Italian Chicken with White Beans

By t1bishop

Ingredients

• 1 15- or 19-ounce can white kidney (cannellini) beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup chopped organic onion (1 large)
• 1 cup thinly sliced organic carrot
• (2 medium)
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced organic celery
• (1 stalk)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 pounds Boneless, Skinless Chicken breasts
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 14.5-ounce can organic diced
• tomatoes, undrained
• 1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken
• broth
• 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning, crushed
• 1/4 cup finely shredded Parmesan
• cheese (1 ounce) optional

Preparation

Step 1

ONE In a 3 or 4-quart slow cooker
combine beans, onion, carrots, celery
and garlic. Place chicken on mixture in
cooker. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
In a medium bowl combine undrained
tomatoes, wine and Italian seasoning;
pour over mixture in cooker.

TWO Cover and cook on low-heat
setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours.

THREE Using a slotted spoon, transfer
chicken and vegetables to serving bowls, reserving cookinq liquid. Skim fat from cooking liquid. Drizzle chicken and vegetables with enough of the liquid to moisten. Sprinkle individual servings with Parmesan cheese, if desired.