Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken

Ingredients:

1 medium yellow onion, diced

1/3 cup all purpose flour

1 Tbsp dried basil

2 cloves of garlic, minced

2 Tbsp tomato paste

3 Tbsp olive oil

4 cups chicken broth

2 (14.5 oz) cans petite diced tomatoes

1 to 1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken

thighs

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

4 cups frozen cheese tortellini (or you can use fresh)

3 cups packed spinach (you can definitely add more than this if you want)

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1 cup heavy cream or 1 cup half and half

1.  In a microwave-safe bowl add the

How to make it:

onions, flour, basil, garlic, tomato paste and drizzle with olive oil.

Microwave for 5 minutes, stirring every 90 seconds or so.  (The

mixture will be pasty and look weird but don’t worry it will all be okay in the

end).  Add the mixture to the slow cooker.

2.  Add broth, tomatoes, chicken,

salt and pepper to the slow cooker.  Stir.  Cover and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours

or on HIGH for 3-4 hours (or until chicken is very tender).

3.  Remove the lid and add in

tortellini and spinach, Parmesan cheese and warmed cream (cream should be warmed because it may

cause curdling if added in cold).

4.  Use a fork to remove the chicken

out of the slow cooker.  On a cutting board, shred or cut the chicken into

bite-size pieces.  Add the chicken back into the slow cooker.  Put

the lid back on and cook on HIGH for about 10 more minutes, or until the

tortellini are cooked through.  Ladle into serving bowls and enjoy!