I stole this recipe for Crock Pot Marry Me Chicken from thecountrycook.net. This slow cooker recipe is an easy weeknight meal or fancy enough for a weekend. Chicken is seasoned with salt, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper. Then the chicken is seared in a skillet and set aside. Chicken broth, corn starch, heavy cream, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, red pepper and paprika are whisked together in a slow cooker. Next the chicken is placed into the slow cooker and topped with sun dried tomatoes. Parmesan cheese is stirred into the sauce before serving.
Did you know? Marry Me Chicken is a updated take on “Engagement Chicken” which is a lemon and herb flavored roast chicken dish, purported to cause boyfriends to propose marriage. This recipe first appeared in Glamour magazine in December 2003 when it got its name. Marry Me Chicken recipes include sun-dried tomatoes and a cream sauce.³ (see more trivia in the Trivia tab)
The ingredients for this recipe are: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp onion powder, 1 tsp black pepper, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp butter, 1 ½ cups chicken broth, 3 tbsp cornstarch, 1 cup heavy cream, 4 cloves garlic, 1 ½ tsp Italian seasoning, ½ tsp red pepper flakes, ½ tsp paprika, ⅓ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes, ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese and 10 fresh basil leaves
Season the chicken on both sides with the salt, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the chicken breasts in olive oil and melted butter until golden brown, take the pan off the heat; and set aside.
Whisk together the chicken broth and cornstarch in a bowl until there are no lumps. Then add in the heavy cream, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes and paprika.
Add the sauce to a sprayed slow cooker. Place the seared chicken breasts into the slow cooker and pour the olive oil and butter from the pan on top.
Then top each piece of chicken with the chopped sun-dried tomatoes.
Next cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours. Take the chicken out of the slow cooker.
Whisk in the grated Parmesan cheese into the sauce.
Add the sauce to the chicken.
Serve immediately.
If you liked this recipe for Crock Pot Marry Me Chicken then you can also try One-Pan Chicken and Spinach Orzo, Instant Pot Bruschetta Chicken Pasta, Chicken Florentine Bake or Instant Pot Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta.
Crock Pot Marry Me Chicken
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
Sauce:
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp paprika
- ⅓ cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes drained
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 10 fresh basil leaves chopped
Instructions
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Season the chicken on both sides with the salt, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper.
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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and melt the butter.
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Sear the chicken breasts until golden brown, take the pan off the heat; and set aside.
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Whisk together the chicken broth and cornstarch in a bowl until there are no lumps.
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Add the chicken broth mixture to the bottom of an 8-quart slow cooker.
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Whisk in the heavy cream, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes and paprika.
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Place the seared chicken breasts into the slow cooker and pour the olive oil and butter from the pan on top.
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Top each piece of chicken with the chopped sun-dried tomatoes. Place on LOW for 6 to 7 hours.
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Take the chicken out of the slow cooker. Whisk in the Parmesan cheese into the sauce. Add the chicken back to the slow cooker, cover the sauce and add the basil, serve immediately.