Chicken with Vegetable Ragout and Polenta

• 3 cups frozen primavera vegetable medley (recommended: Birds Eye)
• 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, rinsed and patted dry
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning (recommended: McCormick)
• 1 (14-ounce) jar pasta sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 1 (24-ounce) tube pre-made polenta, sliced 1/2-inch thick (recommended: Gennaro)
• Grated Parmesan, for garnish

1. Combine frozen vegetable medley in the bottom of a 5-quart slow cooker.
2. Season both sides of the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
3. Place chicken on top of vegetables.
4. In a large bowl, stir together pasta sauce, tomato paste, garlic and sherry.
5. Pour 2/3 of the sauce over chicken and vegetables.
6. Top the chicken with polenta slices and cover with remaining sauce.
7. Cover and cook on the LOW setting for 4 to 5 hours.
8. Serve hot with Parmesan.

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/chicken-with-vegetable-ragout-and-polenta-recipe.html (may not work)