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Slow Cooker Tomato Balsamic Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Tomato Balsamic Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Freezer Friendly
Ingredients: 2 lbs. boneless and skinless chicken breast; 28 oz. canned diced tomatoes, half of liquid drained; 1 sweet onion, sliced thin; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 3 tbsp. balsamic vinegar (plus more for serving); 1 tbsp. Italian seasoning; 6 cups fresh spinach; Salt and pepper

By Kristen Mccaffrey Nov 07, 2015

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source: slenderkitchen.com

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227

Calories

12g

Carbs

Fat

35g

Protein

Freestyle™ SmartPoints™ New!

(3 Old SmartPoints™) (5 PointsPlus^®)

Recipes Content

Recipe

250 Calories, Chicken, Crock Pot, Freezer Friendly, Kid Friendly, Make Ahead, Slow Cooker

Dinner

Clean Eating, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Paleo, Weight Watchers^®, Whole30^®

Rating: 4 - 6 comments

This is one of my favorite slow cooker chicken recipes. There is just something special about the sweet and tangy flavor from the balsamic vinegar paired with the tomatoes, sweet onion, spinach, and chicken breast. Pair it with creamy polenta, angel hair pasta, or quinoa. It also makes a great base for a soup with some added chicken or vegetable broth. I like to dump in some extra veggies during the last hour of cooking to up the nutritional content. Usually I reach for fresh mushrooms, kale, or other hearty greens to round out the recipe.

Prep Time

Slow Cooker Tomato Balsamic Chicken

176

Prep Time:

10 min

Cook Time:

4 hours

Total Time:

4 HOURS 10 MINUTES

Ingredients

2 lbs. boneless and skinless chicken breast
28 oz. canned diced tomatoes, half of liquid drained
1 U sweet onion, sliced thin
4 U garlic cloves, minced
3 tbsp. balsamic vinegar (plus more for serving)
1 tbsp. Italian seasoning
6 cups fresh spinach
Salt and pepper

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Nutritional Facts

Serving Size:

3/4 cup

Amount Per Serving

Calories 227

Calories from Fat 14

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 2g

Saturated Fat 0g

Monounsaturated Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0g

Cholesterol 74mg

24%

Sodium 222mg

10%

Total Carbohydrate 12g

Dietary Fiber 3g

11%

Sugars 7g

Protein 35g

Directions

Add the chicken to the slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the remaining ingredients except the spinach.
Cook on low for 4 hours adding the spinach during the last 30 minutes of cooking.

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Notes

Optional: Add fresh mushrooms, spinach, or kale

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Comments

By Valerie

on May 13, 2018 - 04:12

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I really liked this dish, as well as my husband, even my 3 year old ate some. The chicken came out cooked, in the 4 hours on low. I added murshrooms.

By Katie C

on April 9, 2018 - 16:49

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Absolutely dreadful. I made this exactly as directed, and it was bitter, WAY over seasoned, and a crime to my tastebuds. The tang of the balsamic never came through, 4 hours on low is too long for chicken breasts, and there was WAY too much onion and Italian seasoning involved. I threw all the leftovers out, which amounted to about a pound and a half of chicken. Awful, awful, awful!!!!

By Kristen Mccaffrey

on May 13, 2018 - 21:48

I am so sorry to hear you didn't enjoy it. I would love to help you figure out what may have happened since this is a pretty popular dish that many people have had success with. The only bitter element would be the spinach, perhaps it didn't cook all the way.

By Madeleine A

on June 7, 2016 - 19:05

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This recipe is wonderful! It was so easy - dump ingredients in and sit back with a glass of wine and wait.
Also so good for you. I added green beans (at the last half hour with the spinach), along with fresh rosemary, basil and thyme. So flavourful and the chicken was perfectly cooked.

By Jennifer Allred

on January 15, 2016 - 17:30

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This was so easy to make, and yet, tasted amazing! I made enough to have leftovers throughout the week and the chicken remained juicy until the last meal! I served it over some white Japanese rice and it was perfect!

By Lorie Glackman

on December 29, 2015 - 17:16

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I'm surprised that I'm the first to leave a review for a recipe that's so easy and delightful. We love this meal! Chicken tasted scrumptious, and was perfectly tender. I didn't add the Italian seasonings and I was glad I didn't because the combination of the spice from the ground pepper and balsamic vinegar was just perfect for us. We had this for dinner two nights in a row, both with angel hair pasta. The second night's dinner was a bit spicy because of the ground pepper I used, but we like spicy food so we didn't mind the change in taste at all, it was just as delicious.