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Slow Cooked Tuscan Chicken and Beans
This slow cooked tuscan chicken is a dish that is light on meat and heavier on beans for added protein and fiber without the cholesterol or saturated fat.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 6 hr
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 large chicken breasts (boneless, skinless )
- 3 cloves garlic (grated)
- 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 red pepper (diced)
- 1 zucchini (diced)
- 15 ounces cannellini beans (canned. drained and rinsed)
- 15 ounces fire roasted tomatoes
- 15 ounces tomato sauce (unsalted)
Instructions
- 1
Place chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker and season with garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
- 2
Add diced peppers, zucchini, beans, fire roasted tomatoes and tomato sauce.
- 3
Stir well and heat on Low for 6 hours or High for 3 hours.
- 4
Towards the end of cooking time, use two forks to shred chicken and stir well.
- 5
Serve over brown rice, whole wheat pasta or Bulgar wheat as pictured above.