Part of 40 Meals in 4 Hours, you can prep this Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore ahead of time and freeze. Then throw into your slow cooker, easy as that.
This flavorful and fresh meal is one of my family’s new favorites. It is easily made gluten-free by using gluten-free pasta, brown rice or served over mashed potatoes. We garnished with some fresh basil and freshly grated Romano cheese
For more meals like this check out our 40 Meals in 4 Hours Slow Cooker Freezer Meals post.
Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
Ingredients
This looks really yummy!!
When do you add the browned chicken to the crockpot?
Looks great! This was in your list of freezer-friendly crockpot recipes, so quick question: do you freeze this with the mushrooms or do you just have fresh on hand to add in the last hour of cooking? Thanks!
If you’re freezing this, do you brown the chicken before freezing it, or just skip that step?
I would skip that step. Hope you like it!
Well, so what if you’re not freezing it – can you put the chicken in the crockpot raw since you’re going to be cooking it for 6-8 hours?
Yes, raw meat is perfectly fine for the slow cooker. Enjoy 🙂
Yes, that works fine! I would keep it closer to 6 hours if possible.
I am a bit confused on most of these recipes….are ALL the ingredients suppsed to be raw incl meat before freezing.
Yes there were no cooked ingredients all raw.
Thank you for the response. If all ingredients are raw, then be some of your instructions such as how to lay chic on top of seasonings then pour remaining ingredi over top and cook. will that effet the taste if everything is just tossed in a freezer bag to cook at a later time.
Your time then just references all the prep time and NO cooking.
Yes our time is prep and having your freezer stocked with dinners 🙂
As for layering correctly – not sure if it has affected the flavor or not – probably is slightly better when put in correct order (but either way it’s delish!)
I’m guessing that you add the tomatoes UNDRAINED? (as this would provide the liquid needed??? Sounds delicious! Can’t wait to try this!!
I’ve never drained crushed tomatoes when I have used them in past recipes. If you are not using crushed tomatoes it might be too much liquid.
Can you freeze the canned tomatoes?
G’day and YUM!
Thanks for sharing at the Foodie Friends Friday Best of 2013 Party!
Cheers! Joanne
Oh, I can’t wait ’til tomorrow! Your Crockpot recipes are proving to be invaluable. As a full-time author, being able to throw the ingredients in when I wake up and spend the day writing without worrying about dinner is a dream come true! Thanks so much for putting all of these recipes together. 🙂
Pasta goes in uncooked? Under chicken? Can I use boneless skinless breast? Dinner tomorrow
The pasta is cooked by itself just before it is time for dinner. You can use boneless chicken breast, just make sure it doesn’t get too dry when cooking!
I’m doing this for a freezer meal, if you freeze it, do you still add the mushrooms in the last hour, or can they be added to the freezer bag? I love mushrooms, so I wouldn’t want to skip them 🙂
You could add them to the freezer bag, but mushrooms tend to shrivel up a bit more if cooked for too long. You could always add canned mushrooms right before serving until they are heated through.
I’m so excited to make the 40 meals in 4 hours, but this is the only meal where I can’t see the recipe?? It is quite possible that I’ve gone a little crazy.
Thanks!
Debbie, Oddly it was gone, but it is back now and you should be all set. Enjoy!
Recipe is still missing on my end.
Instructions are missing. Any chance of getting them back?