Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Basil Chicken with Pasta
Servings: 4
Time: 4 hrs in slow cooker + 20 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
14 oz can diced tomatoes
1 cup tomato pasta sauce
2 tsp minced garlic (or 2 cloves)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp italian seasoning
½ tsp dried basil
¼ tsp black pepper
½ cup half & half
2 tbsp cornstarch
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 tbsp finely chopped basil
1 box of your preferred pasta (I like banza chickpea pasta)
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Add tomatoes, pasta sauce, garlic, salt, italian seasoning, basil and pepper to a 3-6 quart slow cooker and stir.
- Whisk together cream and cornstarch and add to the slow cooker.
- Add the chicken breasts and press down into the sauce
- Cook on low for 3-5 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees.
- Once cooked, prepare pasta according to box and serve together.