Crock Pot Italian Mozzarella Chicken - Recipes That Crock! (2024)

5 from 12 votes

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Crock Pot Italian Mozzarella Chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 6 hours hours

Total Time: 6 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• salt and pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 3/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 24 oz jar marinara sauce
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese
• 8 oz pkg penne pasta cooked
• 1/3 cup green olives with pimentos chopped
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

• Sprinkle chicken breasts with seasonings on both sides

• Place seasoned chicken breasts in a lightly greased crock pot

• Sprinkle garlic evenly on top of the chicken breasts and cover with marinara sauce

• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours, chicken should be cooked through and tender

• Place chicken breasts on a lightly greased baking sheet and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese, set aside

• Add your olives and Parmesan cheese to your sauce in your crock pot, stir and heat through

• Place your baking sheet with your chicken in your broiler for 2-3 mins until the cheese is melted and golden (keep a close watch so it doesn’t burn)

• Pour your sauce over your cooked pasta and mix well

• Serve chicken over pasta

• This recipe is from Gooseberry Patch’s Slow-Cooker Christmas Favorites AND it’s a recipe that just so happened to be submitted by fellow blogger, Cindy of Hun…What’s For Dinner?
• I cooked this Crock Pot Italian Mozzarella Chicken in myHamilton Beach Programmable Insulated Slow Cooker. Any 5-6 quart slow cooker would work just fine, this one is just SO easy to clean that I am in love with it. 😉
• If you want to enjoy it Low Carb style, make sure to use a low carb marinara sauce (we enjoy both Rao’s and Mezzetta brands) and substitute one of the following for the penne pasta:
  • Low Carb Pasta (We enjoy this brand.)
  • Whole Green Beans (Sauteedin Butter)
  • Zucchini (Sauteed or Zoodles)
  • Steamed Broccoli
  • Riced Cauliflower
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