Crock Pot Italian Chicken Recipe ? 5 Points + - LaaLoosh

Oh how I love Weight Watchers crock pot recipes. My days have been SO hectic lately, and the crock pot saves my sanity. I get the food in the crock pot in the morning, after I?ve had coffee and am full of energy, then come dinner time, when I?m often worn out and exhausted I have a healthy dinner, ready to go. Often times, when I?m feeling way too tired to cook, I?ll order take out or have my husband pick up dinner on his way home. This can ruin my entire day of eating healthy. So having a delicious and healthy Weight Watchers friendly dinner in my crock pot is often a big part in keeping me on track. And today, I wanted to share a new favorite Italian Chicken Crock Pot Recipe of mine. often called ?Angel Chicken?. Each serving is just 5 Points + each and it is delicious! Chicken smothered in a creamy mushroom wine sauce? Yes, please! For some extra Points, serve it over rice or pasta. Or for 0 extra Points, it also works really nicely over asparagus or roasted bell peppers. This crock pot chicken recipe is a real crowd pleaser. Enjoy!

Creamy and flavorful, this is one slow cooker recipe that?s a real crowd pleaser. A wine and cream cheese based sauce is seasoned with Italian dressing and smothers mushrooms and chicken breasts. It?s an easy Weight Watchers crock pot recipe that the whole family will love.

Ingredients

• 1 ? lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I used 6, 4oz breasts)
• 1 8oz package mushrooms, sliced
• 1 8oz package baby portabella mushrooms, sliced
• 1 packet dry Italian dressing mix
• 1 8 oz package fat free cream cheese, at room temp
• 1 tbsp light butter
• 1 cup white wine
• 1 cup fat free chicken broth
• 2 tsp paprika
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. In a medium sized sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat.
2. Add in Italian dressing packet, and stir to combine.
3. Stir in cream cheese, wine and chicken broth, and stir until cream cheese is fully melted, and ingredients are well combined.
4. Place mushrooms on bottom of crock pot, then season both sides of chicken with salt, pepper and paprika and place chicken breasts on top of the mushrooms.
5. Pour cream cheese sauce over chicken breasts, making sure all chicken is evenly covered with the sauce.
6. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours. Garnish with fresh parsley (optional)

Preparation time: 15 minute(s)

Cooking time: 5 hour(s)

Diet tags: Low calorie, Reduced fat, Reduced carbohydrate, High protein

Number of servings (yield): 6

Culinary tradition: Italian

Entire recipe makes 6 servings
Serving size is 4oz chicken, with 1/6th of the sauce
Each serving = 5 Points +

PER SERVING: 225 calories; 3g fat; 9g carbohydrates; 31g protein; 1g fiber

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This entry was posted by LaaLoosh on Monday, January 14th, 2013 at 4:03 am and is filed under 5 Point, American, Chicken, Crock Pot, Dinner, Italian, Main Dish, Mushroom.

Source: http://www.laaloosh.com/2013/01/14/crock-pot-italian-chicken-recipe/

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