Aha Chicken Parm

Name: Aha Chicken Parm
Ingredients: medium eggplant, peeled, finely chopped; cooking spray; 28 oz. canned, no-salt-added, crushed mushrooms, (1 can); 1 Tbsp. salt-free Italian seasoning PLUS; 1/4 tsp. salt-free Italian seasoning, divided; 2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts (2 large chicken breasts), all visible fat discarded; 1/8 tsp. salt; 1/8 tsp. ground black pepper; 12 oz. packaged, whole-wheat angel hair pasta, broken into quarters (1 package); 2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese; 1/4 cup shredded, fat-free mozzarella cheese

11 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

medium eggplant, peeled, finely chopped
cooking spray
28 oz. canned, no-salt-added, crushed mushrooms, (1 can)
1 Tbsp. salt-free Italian seasoning PLUS
1/4 tsp. salt-free Italian seasoning, divided
2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts (2 large chicken breasts), all visible fat discarded
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. ground black pepper
12 oz. packaged, whole-wheat angel hair pasta, broken into quarters (1 package)
2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup shredded, fat-free mozzarella cheese

Directions

1

Peel the eggplant and then finely chop it into small pieces, about 8 cups.
2

Coat the bowl of a large slow cooker with cooking spray. Then, add chopped eggplant, crushed tomatoes, and 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning into the slow cooker bowl. Use a spoon or spatula to combine. Add chicken breasts into the slow cooker, snuggling them into the tomato and eggplant mixture. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper onto the chicken. Set the slow cooker to cook low for 7 to 8 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours.
3

When almost ready to serve, remove chicken from slow cooker onto a plate, along with 1/2 cup tomato-eggplant sauce. Break the angel hair pasta into quarters and stir pasta into the tomato sauce. Add chicken back into the slow cooker on top of pasta, pouring that 1/2 cup tomato-eggplant sauce over chicken. Top with Parmesan and mozzarella cheese.
4

Cover and cook until pasta is done, about 15 to 25 minutes. (Note that the pasta will cook on the quicker side if the slow cooker is on high heat versus low heat.)
5

Cut each chicken breast into 3 portions and serve with eggplant pasta.