Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore Recipe

Crockpot chicken cacciatore with raw chicken, sliced green peppers, chopped onions, and sauce; 10 min. prep for a flavorful slow-cooked delight.

5 from 3 votes

Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore Recipe

Crockpot chicken cacciatore recipe with jar sauce! If you've never made this with spaghetti sauce it literally takes 10 min. to prep and my kids love it too over rice!

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time5 10

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cacciatore, chicken, crockpot, easy, healthy, slow cooker

Servings:

Author: Justine

Equipment

1 slow cooker

Ingredients

2 medium chicken breasts skinless, boneless is best
1 jar spaghetti sauce 24 oz.
2 medium bell pepper sliced, can slice an onion too if you want more veggies

Instructions

Place medium boneless skinless chicken breasts on bottom of crockpot.
Pour jar of spaghetti sauce on top.
Pour about 3/4 c. water (or chicken broth) into jar, close lid, and swish around to get rest of sauce out of jar and pour that into crockpot as well.
Slice bell peppers and onion (if you want to add that) and put into crockpot. Add 1 tbsp. minced garlic if you wish.
Cook for 5 hrs on low, until meat is fork tender and easy to shred with 2 forks.
Optional - Add 1 container mushrooms that have been rinsed and quartered into crockpot (optional), stir slightly cook for an additional hour on low. Serve over rice.

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Notes

Made with Frozen Chicken Breasts (option)

If you want to use boneless skinless frozen chicken breasts you can. Just make sure to separate them from one another first before adding into the pot. Use small to medium sizes. Follow same directions, timing is typically the same!

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