This recipe is so simple it's stupid. You don't even need to thaw your chicken breasts before dumping them in the crock pot. I assembled this on Friday morning and was too un-caffinated to take pictures, but crock pot meals aren't the prettiest anyway. As always, this recipe makes a LOT! Save a couple of meals worth, and freeze the rest for nights next week that you don't want to cook. Bonus points if you freeze them in individual servings. Easy!
"Creamy" Crockpot Chicken and Tomato Soup
8 frozen skinless boneless chicken breast
2 tablespoons Italian Seasoning
1 tablespoon dried basil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion, chopped
2 14 oz. can of coconut milk (full fat), shake before opening can to avoid separation
2 14 oz. can diced tomatoes and juice
2 cups of chicken broth
1 small can of tomato paste
1/2 jar of your favorite tomato sauce
Sea Salt and pepper to taste
Put all the above ingredients into the crock-pot, cook for 9 hours on low. After 9 hours take two forks and shred the chicken, set the crock-pot on warm till ready to serve (making sure to taste it before serving to make sure there is enough salt and pepper)
Recipe adapted from Everyday Paleo
I ate mine on top of a bed of spinach, what else is new? I really try to sneak some into every meal if I can!
Don't mind the sloppy sides of the bowl, this was my second serving. I was so hungry when I got home from RNCF I scarfed down a bowl without taking any pictures. I had to have a second bowl just for the sake of the blog, right? :)
Uff, this chicken looks fantastic an I love that you serve it with fresh salad. Looks nice and really delish!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great and I like the addition of the spinach... THANKS
ReplyDeleteI think I am going to make this over the weekend- throwing the spinach INTO the soup! I wonder when I should put it in... off to research!
ReplyDeleteI know I'm definitely going to try it though. This might be a silly question, but does the coconut milk make this "coconutty" in flavor? I've only cooked with coconut oil and notice it tends to add a hint of flavor to things. I would love to add more Paleo recipes to our everyday after trying and failing at it last year!
were your chicken breasts completely frozen? my experience with crockpot chicken breasts tends to be less than favorable, but I want to keep trying! is that the secret - use frozen chicken breasts?
ReplyDeleteKrista, I use frozen chicken breasts, throw in a jar of pace picante sauce and thats it for 7-8 hours and it is perfect every time! We make a side of Mexican rice and stuff the shredded chicken in corn tortillas- it is perfect!!!! So yes it has always been a success to use frozen chkn breasts it turns out super tender!!!
ReplyDeleteIs there an alternative to adding coconut milk? I don't like coconut milk... could I just add more sauce and broth? Trying to cut the calories... Would yogurt work or would it churn?
ReplyDeleteCan I substitute evaporated milk for the coconut milk?
ReplyDeleteWhen you say tomato sauce, do you mean a jar or marinara (like for spaghetti)? Or do you actually mean canned tomato sauce?
ReplyDeleteMine didn't come out as tomato-y as yours...maybe you meant tomato sauce as in spaghetti topping rather than just regular old tomato...hmmmm
ReplyDeleteCan I use greek yogurt instead of coconut milk? Has anyone tried?
ReplyDeleteMade this today. It is so good! I used a can of tomato sauce for the 1/2 jar and it came out prefect.
ReplyDeleteI made it today on this snowy day in VA. Wow! Yummy and rich! I'm scared to ask, but how fattening is this?
ReplyDeleteThis was delicious!
ReplyDeletePeople...don't skip the spinach!