Name: Kit's Marry Me Chicken - Crock Pot
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 380 min
Ingredients: 4 Boneless, Dkinless Chicken Breasts; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp lemon pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp butter; 1/2 cups Chicken Broth; 3 tbsp Corn starch; 1 cup Heavy Cream; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 1/2 tsp Dried Basil; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Lemon Pepper; 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes; 1/2 tsp Paprika; 1 tbsp Dried celery; 8 oz Grape or Cherry Tomatoes; 1/2 cup Fresh Grated Parmesan

Kit Mullins

Kit's Marry Me Chicken - Crock Pot

As the story goes, this chicken is so delicious, that a single woman will get a proposal if she cooks and serves this to her beau!

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 6

Total Time 6 20

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

For the Chicken

4 Boneless, Dkinless Chicken Breasts
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp lemon pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp butter

For the Sauce

1/2 cups Chicken Broth
3 tbsp Corn starch
1 cup Heavy Cream
2 cloves Garlic
1 1/2 tsp Dried Basil
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Lemon Pepper
1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
1/2 tsp Paprika
1 tbsp Dried celery
8 oz Grape or Cherry Tomatoes
1/2 cup Fresh Grated Parmesan

Equipment

1 Large Skillet
1 Crockpot
1 Small Bowl

Method

Prepare the Chicken

Cut each chicken breast in half.
In a small bowl, mix together the spices: salt, garlic power, and lemon pepper. Pat onto both sides of dhicken breasts.

Brown the Chicken

In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, add olive oil and butter. Melt the butter in the pan.
Sear the chicken breasts until golden brown on both sides. You are not cooking the chicken all the way through - just browning the outside.
Turn off the heat and set the pan aside. You will add the chicken and the pan drippings to the crockpot later.

Prepare the Sauce

Whisk together the chicken broth and corn starch - until there are no lumps.
Spray your crockpot with Pam oil spray.
Pour the chicken broth/cornstarch mixture into the crockpot.
Whisk together heavy cream, garlic, basil, salt, lemon pepper, red pepper flakes, dried celery, and paprika.
Pour the heavy cream mixture into the crockpot with the chicken broth.

Assemble the Chicken in the Crockpot

Place the seared chicken breast in the crockpot on top of the chicken broth and heavy cream.
Pour the pan drippings from the skillet over the chicken breasts in the crockpot.
Place the tomatoes in the crockpot around the chicken breasts.

Cook the Chicken

Cover and cook the chicken on Low for 6 hours. Do not repeatedly open the lid as doing so will increase your cooking time.
Optional: For a tangy-er sauce, in the last 1-2 hours of cooking, slice a fresh lemon and lay the slices on top of the chicken. Let it continue cooking.

Final Prep for Serving

While the chicken is cooking, you may want to prepare egg noodles, mashed potatoes, or rice. All of these are great ways to savor the sauce!
On a large plate, place your noodles, potatoes, or rice. Arrange the chicken breasts on top.
While the sauce is still in the crockpot, add the parmesan cheese and stir until it melts.
Pour the sauce with the melted cheese over the top of the chicken. Serve while hot. Garnish with fresh basil, if desired.

Notes

brown the seasoned chicken in butter and oil

pour the meat drippings into the crockpot