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One of the Best Italian Chicken Recipes
The chicken in this recipe for Italian chicken is cut into cubes and then frozen. This is because it cooks better and is less likely to dry out if you put it in the crockpot frozen because frozen chicken contains more moisture. Many Italian chicken recipes also contain vegetables and the broccoli, red bell pepper and mushrooms in this Italian chicken dish go very well. The garlic, celery soup, and Italian dressing add plenty of flavor and you will find this to be one of our healthy crockpot recipes as well as one of the tastiest ones.
Italian chicken recipes are nice with pasta but you can serve this one over mashed potatoes if you like, or even your favorite kind of noodles or some rice. This is definitely one of our most easy crockpot recipes because there is nothing complicated about the recipe and anybody can make this one. The cream cheese makes it rich and creamy and you can use something like Philadelphia Light if you want to lose some of the fat. The resulting recipe for Italian chicken will taste the same.
This healthy yet delicious Italian chicken and broccoli recipe is one of the best things to make in your slow cooker if you enjoy healthy food, colorful meals, and plenty of mouthwatering flavor. Feel free to adapt this recipe, substituting other vegetables. You can even use turkey instead of the chicken if you fancy it. The Italian flavors in this dish make it similar to other Italian chicken recipes but unique in its own way.
Italian Chicken with Mushrooms and Broccoli
Ingredients -
6 chicken breasts, no bones or skin, in cubes and frozen
10 oz frozen broccoli florets
½ red bell pepper, in strips
¼ teaspoon minced garlic
1 onion, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
½ lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
¼ cup chicken broth
8 oz cream cheese, softened
11 oz can cream of celery soup
1 oz package dry Italian dressing mix
¼ cup chicken broth
Preparation:
Completely cover the cubed chicken with the olive oil in a bowl.
Put the Italian dressing mix in Ziploc bag and add the chicken.
Shake well to coat. Put the chicken in the slow cooker, cover and cook for 3 ½ hours on low.
Spray a skillet with non stick cooking spray and heat it over a medium high heat.
Add the mushrooms, bell pepper, and onion.
Add the cream cheese, chicken broth, and soup.
Add ¼ cup of the juice from the crockpot.
Add the garlic. Stir well until you have a smooth mixture.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Pour this mixture over the chicken, cover and cook for an hour.
(Serves 8)
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This is one of the most colorful and best tasting Italian chicken dishes you can make in the slow cooker. The broccoli, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and onion give it lots of color and make it healthy too, and the whole family will enjoy this recipe for Italian chicken. The Italian dressing gives the chicken a subtle yet decidedly Italian flavor and all the other ingredients work together nicely to bring out the juiciness of this wonderful chicken dish. If you have some chicken to use up and you have been wondering what to do with it, you will not be disappointed with this tasty recipe for Italian chicken.
