Transport to Tuscany Italy with this delicious and creamy Tuscan chicken thighs recipe. The chicken comes out moist and full of flavor when cooked in your slow cooker.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time2 hourshrs
Total Time2 hourshrs15 minutesmins
Course: Entrée
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: 10 Ingredients Or Less, Chicken, Chicken Thighs, Spinach, Sun Dried Tomatoes, Tuscan Recipe
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet on the stove-top over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add the chicken thighs. Brown chicken thighs on both sides, 2 to 4 minutes per side.
Using tongs, transfer the chicken to a 6 quart or larger slow cooker.
Place pan back on stove-top and reduce the heat to medium. Add the diced onion to the pan. Saute the onions, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add the garlic and saute for an additional 30 seconds.
Pour the chicken broth into the hot pan and cook for 1 minute, gently scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Turn off heat and pour contents from the pan into the slow cooker.
Add the Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and sun dried tomatoes to the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 to 2.5 hours or on LOW for 4 to 5 hours or until the chicken registers 165° F (74° C) on an instant read meat thermometer.
In a small bowl, whisk together the cream and cornstarch (or xanthan gum if using for a Ketogenic diet) to create a thickening slurry. Stir the slurry into the slow cooker, add the spinach.
Recover the slow cooker and cook for 5 to 10 minutes or until the sauce slightly thickens.
Serve and enjoy!
Notes
*You can substitute boneless skinless chicken breasts in this recipe instead of chicken thighs. The cooking time may be a little shorter depending on your slow cooker. I suggest cooking the recipe for 1 hour shorter than directed depending on if you are cooking the chicken on HIGH or LOW, checking the temperature of the chicken and cooking longer only if needed. Chicken breasts tend to cook faster than thighs depending on their thickness and can dry out if over cooked.**In this recipe you want to look for a package of sun dried tomatoes that are just the dried tomatoes. You don't want to use the sun dried tomatoes that come in jars that are packed in water or oil.***If you are on a Keto Diet then you will want to skip the cornstarch in this recipe as cornstarch is not Keto friendly. You can either omit the cornstarch altogether or replace it with about 1 teaspoon of xanthan gum as a keto friendly thickener.