I get a lot of requests for more slow cooker recipes and since I’ve been craving Italian food a lot lately, I decided to combine the two! I’ve slow cooked chicken breasts in various sauces before and they’ve always turned out well, so I figured Chicken Parmesan was the perfect next step. Who doesn’t love seasoned, breaded chicken smothered in marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese? As with all the best slow cooker recipes, this is very easy to make. The prep time is less than 10 minutes and then your work is done until you’re ready to eat! I served this with a side of wheat spaghetti and pasta sauce, but you could definitely serve it with vegetables or a salad if you want to get some greens in. Some days you just don’t want to spend a whole lot of time in the kitchen, and this is the perfect recipe for one of those days. To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
This Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan is so tasty and SO easy to make!
Yield: 4servings
Ingredients
1/3cupseasoned bread crumbs
2tablespoonsflour
4(4 oz each) raw boneless, skinless chicken breast cutlets , (1 lb total)
2egg whites
1 ½cupsmarinara sauce
¾cup2% shredded Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Spread the bread crumbs across the bottom of a large dry skillet and bring over medium heat. Cook for a few minutes, stirring every minute or so to rotate which crumbs are on the bottom until the crumbs are browned.
Combine the flour and chicken breasts in a large Ziploc bag and seal shut. Shake until the breasts are coated with the flour.
In a shallow bowl, lightly beat the 2 egg whites. Place the bread crumbs on a separate shallow bowl or plate. Dip one floured chicken breast in the egg whites, coating all sides, and then press it into the bread crumbs. Flip the breast to coat with crumbs and then place it into your slow cooker. Repeat with three remaining breasts, creating a single layer of breaded chicken breasts at the bottom of your slow cooker.
Spread the marinara sauce over the top of the chicken layer. Place the lid on your slow cooker and cook on low for 5-6 hours. About 15-20 minutes before the cooking is finished, add the cheese so it can melt. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!Nutrition Information:299 calories, 18 g carbs, 7 g sugars, 9 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 33 g protein, 2 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 7 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 6 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 7 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
No, the Points+ and nutrition info only include the ingredients I list in the recipe. People can choose to serve it with whatever side dishes they like for additional P+!
I served mine with 3/4 cup of wheat spaghetti for 3 P+ and 1/4 cup of sauce for 1 P+, so with the Chicken Parm my whole plate was 11 P+ total.
Don’t mean to butt in but I heard about some new noodles yesterday they’re called Miracle Noodles. I haven’t tried them yet but I ordered them this morning. They contain zero net carbohydrates and zero calories, no gluten, no sugar, no fat and no starch. I tried the Shiratake too, yuck!! I’ll let you know what I think and I’ll post it to my blog.
Oh, then no miracle noodles for me. I really, really hated the shiratake noodles. Real pasta is something I am willing to spend points on. I love wheat pasta!
We must’ve been on the same wave length because I was totally craving chicken parmesan yesterday (3/4/12). I took the chicken out of the freezer & then changed my mind because I didnt feel like prepping it to bake in the oven (lazy, I know, lol). But now with this slow cooker recipe, I can make it & not have much to do for prep.
I like spaghetti squash too. It depends on what I’m in the mood for, because if I want pasta there is no way squash is going to kill that craving! Haha. I do like it though. 🙂
I guess it depends on how big your crock pot is. I wouldn’t do more than a single layer. If you can fit that much chicken across the bottom of your slow cooker then go for it!
Anonymous —
I made this dish yesterday for dinner. Everyone loved the chicken as so did I. I subbed the pasta for spaghetti squashed which I loved! My family not so hot on the squash. Thanks for such and easy dinner night.
The breading on this is not crispy, but I wouldn’t call it mushy. If you would like to make chicken parmesan with crispy breading I have a recipe for that too: http://emilybites.com/2011/01/chicken-parmesan.html
What would you do if you couldn’t come back to it in 5-6 hours and needed to let it sit in the crock for closer to 9 hours? I want to make this tomorrow… I’m thinking extra sauce so it doesn’t dry out? Or add water? What would you suggest, or would you suggest making this on a day where I caannnn come back in 6 hours?
Made this for the first time tonight. It was really delicious! I did have an issue with the chicken burning onto the side of my crockpot, even though I only cooked it on low for 5 hours, like instructed. Did anyone else have this problem? I guess next time I could cook with a crockpot liner or tin foil?
I was very skeptical about this recipe. Slow cooker chicken parm??? Not possible!!! I thought I would try it anyway, and was pleasantly suprised! It was very easy and everyone in my family liked it a lot. I didn’t have mozzarella, so used thin sliced provolone, and it worked out perfectly!
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I will defnitely be trying this! Thank You!
Hope you love it!
What a great idea! Thanks, Emily – it looks delicious!
Thanks! Let me know if you try it!
Forget the pasta — use shiratake noodles. No points!
I tried shiratake noodles once and I HATED them, but if you like them then go for it! 🙂
I hated shiratake noodles too. Does the PP+ include spaghetti?
No, the Points+ and nutrition info only include the ingredients I list in the recipe. People can choose to serve it with whatever side dishes they like for additional P+!
I served mine with 3/4 cup of wheat spaghetti for 3 P+ and 1/4 cup of sauce for 1 P+, so with the Chicken Parm my whole plate was 11 P+ total.
Don’t mean to butt in but I heard about some new noodles yesterday they’re called Miracle Noodles. I haven’t tried them yet but I ordered them this morning. They contain zero net carbohydrates and zero calories, no gluten, no sugar, no fat and no starch. I tried the Shiratake too, yuck!! I’ll let you know what I think and I’ll post it to my blog.
Okay, let us know! I really like normal wheat pasta, but if the miracle noodles are good I’d be willing to try them out.
Miracle Noodles are the same thing as the Shiratake. That is just the brand name. They are still made from Konica and have the fishy rubbery texture.
Sorry that is Konjac if you want to look it up. Stupid iPhone. 🙂
Oh, then no miracle noodles for me. I really, really hated the shiratake noodles. Real pasta is something I am willing to spend points on. I love wheat pasta!
We must’ve been on the same wave length because I was totally craving chicken parmesan yesterday (3/4/12). I took the chicken out of the freezer & then changed my mind because I didnt feel like prepping it to bake in the oven (lazy, I know, lol). But now with this slow cooker recipe, I can make it & not have much to do for prep.
Perfect timing! I hope you make it and love it! 🙂
This looks AMAZING! I’ve been really breaking out the crock pot lately so I can’t wait to try it 🙂
Thanks, Ali! I hope it’s a hit!
I made this tonight. Yummy.
Glad you liked it 🙂
Oh Emily, this looks amazing. Like many of your recipes, I’ve bookmarked. Thanks so much.
Thanks, Roz! I hope you try it and love it 🙂
We use spaghetti squash in place of noodles sometimes. Doesn’t taste exactly the same but good for veggie quota and no points
I like spaghetti squash too. It depends on what I’m in the mood for, because if I want pasta there is no way squash is going to kill that craving! Haha. I do like it though. 🙂
Will it turn out if I doubled the recipt I have a big family?
I guess it depends on how big your crock pot is. I wouldn’t do more than a single layer. If you can fit that much chicken across the bottom of your slow cooker then go for it!
I made this dish yesterday for dinner. Everyone loved the chicken as so did I. I subbed the pasta for spaghetti squashed which I loved! My family not so hot on the squash. Thanks for such and easy dinner night.
Glad you loved it!
I’m making it for the second time today. It was a big hit last time, and I’m looking forward to this evening! 😀
Does it matter what type of flour you use?
Does it matter what type of flour you use?
Nope. I just used regular all-purpose flour since it’s such a marginal amount, but you could use wheat or white whole wheat id that’s what you have.
Doesn’t the breading get mushy??
The breading on this is not crispy, but I wouldn’t call it mushy. If you would like to make chicken parmesan with crispy breading I have a recipe for that too: http://emilybites.com/2011/01/chicken-parmesan.html
What would you do if you couldn’t come back to it in 5-6 hours and needed to let it sit in the crock for closer to 9 hours? I want to make this tomorrow… I’m thinking extra sauce so it doesn’t dry out? Or add water? What would you suggest, or would you suggest making this on a day where I caannnn come back in 6 hours?
This was really good, BUT the breading on the bottom of each piece of chicken sloughed off when removed from the crock pot. Just an FYI.
What kind of marina sauce did you use? I found a mariana sauce that is 0 pts. Wondering if this would change the point value of the meal at all/
Just came across this!! chicken parmesan is my favorite!! i like to use spaghetti squash in place of noodles!!
Made this for the first time tonight. It was really delicious! I did have an issue with the chicken burning onto the side of my crockpot, even though I only cooked it on low for 5 hours, like instructed. Did anyone else have this problem? I guess next time I could cook with a crockpot liner or tin foil?
I’m assuming this could be made without the slowcooker and be baked in the overn in a casserole dish?
Why use the breading at all? Seems like unnecessary soggy carbs to me. :/
I was very skeptical about this recipe. Slow cooker chicken parm??? Not possible!!! I thought I would try it anyway, and was pleasantly suprised! It was very easy and everyone in my family liked it a lot. I didn’t have mozzarella, so used thin sliced provolone, and it worked out perfectly!
What marinara sauce do you use to calculate the macros?
I left mine cooking for 5.5 hours on low and then edges on several were burnt what happened?
Yum! Just made this for dinner tonight. Super yummy! Thanks for the great recipe!!
Hey,
Waoo amazing, I cooked this recipe and this parmesan chicken is my favorite. I will recommend this.
Thanks you, Your blog is great and this recipe very usefull with me. I will defnitely be trying this