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Creamy Tuscan chicken with spinach and sun-dried tomatoes transforms savory Italian flavors into a hands-off main dish for your next Italian night! It’s similar to creamy Tuscan salmon, but with the added benefit of cooking low, slow, and tender in your slow cooker. I’ll show you how to make this Crock Pot Tuscan garlic chicken recipe, but there are stovetop instructions (similar to marsala chicken) as well if that’s your preference.
Why You’ll Love This Creamy Tuscan Chicken Recipe
- Garlicky spinach and tomato flavor
- Creamy, cheesy sauce
- Perfectly juicy chicken
- Uses everyday Italian ingredients
- 15 minutes prep
- Naturally keto and gluten free
- The best hands-off Italian dinner!

Ingredients & Substitutions
This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for creamy garlic Tuscan chicken, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card below.
- Olive Oil – For best flavor, use extra virgin olive oil, but avocado oil works if that’s what you have.
- Garlic – Fresh garlic tastes the best, but jarred minced garlic will also work.
- Heavy Cream – Most other types of milk won’t have the same creamy flavor and texture, so avoid regular milk, almond milk, or coconut milk beverage as substitutes. Full-fat coconut milk or coconut cream can work, though.
- Chicken Broth – I use a reduced sodium variety, since the included cheese is fairly salty. You can also use homemade bone broth.
- Grated Parmesan Cheese – A grated variety will melt more easily into the sauce.
- Chicken Breast – I used boneless skinless chicken breasts, but you can also use boneless chicken thighs.
- Sun-Dried Tomatoes – I make my own sun-dried tomatoes in the oven, but store-bought varieties work as well.
- Spinach – Fresh spinach works best for this Crock Pot Tuscan chicken.
- Seasonings – Including store-bought or homemade Italian seasoning, sea salt, and black pepper. If you like extra heat, you can add crushed red pepper flakes as well.

How To Make Tuscan Garlic Chicken In The Crock Pot
This section shows how to make Tuscan chicken Crock Pot friendly, with step-by-step photos and details about the technique, to help you visualize it. For full instructions, including amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card below.
- Make sauce. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, saute garlic in oil. Add cream and chicken broth, and bring to a gentle simmer.


- Thicken. Lower heat and whisk parmesan cheese into the sauce until smooth. Add salt to taste, if desired.
- Prep chicken. Place chicken in the bottom of the slow cooker. Season and top with sun-dried tomatoes.


- Pour. Pour sauce over the chicken. Cook until done, then remove chicken from the cooker.
- Wilt. Turn slow cooker to High and add spinach, stirring to wilt.


- Finish. Return chicken to the slow cooker, spooning toppings over the top before serving.


Tips For The Best Tuscan Chicken
When you’re making Tuscan chicken in the Crock Pot, here are my top tips for ensuring your chicken is perfect every time:
- Keep more sauce directly on the chicken. You want more of it on the chicken and less on the bottom of the Crock Pot. This way, you’ll end up with more sauce sticking to the chicken and the meat will be more juicy. Plus, the part on top of the chicken stays thicker.
- Wait to add spinach until the end. It wilts fast! Just don’t let it slow cook the whole time with the creamy Tuscan garlic chicken, because it will turn to mush. The spinach has to go in only at the end.
- Pile the toppings high. When you’re ready to serve, don’t forget to place the toppings from the bottom of the Crock Pot onto the Tuscan garlic chicken on the plate.
- Don’t forget the sauce at the bottom of the slow cooker. Drizzle the sauce over the chicken when serving it for extra juicy deliciousness.
How To Make Tuscan Chicken In A Skillet
Don’t have a Crock Pot? No problem! You can easily adjust the recipe to make it in a skillet — and the sauce comes out thicker that way, if that’s your preference:
- Season. Pat the chicken breasts dry with paper towels. Season with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Sear. Heat olive oil or butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and sear for 4-8 minutes per side, without moving around too much, until golden brown and almost cooked through. Transfer to a plate and cover to keep warm.
- Make sauce. Reduce heat to medium, then follow the instructions for the creamy Tuscan sauce in the Crock Pot version above. (You can use the same skillet.)
- Add sun-dried tomatoes and spinach. Cook for a couple of minutes, until the spinach is wilted.
- Return the chicken to the pan. Heat for a couple of minutes, until warm and cooked through.
If you like creamy chicken with a thicker sauce like this, try my one pot chicken florentine.
Storage Instructions
Store leftovers covered in an airtight container the refrigerator for 3-4 days. You can also make the sauce ahead, store in the refrigerator, then heat and thin out as needed before pouring over the chicken.
Reheat at low power in the microwave or in a 350 degree F oven, until warm.
Can You Freeze Creamy Tuscan Chicken?
Yes, you can freeze Crock Pot creamy Tuscan garlic chicken, though the sauce texture may change a bit. Cool completely, cover tightly, and store in the freezer for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight before reheating.

What To Serve With Creamy Tuscan Chicken
This Crock Pot Tuscan garlic chicken pairs well with so many sides! Try these easy dishes:
- Pasta & Rice – A must for sopping up all that creamy sauce! I prefer either mashed potatoes for my kids or mashed cauliflower for myself (pictured above). But white rice, cauliflower rice, regular pasta, zucchini noodles, or baked spaghetti squash would all make delicious pairings with this Tuscan Crock Pot chicken as well.
- Easy Veggies – Cook up sauteed eggplant, roasted broccoli and cauliflower, or sauteed zucchini to serve on the side.
- Simple Salads – Italian marinated artichoke salad, cold roast vegetable salad, or Caprese salad are all classic choices to complete your Italian meal. But, French carrot salad would also be just as good with this creamy chicken.
More Creamy Chicken Recipes
Tuscan creamy chicken is just the beginning… if you love saucy, easy meals, try these recipes next! (Or find even more easy healthy chicken recipes here.)
Recommended Tools
- Saucepan – The right size for making the rich sauce in this dish.
- Slow Cooker – My favorite cooker for making low and slow main dishes — and this one is programmable!
Crock Pot Creamy Tuscan Chicken
Crock Pot Creamy Tuscan Chicken Recipe (So Easy!)
An easy, creamy Tuscan garlic chicken recipe in the Crock Pot, featuring juicy chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and creamy sauce.
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Ingredients
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Instructions
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Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and saute for about a minute, until fragrant.
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Add the cream and chicken broth. Bring to a gentle simmer, then set heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes. The sauce will still be thin, but thicken enough to coat the back of a spoon.
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Meanwhile, place the chicken at the bottom of a slow cooker. Season lightly with Italian seasoning, sea salt, and black pepper. Top with sun-dried tomatoes.
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When the sauce is ready, keep it at low heat, but not simmering. Whisk in the Parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup at a time, until smooth. Adjust salt to taste if desired.
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Pour the sauce evenly over the chicken in the slow cooker. Try to get as much sauce as possible on top of the chicken and less on the bottom.
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Cook for 3-4 hours on High or 6-8 hours on Low.
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Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and set aside. The sauce in the slow cooker will be thin due to liquid released by the chicken, but the top of the chicken will have a layer of sauce that sticks to it.
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Turn the slow cooker on High, if it isn't already. Add the chopped spinach and stir for a few minutes, until the spinach wilts.
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Return the chicken to the slow cooker, and spoon the liquid, spinach and sun-dried tomatoes on top, or just pour them over the chicken to serve.
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Recipe Notes
Serving size: 1 large chicken breast with sauce and 1/4 of total tomatoes & spinach (1/4 of entire recipe)
The recipe card contains instructions for Crock Pot Tuscan chicken, but see the post above for stovetop instructions if that’s your preference.
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177 Comments
Cherie Krutilek
0Could you add capers and mushrooms to the crockpot chicken recipe?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Cherie, Yes, you could do that.
SHANNA
0This is a fantastic recipe! It is one of the first recipes that I made at Wholesome Yum. Now I am a huge fan. It is a must try recipe!
Jennifer
0This recipe was easy to make. I sun dried the tomatoes in the oven and they came out perfect. Chicken falls apart easily and the sauce gave the chicken so much flavor! It’s hard to like chicken when you’re on a high protein diet, but this made it easy! Even my 14 yr old daughter loved it and went for 2nds. This will be my new go to!
Jeanette
0Can this be made in there Instant Pot/pressure cooker?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Jeanette, That would probably work, but I don’t have a recipe specifically for that.
Lucy Cash
0Thank you so much for this recipe!! My whole family loves it and so do I! I feel like we are eating at Carrabas when we have this. Best part is I can make it early, so when it’s time to eat and I’m exhausted, it’s ready.
Mikella
0Can you use frozen chicken?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Mikella, You would have to thaw the chicken before placing it in the crock pot.
sama
0This recipe is amazing! My family loved it. I doubled it so we had lunches for a couple days. Also, I doctored it a bit by adding a chopped bell pepper (I think I had an orange or red one so that’s what I used) and I chopped up 3/4 of a large red onion. I poured a small jar of RAO Sun Dried Tomato Pesto sauce over the recipe sauce and mixed it a little before starting the cook time.
Morgana
0I made this yesterday. Very easy to put together and tastes excellent!
Lisa
0Wow I made this tonight and it was just amazing. The flavors were delicious altogether and the recipe was easynto follow. I love uncomplicated recipes for the slow cooker and this was just that! I followed the directions exactly except i lightly seared the breasts before putting in the crock pot. Then made my sauce in the same pan which had some of the brown chicken scrapings in it. Thanks for the recipe!
Ariel
0My new favorite 😍 💕 💓 ❤️ 💛 💖 😍 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lora
0Soooo delicious! I will definitely make this again!
Sheela
0I have not made this recipe, but it looks delicious and I plan to. Can I make the sauce the night before and then assemble the ingredients in the crockpot before I go to work or does the sauce have to be hot when poured over the chicken?
Wholesome Yum D
0Hi Sheela, No, the sauce would not have to be warm when going into the Crock Pot.
Jill
0This recipe looks absolutely delicious, I can wait to make it next week. Thank you Maya!!
jess
0Thank you so much for sharing this amazing chicken dinner recipe! You are adding flavor to my boring weekly meals.
Sheila G
0My family went crazy for this! My youngest just asked me to make it again!
Jessica
0We absolutely loved this recipe! It was easy and my picky kids even begged to have it again for next week. Thank you!