CrockPot Creamy Chicken Pasta

Bowl of pasta with cream sauce, chicken, mushrooms, spinach and fork propped in bowl.

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CrockPot Creamy Chicken Pasta

This comforting Crockpot Creamy Chicken Pasta is a delicious dinner the entire family is going to love. Dump the ingredients into the crockpot and then come back later and stir in the pasta. It truly doesn't get much easier than this slow cooker dinner!

Prep Time10

Cook Time3

Total Time3 30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Author: Lorie Yarro

Ingredients

For the Chicken:

1 ½ lb chicken
2-3 tsp Italian seasoning
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp sea salt and pepper adjust to your preference

For the Creamy Sauce:

1 cup heavy cream
4 oz cream cheese softened
¾ cup chicken broth
¾ cup parmesan cheese grated
1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
3 garlic cloves minced
½ tsp sea salt
½ tsp pepper

Other Ingredients:

½ cup Italian herb sun-dried tomatoes excess oil removed
8 oz sliced mushrooms
3 oz baby spinach
½-¾ lb short pasta use ½ lb pasta for a saucier dish
¼ cup chopped basil

Instructions

Pat the chicken breasts with a paper towel and place in the bottom of a lightly oil sprayed crockpot. Cover with seasoning ingredients. Add the mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes over top. Pour the cream sauce over top of the chicken and other ingredients covering the chicken fully.
Cook on LOW for about 3-4 hours, (checking in on it after about 2 hours) or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.** cook time may vary, please see notes! (If the sauce looks as though it may be curdled, it is likely just the cream cheese binding into little pieces along with the cream cheese. Just give it a stir and it should be nice and creamy again!)
Once chicken has reached 165°F, pull it apart into bite sized pieces or shred it if desired. You can also cube it if you are interested in pulling it out of the crock pot.Add the spinach and chopped fresh basil, and stir it in allowing it to cook down.
Cook your pasta to al dente, stir it in and then top with more fresh basil and parmesan and serve!

Notes

If you have smaller chicken breasts, your cook time will be quicker. I aim for 3, 8-ounce chicken breasts but also have used 2 larger breasts and the cook time certainly is not the same so plan for longer or shorter cook time based on your crock pot and chicken size!

Cook on LOW heat for best results. This will ensure the best chicken overall and help keep it juicy versus drying out.

What helps make the juiciest chicken? Fat!! Using full fat cream cheese and heavy cream in this recipe helps with the moisture of the chicken. You can add a bit of butter over the chicken if preferred to help as well. Chicken breast can be hit or miss in the slow cooker at times but adding a bit of fat will help!

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