Give chicken the ITALIAN TREATMENT with this fast and simple crock-pot recipe that includes tomatoes, garlic, green peppers, olives and garbanzo beans. The mouth-watering aroma and delicious flavors are sure to keep your family and friends at the dinner table. So, turn on your favorite 'Frankie' or 'Dino' CD's, toss together a fresh green salad, throw some garlic bread in the oven and enjoy this delicious meal over a glass of your favorite red wine!

Ingredients

4 serv.

balsamic salad dressing (bottled)↗1⁄2 cup
chicken breasts, skinless and boneless↗2 lbs
olive oil↗3 tablespoons
flour↗1⁄4 cup
kosher salt↗
fresh ground black pepper↗
large yellow onion, diced↗1
diced
dry red wine↗1 cup
tomato paste↗2 cans
plus more to thicken sauce
green bell pepper, seeded and cut into strips1
seeded and cut into strips
whole tomatoes, drained↗1 can
drained
fresh button mushrooms, cleaned and halved↗8 ounces
cleaned and halved
onion powder↗1 teaspoon
garlic cloves, minced↗4
minced
celery seed1⁄2 teaspoon
teaspoon dried parsley flakes (rub between fingers to waken flavor)↗1
teaspoon dried oregano (rub between fingers to waken flavor)↗1
teaspoon dried basil (rub between fingers to waken flavor)↗1⁄2
red pepper flakes (optional)↗
bay leaf↗1
cup large pitted black olives, washed and drained↗1
cup garbanzo beans, washed and drained↗1
tablespoons capers, drained↗2
parmesan cheese (optional)↗

Step-by-step instructions

1
Pour dressing into a zip-lock plastic bag; add chicken pieces and refrigerate for an hour.
2
Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan.
3
Mix the flour, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper together; lightly dredge chicken in the seasoned flour.
4
Brown the chicken pieces on both sides and transfer to crock pot when done.
5
Sauté onion until translucent in the olive oil used to brown the chicken; add wine and 2 tablespoons of the tomato paste to deglaze the pan. Transfer to crock pot.
6
Stir together remaining 2 cans of tomato paste and all the ingredients EXCEPT for the bay leaf, olives, garbanzo beans, capers, and Parmesan cheese; spread over chicken in crock pot.
7
Lay bay leaf on top of chicken; cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hours (HIGH: 3 to 4 hours).
8
During the last hour of cooking, add the olives, garbanzo beans and capers. If at this time the sauce appears too thin, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of tomato paste to thicken slightly.
9
To serve, discard the bay leaf and arrange the chicken over your favorite hot pasta; ladle with sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Source: food.com

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