These Slow Cooker Italian Chicken Sandwiches have a fresh tomato flavor even when tomatoes aren't in season. Slow cooked Italian-flavored chicken is piled high on toasty garlic bread with melted Provolone cheese and fresh chopped basil.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 6 hourshours
Total Time 6 hourshours10 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 764kcal
Author Foodtastic Mom
Ingredients
1 1/2lbsboneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2cupgood Italian dressingI used Newman's Own brand
2tbsptomato paste
1tspsugar
1/2tspsalt
1/4tspred pepper flakes
115 oz canpetite cut diced tomatoesdrained
1/4cupfresh basilchopped
4slicesProvolone cheese
8slicesfrozen garlic bread
Instructions
Place the chicken breasts in a 6-quart slow cooker. Pour the drained tomatoes on top of the chicken.
In a small bowl, whisk together the Italian dressing, tomato paste, sugar, salt and red pepper flakes. Pour the mixture over the chicken and tomatoes.
Put the lid on and cook on LOW for 6 hours. Shred the chicken and turn the slow cooker to WARM.
Bake the garlic bread according to package directions. Place one piece of provolone cheese on each of four slices of bread during the last minute of baking time so the cheese can melt.
Stir the fresh chopped basil into the shredded Italian chicken. Pile the chicken on top of the cheesy garlic bread slices. Top with the remaining garlic bread slices to make four sandwiches and serve.