In the Kitchen: Tammy's Italian Chicken

You have no idea how thankful I am this In the Kitchen with the Real Farmwives of America & Gooseberry Patch project came up! It has saved my summer! I was seriously in a non-motivated rut about cooking, and here's one more example of a fun and simple meal from my Slow Cooker Recipes cookbook!

Today, I'll be showing you Tammy's Italian Chicken from the Family Favorites chapter of the cookbook...right on page 6. This was so easy and so yummy, I totally get why it's considered a family favorite! Here's what you'll need:

Arrange 2.5# of frozen chicken breast in your crock pot. Mine were already seasons with garlic & herbs—and they were on sale to boot. Sprinkle with a 1.5 oz package of spaghetti sauce mix. Add a can of diced tomatoes (mine were already seasoned with basil, garlic & oregano) and an 8 oz can of tomato sauce.

Here's everything in the crock pot. No stirring or mixing necessary. Now I bought 15 oz can of tomato sauce & only used half. Next time I will just dump the whole thing in if I buy a bigger can by mistake. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high got 3.5 - 4.5 hours. I popped mine in after lunch on Friday and it was ready to go just in time for dinner. Yum!

Whip up some penne pasta and add some Parmesan cheese if you want, and you're good to go. It just doesn't get much easier than that.

Stay tuned for more recipes from my Gooseberry Patch Slow Cooker recipe cookbook. I'll be cooking up 10 recipes, then giving away a brand new copy thanks to my friends at Gooseberry Patch. For more great recipes - including a lot more Gooseberry Patch ones - head on over to the Real Farmwives of America and check out what the rest of these girls have going on.

Jane's recipes from Gooseberry Patch's Slow Cooker Recipes:

1. Hot Fudge Spoon Cake

2. Tammy's Italian Chicken (that's this one, you know!)

3. Stay tuned tomorrow!