When my husband texted me on his lunch break today asking, “Did you smell the stuff in the crockpot?” I thought “Oh no, does it smell bad?” I don’t know why that was my first thought. I knew the ingredients were ones that would smell good, but it was the first time I made it so I guess I wasn’t completely certain. I decided not to go home on my lunch break today and I was at work when he texted so I didn’t know what kind of smell he was referring to. Here was our conversation:

I love coming home to a house that smells like a dinner is already cooking, don’t you? Slow cooker recipes just never get old! This Italian style chicken smells and tastes great. Made with fresh foods, it is very healthy for you. Just four Weight Watcher Points+ per serving and it’s gluten-free too! You can’t go wrong with this one!

Here is what you need:

4-5 Tomatoes
1/2 Tbsp. oregano
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
4 Tbsp. fresh basil or 2 Tbsp. dried basil
2 Tbsp. capers, drained and coarsely chopped
1/4 c. lemon juice
4 (5 oz.) skinless boneless chicken breasts
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese

1. Put tomatoes in bottom of crock pot. Sprinkle with chopped oregano, salt, and pepper.

2. Coarsely chop capers. Chop the basil if you are using fresh basil. Mix together basil, capers, and lemon juice in small bowl.

3. Put chicken on top of some plastic wrap and cover top of chicken with another piece of plastic wrap. Use a meat mallet or rolling pin to pound down to 1/4-1/2 inch thickness.

4. Top the rolled out chicken with some of the basil sauce. Roll up the chicken and place the chicken rolls in the crock pot, seam-side down.

5. Cover and cook until the chicken is fork-tender, 3-4 hours on HIGH, or 6-7 hours on LOW.

6. Spoon chicken on to the serving plate. Pour some of the tomatoes and liquid over the chicken. Sprinkle with salt and Parmesan cheese.

One serving is 1 chicken roll with one tomato and 3/4 cup of the sauce.
One serving is worth 4 WW Points+

This recipe was adapted from a recipe in the “One Pot Meals: 160 Fast, Fresh, and No-Fuss Recipes” cookbook.