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    Marry Me Chicken (Slow Cooker)

    Published: Jan 10, 2023 by Sarah · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Marry me chicken made in the slow cooker is the easy dinner meal that everyone loves. The combination of sun-dried tomatoes, heavy cream, and Italian herbs smothering chicken might just make you want to pop a question, it is so good!

    top down image of Marry Me Chicken on a grey plate.

    I have over 40 side dishes to serve with chicken if you are looking for the perfect pairing for this meal. I also have the best green bean recipes and baby potato recipes for those who want to add a vegetable side dish to the menu. Don't forget to make a pan of Rhodes rolls to mop up all the delicious cream sauce.

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    • ✨ Here is why this recipe is amazing:
    • 🥫 Ingredients needed:
    • 🗒️ Ingredient notes:
    • 🔄 Substitutions
    • 🔪 How to make Marry Me Chicken in the slow cooker, basic instructions
    • 📷 Slow Cooker Marry Me Chicken, photo instructions
    • ❄️ Storage Tips:
    • ♨️ Reheating Instructions
    • 👩‍🍳 Chef Tips:
    • ❓ Frequently asked questions, answers and tips:
    • 🍱 More Recipes To Try
    • Printable Recipe Card
    • Sarah Mock

    ✨ Here is why this recipe is amazing:

    • Easy slow cooker chicken recipe that is perfect for busy weeknight dinners.
    • All the flavors of a traditional Marry Me Chicken recipe but made in your favorite slow cooker.
    • The flavors of sun-dried tomatoes, Italian seasonings, and heavy cream are the perfect pairing with butterflied chicken breasts.

    🥫 Ingredients needed:

    Marry Me Chicken ingredients, chicken breast, spices, chicken stock, garlic, heavy cream, butter, corn starch, olive oil, sun dried tomatoes.

    Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the recipe at the bottom for quantities.

    🗒️ Ingredient notes:

    • Chicken - boneless skinless chicken breasts. If you would like to use bone-in split chicken breast, you care for a bit more flavor.
    • Sun-Dried Tomatoes - I use ½ a jar of sun-dried tomatoes in oil but the dried tomatoes in a bag will work as well.
    • Corn Starch - corn starch is used to dredge your raw chicken breast cutlets to help give them a crust before cooking.

    🔄 Substitutions

    I am using boneless, skinless chicken breasts but if you are a fan of boneless skinless chicken thighs, that would be a delicious substitution. I am using the sun-dried tomatoes in oil but if you are looking for a lower-fat option, just the sun-dried tomatoes that come in the packet.

    This recipe calls for a few different spices but if you don't have all of these specific spices on your pantry shelf, you are welcome to substitute in your favorite Italian Season blend.

    If you are looking to have a lower-fat sauce you can substitute in half and half for the heavy cream. The sauce will be thinner and not as rich but it will be lower fat.

    I would NOT recommend using chicken tenderloins for this recipe. The tenderloins are too delicate to stand up to the long cook time in the slow cooker. They will easily fall apart.

    🔪 How to make Marry Me Chicken in the slow cooker, basic instructions

    Marry Me Chicken.
    1. Slice chicken breasts in half, lengthwise.
    2. Dredge the chicken in corn starch.
    3. Heat olive oil in a heavy bottom pan and sear on both sides until the chicken cutlets are browned but not cooked through.
    4. Transfer the browned chicken to the slow cooker.
    5. Add the rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker.
    6. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
    7. Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and thicken the sauce as desired. Check the notes below.

    📷 Slow Cooker Marry Me Chicken, photo instructions

    butterflied raw chicken breast dredged in corn starch.
    1. Slice each chicken breast in half, lengthwise to make thin chicken cutlets. Dredge the chicken breasts in corn starch.
    dredged chicken breast being seared in olive oil in a hot cast iron pan.

    2. Heat the olive oil in a heavy bottom pan. Sear the chicken breasts on one side, just enough to get them to take on some color.

    browned chicken breast in a cast iron pan.

    3. Flip the chicken and brown it on the reverse side. Add an additional drizzle of olive oil, if needed.

    browned chicken breasts on a plate,

    4. Repeat with the remaining dredged chicken breasts.

    chicken breasts added to the base of the slow cooker.

    5. Add the browned chicken to the slow cooker. Arrange in an even layer.

    garlic in the back side of a microplane zester for Marry Me Chicken

    6. Add the chicken cutlets to the vessel of the crock pot and grate the garlic cloves on a Microplane grater. Add the garlic to the slow cooker over the chicken.

    herbs added to chicken breasts in a slow cooker for Marry Me Chicken

    7. Sprinkle the salt, pepper and seasonings over the chicken.

    chicken stock added to the slow cooker along with the chicken and herbs for Marry Me Chicken.

    8. Add the chicken stock to the slow cooker.

    heavy cream added to the slow cooker for Marry Me Chicken

    9. Pour the heavy cream over the chicken stock.

    butter and sun dried tomatoes added to the slow cooker for Marry Me Chicken

    10. Add the butter and the sun-dried tomatoes to the slow cooker. If you have oil from the sun-dried tomato jar, add a drizzle for an added layer of flavor.

    Marry Me Chicken in a slow cooker, ready to be served.

    11. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4-6 hours.

    ❄️ Storage Tips:

    Store the cooled leftovers in a closed container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

    ♨️ Reheating Instructions

    Marry Me Chicken

    To reheat, warm in the microwave at 50% power until heated through. Alternatively, add sauce and chicken to a shallow pan and warm over medium heat until heated through.

    👩‍🍳 Chef Tips:

    corn starch slurry added to the slow cooker to thicken Marry Me Chicken sauce.

    To thicken the sauce, whisk together 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with ¼ cup of water, add to the slow cooker and allow to thicken the last 20 minutes of the cooking time.

    ❓ Frequently asked questions, answers and tips:

    What do you serve with Marry Me Chicken?

    I like to serve either white rice or brown rice from my instant pot with this chicken recipe. Alternatively, a buttered noodle such as angel hair, spaghetti or linguini would pair nicely.

    Does Marry Me Chicken mean I am going to get proposed to?

    While Marry Me Chicken is served on many a proposal night, it does not mean that if you make it, your sweetheart will propose after dinner. Nor does it mean that if Marry Me Chicken is made for you, is this a sign you are to pop the question. Prepare and enjoy without life-changing decisions being made. Or not.

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    Marry Me Chicken (Slow Cooker)

    Sarah Mock
    The combination of sun-dried tomatoes, heavy cream, and Italian herbs smothering chicken might just make you want to pop a question, it is so good!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 6 hrs
    Total Time 6 hrs 10 mins
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    Course Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 380 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 4 Chicken breasts sliced into cutletts
    • ¼ cup Corn Starch
    • 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
    • 1 ½ cups Chicken Stock
    • 1 cup Heavy Cream
    • 4 cloves Garlic
    • ½ stick butter
    • ½ cup Sun Dried Tomatoes in oil
    • 1 teaspoon Salt
    • ½ teaspoon Black pepper ground
    • 1 teaspoon Rosemary dried
    • 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
    • 1 teaspoon Basil dried
    • 1 teaspoon Oregano dried

    Instructions
     

    • Slice chicken breasts in half, lengthwise.
      4 Chicken breasts
    • Dredge the chicken in corn starch.
      ¼ cup Corn Starch
    • Heat olive oil in a have bottom pan and sear on both sides until the chicken cutlets are browned but not cooked through.
      3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
    • Transfer the browned chicken to the slow cooker.
    • Add the rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker.
      1 ½ cups Chicken Stock, 1 cup Heavy Cream, 4 cloves Garlic, ½ stick butter, ½ cup Sun Dried Tomatoes, 1 teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Black pepper, 1 teaspoon Rosemary, 1 teaspoon Onion Powder, 1 teaspoon Basil, 1 teaspoon Oregano
    • Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
    • Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and thicken the sauce as desired. Check the notes below.

    Notes

    If substituting in Italian seasoning blend, use 1 ½ tablespoons in place of the herbs.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1pieceCalories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 27gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 122mgSodium: 548mgPotassium: 745mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 715IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg

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    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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