Creamy Spinach Crock Pot Chicken

 A small part of me cringes to even post this recipe. For me, it's one step up from ordering Dominos. But let's face it. We all have those days when dinner is just not on our radar. With baby's arrival just weeks (days?) away, I've been making a real effort to try to find crock pot dinners that will actually get eaten...maybe even enjoyed? So many have been downright awful, but this one sent Sam back up for seconds and resulted in a clean plate from Jack. Was it mind blowing? No. But it's crazy simple, has protein, something green and doesn't end up in the trash. Makes you want to run out and buy the ingredients right now, huh? I'm just being honest. But really, I will be making this again. 

Creamy Spinach Crock Pot Chicken

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts

1 packet dry Zesty Italian dressing mix

1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese

2 cans low-sodium Cream of Chicken soup

a couple large handfuls of baby spinach, chopped

Directions

1. Combine cream cheese and soup in a small saucepan over low heat and cook until melted thoroughly combined. 

2. Place chicken in crock pot and sprinkle with Italian dressing. Pour soup mixture over chicken and cook for 4 hours on low.

3. Remove just the chicken and slice, cube or shred the meat. Set aside. Stir chopped spinach into remaining "sauce" in crock pot and cook until wilted, about 10 minutes. Add chicken back in and stir gently to combine. Serve over rice or noodles.