Tuscan Chicken with White Beans and Wilted Greens

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Very delicious, well balanced and filling.

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I find Robin's recipes very bland and this one would have been no exception if I hadn't read the reviews first. Like all her recipes, they sound/look good, but have no taste, in my opinion. So, here is what I did to add flavor and ended up with a very satisfying meal. I rubbed dry chicken seasoning on the chicken and browned them (both sides in a little olive. I sauteed the onion and fennel in a little olive oil with salt/pepper to soften them a bit. I put a little olive oil in the bottom of the crock pot; I used pinch of salt/pepper on each layer. I did not use the roasted red peppers at all as I couldn't reconcile that flavor with the sweet flavors of the other vegetables. Instead, I added one 15 oz can diced tomatoes (undrained over the beans' layer and sprinkled less than 1 TBL red pepper flakes on the tomatoes. After adding the chicken pieces, I made sure the swiss chard was arranged AROUND the chicken (as per her recipe so that the chicken pieces wouldn't pick up any color from the chard as it wilted. I cooked on high for 3.5 hours...and 4 hours would have been better. However, this dish had lots of flavor so I would make my version again.

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I was skeptical about cooking boneless chicken breast in a crockpot for up to 8 hours. The meat tough, dry, and flavorless. Also, canned beans turned to mush. The vegetables with the meat produced a nice broth, but that was hardly worth it.

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I made this last night and the whole family loved it. It was easy and delicious and so good for you. We passed parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top which tasted great.

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After reading all the reviews I realized where this recipe went wrong. First of all way too much cooking time and I only let mine go for 5 hours and that was too much. Even though I used all the listed ingredients, I did saute the garlic and onions and I browned the chicken first. The chard should go in probably the last 45 minutes of cooking. I knew there would be too much liquid so I added orzo in the last 45 minutes also. It soaked up the juices nicely and provided an instant starch to this meal. I thought it tasted great but next time I will use thighs. Lamb chops would be a great alternative.

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I was a little worried after reading the reviews, but this dish is absolutely wonderful. I used boneless chicken breasts, spinach and alot of red pepper flakes. I wish I had added another can of beans. So good for you, too!

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The rosemary used by Robin versus in this printed recipe is a great difference. She used only like 10 needles compared to the 2 tablespoons listed here. My wife only put the sprig in the pot and removed it whole when cooking was complete. That way there were not a bunch of needles throughout the dish, which we don't like.

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There is one word for this dish...YUCK! What on earth motivates Robin to come up with these recipes? My 5 year old could throw together a better crock pot full of stuff. I feel sorry for her family having to eat this junk! Don't waste good chicken meat on this recipe!

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As others have commented, this dish was lacking flavor although I followed the recipe exactly. We picked out the chicken and fennel and tossed the rest.

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This is a great dish, simple dish, with a few adjustments. I top the chicken with 3-4ozs chopped prosciotto for more favor. Also I use spinach. I serve a lettuce wedge salad with bacon bits, I pour the bacon grease over the top of the spinach when it's cooked down some. I use 6 chicken breasts and 2 cans of beans for more sevings and left overs. I've served it several times and it's always a pleaser, I make soup out of the left overs, by adding more chicken stock.