Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 large red pepper (sliced)
• 1 large green pepper (sliced)
• 5 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1.5 lbs. boneless (skinless chicken breast)
• 1/2 yellow onion (sliced)
• 1 3.8- oz. can sliced black olives (drained)
• 1 15- oz. can tomato sauce
• 1 15- oz. can diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• salt (to taste)
• 6 sprigs fresh thyme*
• 6 sprigs fresh rosemary*
• 8 ounces of your favorite pasta

Steps

1. 1

   Place red pepper, green pepper, garlic, chicken breast, onion, and black olives into slow cooker.

2. 2

   Create sauce by mixing together tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, Italian seasoning, and salt.

3. 3

   Then, pour sauce on top of ingredients in the slow cooker and mix together.

4. 4

   Finally, create fresh herb bundle by tying thyme and rosemary together with twine. Set on top of everything in slow cooker.

5. 5

   Cover slow cooker and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.

6. 6

   Once the chicken has fully cooked, remove and use 2 forks to shred. Then, remove herb bundle and add the shredded chicken back in and mix.

7. 7

   Serve over your favorite pasta or eat by itself with a splash of balsamic vinegar and shredded parmesan on top.