Description
Crockpot chicken pasta is a weeknight dinner that practically makes itself while you go about your day, combining tender chicken, pasta, and sauce in one pot for minimal cleanup. Just layer your ingredients in the morning, and by dinner time you’ve got a comforting meal ready for your family to enjoy.
Ingredients
Scale
Proteins:
- 1 pound chicken breast
Pasta and sauce:
- 2 cups pasta
- 1 jar marinara sauce
- 1 cup chicken broth
Seasonings and cheese:
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place your 1 pound chicken breast into the crockpot.
- Pour in 1 jar of marinara sauce, 1 cup chicken broth, then sprinkle 1 teaspoon garlic powder and 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning over everything.
- Season your mixture with salt and pepper to your taste.
- Set the crockpot to low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
- Remove the chicken from your crockpot and shred it using two forks.
- Cook your 2 cups pasta separately according to the package directions, then drain it well.
- Add the shredded chicken back into the crockpot with the cooked pasta and stir everything together.
- Sprinkle 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese over your mixture and toss until the cheese coats the pasta evenly.
- Ladle your finished dish into bowls and serve it while it’s still warm.
Notes
- Frozen chicken breasts work fine in your crockpot, though they’ll need about an extra hour on low, so plan accordingly.
- Shred your chicken directly in the crockpot with two forks while it’s still hot, which saves time and keeps everything warm.
- Cook your pasta just before combining it with the chicken so it doesn’t get mushy sitting in the sauce.
- Stir in the Parmesan cheese right before serving so it melts evenly and doesn’t clump together from sitting too long.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours 10 minutes-6 hours 12 minutes
- Category: Slow Cooked Chicken
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 560 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 720 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 48 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg