Slow Cooker: Chicken Parmesan

by Dana Patterson on Dec 08, 2011 1

Definitely not the most beautiful thing in the world, but oh so delicious!

So, I have to admit my recent obsession for the slow cooker.  I have seriously fallen in love with it and there are a few reasons why.  However, I will save that for a different post.  We went over to my friends house for dinner two weeks ago and she made chicken parm in the crock pot.  It is DELICIOUS!  I decided to make it too.  I did modify it (of course) to fit phase 3 of the South Beach Diet.  She got the recipe from crockpot365 dot blogspot dot com.

Here is what you need:

This is what you need for chicken parm in the crock pot!

• It calls for 2-4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, but I used 6
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs (I made my own 100% whole wheat)
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/2 t Italian Seasoning
• 1/4 t black pepper
• 1/4 t kosher salt
• 1 T olive oil
• 1 beaten egg
• sliced mozzarella cheese
• favorite jarred marinara sauce (I used hunts garlic and herb in the can because there is no sugar)

Directions:

• spread the 1 T of olive oil into the bottom of your crockpot stoneware insert
• whip the egg with a fork in a separate bowl
• mix the bread crumbs with the seasonings and the parmesan cheese in another separate dish
• dip the chicken into the egg, then into the bread crumb mixture, coating both sides with crumbs, cheese and seasonings

I did an assembly line.

• place the chicken breast pieces in the bottom of the crock
• layer 2-3 slices of mozzarella cheese on top
• cover with entire jar of marinara sauce

Ready to cook in crock pot!

• close lid and cook on low for 6-7 hours or high for 3-4. If your chicken is still frozen, it will take longer (although I would never recommend putting frozen chicken in the crock pot)
• Serve with pasta (I didn’t because of my crazy obsession without too much grain)

I thought it was delicious.  I would totally make it for my husband and myself over and over again.  However, it isn’t the best looking dish in the world.  I probably wouldn’t serve it for a formal dinner, but it was so good!

About Dana Patterson

I'm an energetic SAHM of two fun little girls! It's never a dull moment with kids 21 months apart. I love life and enjoy cooking, working out and just hanging with my family.