Slow-Cooker Chicken Parmesan

Name: Slow-Cooker Chicken Parmesan
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 , onion, chopped fine; , Salt and pepper; 1 , (6-ounce) can tomato paste; 4 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried; 1/8 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1 , (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained; 1 tablespoon, cornstarch; 1 tablespoon, water; 6 (6- to 8-ounce), boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed; 6 ounces, mozzarella cheese, shredded (1½ cups); 1/4 cup, grated Parmesan cheese; 3 tablespoons shredded, fresh basil; 1/3 cup, panko bread crumbs; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh parsley

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In our tests, we quickly discovered that traditional chicken Parmesan, with its crispy fried-crumb coating and blanket of melted cheese, was not well suited to the slow cooker, but we were determined to make a version that was.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Complete Slow Cooker

SERVES6

TIME3 to 4 hours on low

Slow cooker size4 to 7 quarts

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Complete Slow Cooker

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We started with boneless, skinless chicken breasts, and to account for the moisture they gave off in the cooker, we made a super-concentrated tomato sauce. Once the chicken was cooked, we found that a reverse method was best for the coating...

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