This easy Slow Cooker Marry Me Chicken, or sometimes called tuscan chicken, is a simple, satisfying dish full of delicious Italian flavor. It’s got tender, juicy chicken breasts cooked in a creamy sun-dried tomato Alfredo sauce, loaded with garlic, and spinach.
My family’s favorite way to eat Marry Me Crockpot Chicken is over pasta with cheese. It takes only about 10 minutes to prep the Parmesan sauce. Add your chicken breasts, spices, and your parmesan sun-dried tomato sauce, and let the slow cooker do the work. It’s ready when you are. We love to serve it over pasta with a little freshly shredded Parmesan cheese. It’s an easy chicken dinner idea without all the fuss.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Quick & Easy: It only takes about 10 minutes to prep.
- Make Ahead Friendly: Prepare the ingredients and let the slow cooker do the work.
- Versatile: Serve it over pasta, sautéed veggies, or make extra for salads or wraps.
Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken Recipe
It looks and tastes impressive, but this creamy slow cooker Tuscan chicken is easy enough to make any night of the week. All it takes is about 10 minutes of prep before the crockpot takes over and does the rest of the cooking. Serve over a bed of rice, pasta or even zoodles for a seriously simple, satisfying meal.
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This recipe does require you to pull out a saucepan and make a simple alfredo sauce using butter, garlic, chicken broth, cream, Parmesan, and sun-dried tomatoes (You can blend the sun-dried tomatoes in the parmesan sauce if your family doesn’t like the bits of tomato). From there, everything goes into the slow cooker together to cook low and slow for hours so it’s ready when you are.
Key Ingredients
- Butter – either salted or unsalted butter will work great.
- Garlic – use fresh minced garlic.
- Chicken Broth – you can use store bought or homemade.
- Heavy Cream – this helps make the sauce super creamy.
- Parmesan Cheese – use fresh grated or shredded.
- Sun-Dried Tomatoes – look for the sun-dried tomatoes stored in oil. You can either add these minced or sliced, or blend into the chicken broth. If you aren’t a fan of sun-dried tomatoes, you could substitute artichoke hearts.
- Chicken – we use boneless, skinless chicken breasts for this recipe. You could absolutely substitute chicken thighs, or even bone-in chicken if you prefer, but you may have to adjust the cooking time slightly.
- Spinach – fresh spinach tastes better than frozen spinach.
- Red Pepper Flakes – this adds the perfect amount of spice. You can, of course, adjust by adding more or less to your liking.
If you’re looking for more healthy chicken recipes or the best crockpot chicken, we’ve got you covered with plenty of dinner inspiration. Or, if you’re looking for ideas beyond chicken, here’s another list of healthy dinner recipes. And if a great Tuscan Chicken Recipe is your jam, be sure to try our Tuscan Chicken Soup too.
What to Serve with Tuscan Chicken
This Tuscan Chicken Crockpot Recipe is such a classic dish that it pairs well with all sorts of sides, including:
- Mashed Potatoes– add some chunks of chicken and a little of the parmesan sauce. Wowza.
- Baked Potatoes– Such a fun and easy topping for baked potatoes. Add a little exra cheese if you want.
- Homemade Au Gratin Potatoes– This is a perfect side to serve along with tuscan chicken.
- Parmesan Orzo– This is a fancy yet easy side too.
- Dinner Rolls– Nothing beats a homemade dinner roll.
- Garlic Bread– Make it a full Italian dinner with this slathered on a roll or French bread.
How to Make Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken
- Make the sauce. In a large saucepan over medium heat, add the butter and garlic. Saute on medium heat until the garlic is translucent and lightly golden, or about 3-5 minutes. Add the chicken broth, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese and sun-dried tomatoes (You can blend them with the chicken broth if desired). Continue to cook and stir until all of the Parmesan cheese is melted, then remove from heat.
- Add the chicken. Place chicken breasts in the slow cooker, then add the cream sauce, spinach, Italian Seasoning, red pepper flakes, and season with salt and pepper. Stir until combined, then cover the slow cooker.
- Cook. Cook on low for 5-6 hours, or cook on high for about 3 hours. Check the internal temperature of the chicken to be sure it has reached 165 degrees F. in the thickest spots.
- Serve. Turn off the slow cooker and remove the cooked chicken. Slice or dice as desired, then add back to sauce and serve over rice, zoodles, cauliflower rice or your favorite pasta noodles. Enjoy!
*You can also blend the sun-dried tomatoes with the chicken broth so you don’t have any chunks.
Generally speaking, it should take roughly 5-6 hours on low, or 3 hours on high, to cook 2 ½-3 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breasts in the crockpot.
The cooking time will always vary depending on how much is in the crockpot and what size crockpot you are using. That’s why you should always check the internal temperature of your chicken to make sure it has reached 165 degrees F.
Making enough Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken to have leftovers is always a good idea. It stores well and tastes great in a variety of different ways. Besides simply reheating and serving with more pasta or rice, you can use in:
Sandwiches – serve on a buttery toasted sandwich bun with melted mozzarella cheese.
Salads – dice or slice chicken and add into your favorite green salad.
Pizza – chop the chicken and veggies and serve on pizza dough with mozzarella cheese and your favorite sauce or pesto.
Chicken Spaghetti- This is an easy way to use up those chicken leftovers too.
Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken (Marry Me Chicken)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes (in olive oil), thinly sliced
- 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cups spinach, roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, add the butter and garlic. Saute on medium heat until the garlic is translucent and lightly golden, or about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the chicken broth, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes (You can blend them with the broth if desired). Continue to cook and stir until all of the Parmesan cheese is melted, then remove from heat.
- Place chicken breasts in the slow cooker, then add the parmesan cream sauce, spinach, Italian Seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Stir until combined, then cover the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 5-6 hours, or on high for about 3 hours. Check the internal temperature of the chicken to be sure it has reached 165 degrees F. in the thickest spots.
- Turn off the slow cooker and remove the chicken. Slice or dice as desired, then add back to sauce and serve over rice, zoodles, cauliflower rice or your favorite pasta noodles. Enjoy!
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Busy weeknights are exactly why I love my slow cooker, and this creamy Tuscan chicken is one we make again and again. If you’re building out your meal plan for the week, pair it with one of these other easy slow cooker recipes above for more hands-off dinners your whole family will enjoy.
Can you use kale?
Yes, Kale would work great too, just add it the same time you would your spinach. I’d be sure it was chopped into bite-sized pieces.
My family loved this recipe and it was so easy to make. I didn’t have any sun-dried tomatoes and substituted red peppers, which still worked great. I will definitely make again.
What a great idea! I haven’t tried it with red peppers but it sounds amazing!
The flavors here are out of this world! Love that I can add extra spinach (my fav!) and have a fuss free dinner for the family using the slow cooker! Thanks!
I’ve been looking for new ways to use my slow cooker so this is perfect! I know my mom is going to want this recipe, too!
Made this tonight and it was delicious! So easy too which is a huge plus for this mom of 2! Thank you!
I’m so happy to hear you loved it!