Dinner for 4
Slow Cooker Chicken Breast
$8.39for 4250 minServes 4
Chicken breasts slowly cook with garlic, herbs, butter, and broth until tender and fully cooked.
Photo: primaverakitchen.com
What it costs
Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale
| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 2 lb | $6.98Typical price |
 | Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 2.75 oz | $0.19Typical price |
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.40Typical price |
 | Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | a little | $0.19Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $8.39 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Salt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 250 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
AmericanHigh-proteinBudgetFamilyDinnersSlow cooker
$2.10 per serving$8.39 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 lb chicken breast
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp italian seasoning
- salt and black pepper (optional)
- 1/3 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic
- fresh parsley (optional)
Steps
- Rub the chicken with olive oil, garlic powder, paprika, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Place the chicken in a slow cooker and pour the broth around it.
- Add the butter and garlic, cover, and cook on low for 4 hours.
- Check the thickest part of the chicken for 165 F and cook longer if needed.
- Rest the chicken for 10 minutes, then slice it.
Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with chicken breast, boneless on sale.
Find this week's cheapest dinners
Pick your store and we build five dinners from this week's ad, with cost per serving and a shopping list by aisle.
Find this week's cheapest dinnersMore like this
Collections with this recipe
High-protein American Slow cooker dinners 68American Slow cooker dinners 152High-protein Slow cooker dinners 133Slow cooker dinners 287