Skinny Crock Pot Balsamic Chicken

As you might have read before, I am a FOOL for my crock pot. Seriously. I. Love. It. I actually wish I had two, but I guess I should be thankful I have one, right? I made this recipe the other night from a recipe I found via Pinterest.com, a website I have recently found and am highly addicted to. I am quite sure that a coke habit would be cheaper.

Anyways, recently while vacationing in Hilton Head, I found myself in the a shop called Oilerie. It is an awesome little shop where you can sample various kinds of olive oils and seasonings before buying. THey also bottle and seal all products while you are there. Though I am a fool for some olive oil, their claim to fame is their balsamic vinegar that is aged for 25 years. It is so sweet you could almost drink it. It doesn't have the bitterness that many of the store-bough balsamic vinegars have. Since I have purchased this I have been looking for recipes that call for balsamic vinegar. You can purchase their products by clicking the link below.
Oilerie

This recipe was super quick to make. I made a few tweaks to the original recipe to accommodate what I had on hand, saving me a trip to the dreaded WalMart. I pulsed the canned tomatoes in the blender just for a few seconds because Bryan nor I like whole tomatoes. I also forfeited the herbs because I simply did not have any on hand. I just used Italian seasonings and extra garlic. I also used pork instead of the chicken because I unthawed it by accident. It actually turned out great and the pork was very tender. I will try chicken next time though.
I found this recipe at:
http://skinnycrockpot.com

4-6 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts (or pork, cut thin)
1 large 28 oz can diced tomatoes
1 medium onion, thinly sliced (I diced mine)
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp each: dried oregano, basil, rosemary
1/2 tsp thyme
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Pour olive oil in bottom of crock pot. Salt and pepper each chicken breast and place in crock pot. Add onion, garlic, and herbs on top of chicken. Pour vinegar on top and then top with tomatoes.
Cook on high for 4 hours, serve over pasta (I had thin pork cutlets that I cooked on high for 2 hours and then turned to low).

Pork, onions, garlic, seasonings

Add the balsamic

Top with tomatoes

After 2 hours of cooking on high

I served with cheese-filled tortillinis