe Highlights
- From scratch – no Alfredo sauce or cream cheese!
- A more economical recipe compared to eating this at a restaurant.
- The slow cooker produces an amazing sauce and tender chicken
Key Ingredients
These are the stars of the dish:
- Boneless chicken breasts: the lean protein base that cooks up tender in the crockpot
- Olive oil and seasoning: used to sear and flavor the chicken before slow cooking
- Sun-dried tomatoes: adds rustic flavor
- Garlic and onion: add savory Italian flavor
- Chicken broth and heavy cream: form the base of the sauce
- Fresh spinach: stirred in at the end for color and a healthy touch
- Parmesan cheese: melted into the sauce for a salty, creamy finis
How to Make Crockpot Tuscan Chicken
- Rub the chicken with seasonings and brown it in a skillet.
- Add chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, onion, and broth to the crockpot.
- Cook on low until the chicken is tender.
- Stir in cream, spinach, and Parmesan, then return the chicken and heat through.
Customizations & Add-Ons
- Time-saving: You can skip browning the chicken—just season it and place it directly into the slow cooker.
- Greens: Swap spinach for chopped kale if you prefer, or mix in mushrooms or artichoke hearts for extra texture.
- Wine: Add a splash (about ½ cup) of white wine with the broth for deeper flavor.
- Creamy alternative: No heavy cream? Use a block of cream cheese at the beginning for a rich, velvety sauce.
Featured Comment
“I made this tonight and it was delicious! Excellent flavoring. Next time I will add that splash of wine. This is going in my KEEPER file.”
– Debbie
Crockpot Tuscan Chicken Recipe
Crockpot Tuscan Chicken is creamy, savory, and full of flavor—made with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and a rich parmesan sauce.
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Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2 pounds)
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- ½ tsp, onion powder
- ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 cups baby spinach
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together the dried oregano, dried thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper.
- Rub the spice mixture over the chicken breasts, ensuring they are evenly coated.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil. Brown the chicken breasts on both sides, about 3-4 minutes per side.
- Transfer the browned chicken breasts to the slow cooker.
- Directly over the chicken in the slow cooker, add the sliced onion, minced garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, and pour the chicken broth evenly over the top.
- Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours, or until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
- Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the slow cooker and set aside.
- Stir the heavy cream and baby spinach into the slow cooker, allowing the spinach to wilt and the sauce to thicken slightly.
- Return the chicken to the slow cooker and spoon some of the sauce over the top.
- Sprinkle the freshly grated Parmesan cheese over the chicken.
- Cover and cook for an additional 15 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
- Serve the Tuscan chicken garnished with fresh parsley and accompanied by your choice of pasta, rice, or crusty bread. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 184mg | Sodium: 485mg | Potassium: 1512mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2338IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 143mg | Iron: 3mg
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
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How to Serve
- Pasta is a classic pairing—fettuccine or penne are perfect for soaking up the creamy sauce.
- For a lighter option, try zucchini noodles or even steamed white rice.
- This chicken is also great over a bed of buttery mashed potatoes.
- Leftovers keep well in the fridge for up to three days and reheat beautifully the next day.
More Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes
- Try Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken for a sweet and tangy twist on dinner, or switch things up with Slow Cooker Pizza Chicken loaded with classic pizza flavors.
- Warm up with a bowl of Slow Cooker Crack Potato Soup, a creamy, hearty favorite, or spice things up with Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken.
- For a savory and comforting option, Slow Cooker Mississippi Chicken is always a hit. Try my similar flavored recipes of Slow Cooker Marry Me Chicken, or Marry Me Chicken Pasta for a perfect date night in.
Can you make this on the stove or in the oven?
I’m sure you could, but I have not tested that way. I apologize.
Heavy cream, sour cream or cream cheese are used in many slow cooker recipes. Would any one of these work well in this Tuscan Chicken recipe? Can they be used interchangeably in most recipes? If not what dictates which one should be used for tastiest results. Thank you for all the wonderful slow cooker recipes!!
This one already has heavy cream, but I think the addition of cream cheese would be great.
Your recipe has contradictions in it. In the ingredients it say to slice an onion. In the instructions it says to put chopped onions over chicken. So do we slice or chop the onions?
It is sliced onions, thank you for letting me know.
The sauce was way to runny. My Family didnt care for it at all.
Excellent recipe!!! The only thing I did differently was add 4oz of softened cream cheese into the crockpot and stirred until smooth, along with some grated Parmesan, as the sauce was a bit too runny for my liking. Served it with mashed potatoes—absolutely delicious!!! This is my second time making it, and it was a hit both times.
This was a delicious meal and so flavorful! I made a few modifications. I didn’t have the sun dried tomatoes so I added baby Bella mushrooms. After the chicken was browned and placed in the crock pot I deglazed the pan with white wine, then added the onion & mushrooms. Cooked until the onions were soft, then added to the chicken. The final modification I made was I used fat free half& half instead of the cream since that’s what I had. The hubs loved it! The short time in the crock pot ensures that the chicken won’t get too dry. This was absolutely delicious and I plan to make it again! Highly recommend! Thank you for sharing this great recipe.
Can I substitute bone in thighs or legs?
Yes, either will work great! You may need to degrease the sauce before serving though.
Hi, in the ingredients it says 1 onion sliced. In the instructions it says to add the finely diced onion. Does it make a difference how the onion is cut?
Thanks
I made this tonight and it was delicious! Excellent flavoring. Next time I will add that splash of wine. This is going in my KEEPER file.
Where is the basil in this recipe? It’s shown as an ingredient in the pictures.
That is actually spinach! I apologize for the confusion.