Healthy Venetian Style Chicken
This healthy slow cooker chicken recipe is as beautiful as Venice's canals. Paprika, basil and lemon perfectly complement the chicken in this healthy easy recipe for a slow cooker.
Notes
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Cooking MethodSlow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/4 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 1/2 pound broiler-fryer chicken, deskinned and cut up
- 4 dried mushrooms
- 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoon red wine, optional
- 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon peel, freshly grated
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine paprika, flour, basil, salt, and pepper. Coat chicken pieces with mixture; set aside.
- Rinse mushrooms and break into small pieces; remove and discard stems.
- Place mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and onion in slow cooker. Place chicken pieces on top.
- In a bowl, combine wine, if using, tomato sauce and lemon peel; pour over chicken.
- Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours or until chicken is tender. Serve over pasta; top with reduced fat Parmesan cheese and chopped fresh parsley if desired.