Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan

By Susan52

Ingredients

• Sauce:
• 1 bag (26-32 oz) frozen fully cooked breaded chicken strips or nuggets (see NOTES)
• 8 oz sliced mozzarella cheese
• 1 can (28 oz) petit diced tomatoes
• 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp basil
• 1/4 cup brown sugar (see NOTES)

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 5mins
Adapted from bakeatmidnite.com

Preparation

Step 1

Spray the crock with non-stick spray.

Mix all sauce ingredients in the crock pot. I used a 5 quart round crock pot.

Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours, high 3-5 hours--add the chicken the last hour of cooking.

Place slices of cheese on top about 15 minutes before you plan to serve.



Notes

Omit the sugar if you like a tart sauce. I like a sweet sauce and ¼ cup brown sugar does it for me. If you prefer a less sweet sauce, use 2 tbs brown sugar.

Don't use frozen chicken made from "chopped and formed" chicken. Make sure they are real, unprocessed chicken breast meat.

You might want to consider using a liner when making this. I sprayed but still had hard baked-on food that only a Brillo pad would remove.