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Description
A comforting and easy pasta dish made in the crockpot, perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound pasta (penne, rotini, or shells)
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 (24 ounce) jar marinara sauce
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened and cut into cubes
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Optional: Shredded mozzarella or Parmesan cheese for topping
Instructions
- Place the uncooked pasta in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Add the chicken pieces over the pasta.
- Pour the marinara sauce and condensed cream of chicken soup over the chicken and pasta.
- Distribute the cream cheese cubes evenly over the top.
- Sprinkle with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours, or on high for 2-3 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and the pasta is tender.
- Stir everything together before serving.
- If desired, top with shredded cheese during the last 10-15 minutes of cooking.
Notes
- You can use pre-cooked chicken if you’re short on time.
- Adjust seasonings to your preference.
- This recipe is easily adaptable with different vegetables like spinach or mushrooms.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 70g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 120mg