Growing up in an Italian home, comfort food was pasta with homemade sauce and Italian bread. Warm Italian bread with real butter, I can close my eyes and almost taste how good it was. I still love it but I cannot eat heavy food like that every day. I don’t know if it affects you the same as it does me, but I am ready for a nap just thinking about it.
Today, I love to find recipes for a new kind of comfort food. For me, that means hearty and delicious meals using top quality, seasonal, fresh ingredients that don’t leave me feeling sluggish. If I can cook it in the slow cooker and come home to a healthy meal that is ready to serve, that gets extra bonus points and goes into my regular rotation for those extra busy nights.
I don’t feel like premium food is an indulgence. I cut back in some areas so I can feed my family with the best local, fresh ingredients. We have evolved and embraced this new way of eating without sacrificing taste.
Today I’m sharing a healthy recipe that fits all of the criteria for the new comfort food. My family loves this easy recipe that you can put in the slow cooker and I think you will too. It is made with antibiotic-free Foster Farms Simply Raised Chicken.
Slow Cooker Chicken with Rosemary and White Beans
Add Great Northern Beans, carrots and celery in a slow cooker. Mix well.
Place the chicken on top.
In a small bowl, mix dressing, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Pour over chicken.
Pour the creamy Italian dressing on top. You can substitute with regular Italian dressing or even a light version.
Heat on low 3-4 hours or until chicken is done. Makes 3 servings.
- 3 Foster Farms Simply Raised chicken breasts
- 1 can, Great Northern Beans, rinsed and drained
- ½ cup carrots, chopped
- ½ cup celery, chopped
- ½ cup creamy Italian dressing
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- Add beans, carrots and celery in a slow cooker. Mix well.
- Place chicken breast on top of bean mixture.
- In a small bowl, mix dressing, rosemary,
salt and pepper. Pour over chicken. - Heat on low 3-4 hours or until chicken is done.
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I love this recipe! Not only is it easy, it’s healthy. If I can put something that tastes good and is good for us AND do it easily. Well… That’s the winner, isn’t it?
Oh that looks delicious! I love using my slow cooker for dinners in the fall and winter time. I will try this recipe. Thank you!
I am always looking for new slow cooker recipes to try. This looks so delicious and easy to make. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make this on the weekend.
I love using my slow cooker. I’ll have to give this a try since it looks yummy and is easy to put together! Thanks for sharing.
Really looks, delicious I love using the slow cooker especially for the fall season.
Who doesn’t love a good slow cooked chicken and beans. Great Fall meal! Thanks for sharing.
Foster Farms is one of my favorite brands. I think this dish looks really good. I need to try it myself!
This looks like a great dish. I love using my slow cooker to make healthy meals. I might have to try a version of this recipe. I am not familiar with northern beans.
Perfect! I’ve been checking for new slow cooker recipes to try. I love using my slow cooker and I can’t wait to try this. Looks good! Thanks for the recipe.
This sounds like a great healthy comfort food that my family would love. Any thing cooked in a slow cooker is a delicious meal. I will have to make this recipe for my family for sure. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
This looks really good. I love chicken, so I use it a lot in recipes. I’m excited to be able to try out your recipe. It really looks like it would taste great.
Sounds like a fantastic recipe! The kids love chicken and white beans as well.
This looks soo good! I love anything that I can make in my slow cooker! It makes cooking dinner so much easier!
Slow cooker recipes are the best for fall. They’re usually good and filling.
This recipe looks so delicious! I love cooking with my slow cooker, can’t wait to try this recipe
slow cookers are the BEST thing ever! I love using mine! I’ll have to try this chicken dish it looks super good (taste bud heaven!) thanks for sharing!
This recipe sounds delicious! Can’t wait to try it! I’m always looking for more white bean recipes. My kids love them!