This Crock Pot Creamy Italian Chicken Pasta recipe will be your new family favorite meal. Easy, flavorful and topped with sun-dried tomatoes!
CROCK POT CREAMY ITALIAN CHICKEN PASTA
This recipe for Crock Pot Creamy Italian Chicken Pasta has been a favorite of ours for many years now. It's affordable, easy to make and the ingredients are easy to find at the grocery store!
TIPS FOR MAKING THIS SLOW COOKER MEAL:
- Don't skimp on the sun-dried tomatoes. If you want, you can add them into the the pot towards the end when you add the cream mixture. They really add so much flavor!
- I love garlic so I tend to add more than what is listed in this recipe. It's one of those ingredients you sort of measure with your heart.
- You can use frozen chicken breasts if you want. You'll just need to remove them after the cooking time and shred them or cut them up.
- This goes really well with my SKILLET CAPRESE CORNBREAD or even served with some ITALIAN GREEN BEANS.
CAN THIS BE MADE ON THE STOVETOP?
- You could make this on the stovetop by using pre-cooked chicken breasts or store-bought rotisserie chicken. Saute onion and garlic in a very deep pan or pot, add cream cheese, Italian dressing mix, soup and broth. Whisk together until smooth. Then add in cooked chicken and cooked pasta. Stir well, cover and cook until everything is heated through. Stirring frequently.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
boneless, skinless chicken breasts
chicken broth
Italian salad dressing mix
chopped onion
minced garlic
cream of chicken soup
cream cheese
rotini or penne pasta (cooked)
chopped parsley and chopped sun-dried tomatoes (for topping), optional
chopped parsley and chopped sun-dried tomatoes (for topping), optional
HOW TO MAKE SLOW COOKER CREAMY ITALIAN CHICKEN AND PASTA:
Cut chicken into cubes. Place cubed chicken in slow cooker. Sprinkle chicken with Italian dressing mix. Add ¼ cup chicken broth and stir. Cover and cook on low setting for 4 hours.
Spray a large saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Sauté onion and garlic for a couple of minutes (until fragrant.)
Spray a large saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Sauté onion and garlic for a couple of minutes (until fragrant.)
Add cream of chicken soup, ½ cup chicken broth and cream cheese to sauce pan. Stir until cream cheese is melted and mixture is smooth. You may need to get in there with a whisk to get any lumps out. Whisk it really well.
Add cream mixture to slow cooker (along with cooked chicken) and stir. Cover and cook on low for an additional hour. Do not cook for more than an hour. Creamy mixtures do not sit well in slow cookers for long periods of time. Meanwhile, you can start cooking your pasta.
Add cooked pasta to slow cooker just before serving. Mix thoroughly.
Top with freshly chopped parsley and chopped sun-dried tomatoes.
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CROCK POT CREAMY ITALIAN CHICKEN PASTA
This Crock Pot Creamy Italian Chicken Pasta recipe will be your new family favorite meal. Easy, flavorful and topped with sun-dried tomatoes!
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Servings: 6
Calories: 508kcal
Ingredients
- 1-2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1-inch cubes
- ¾ cup chicken broth fivided use
- 1 packet dry Italian salad dressing mix
- ½ cup onion chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 10.75 oz can cream of chicken soup
- 1 8 oz block cream cheese softened
- 1 16 oz box rotini or penne pasta cooked
- chopped parsley & chopped sun-dried tomatoes for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Place cubed chicken in slow cooker and sprinkle with dry Italian salad dressing. Add ¼ cup chicken broth (or water) and gently stir.
- Cover and cook on low setting for 4 hours.
- Spray a large saucepan with nonstick cooking spray, saute onion and garlic for a couple of minutes until fragrant.
- Add cream of chicken soup, ½ cup chicken broth and softened cream cheese to sauce pan.
- Stir until cream cheese is melted and mixture is smooth. You may need to use a whisk to get any lumps out. Just whisk it really good until mixture is smooth.
- Add cream mixture to slow cooker (along with the cooked chicken already in there) cover and cook on low setting for an additional hour. Meanwhile, you can start cooking your pasta.
- Add cooked pasta to slow cooker just before serving. Mix thoroughly.
- Top with chopped parsley and chopped sun-dried tomatoes (optional)
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Notes
- Don't skimp on the sun-dried tomatoes. If you want, you can add them into the the pot towards the end when you add the cream mixture. They really add so much flavor!
- I love garlic so I tend to add more than what is listed in this recipe. It's one of those ingredients you sort of measure with your heart.
- You can use frozen chicken breasts if you want. You'll just need to remove them after the cooking time and shred them or cut them up.
- You could make this on the stovetop by using pre-cooked chicken breasts. Saute onion and garlic in a very deep pan or pot, add cream cheese, Italian dressing mix, soup and broth. Whisk together until smooth. Then add in cooked chicken and cooked pasta. Stir well, cover and cook until everything is heated through. Stirring frequently.
Nutrition
Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 750mg | Potassium: 788mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 140IU | Vitamin C: 4.3mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 2.1mg
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Originally published: January 2013
Updated and republished: January 2021
Hi Brandie! My family loves your recipes...everything from butter dip biscuts to your 7 up cake! This was another winner. I can always count on your recipes - thanks so much!
This is our new favorite family recipe. Thanks Brandie!
We made this tonight and I just wanted to come back and say it was absolutely delicious!! My whole family gobbled it up (and that is saying something!) I followed your directions exactly and didn't change anything. Thank you!
thanks for the recipes. with me taking care of my mom who has Alzheimer its just easier with a crockpot thanks again this was so tasty
I just made this and we absolutely devoured it. Delicious!!
When do u add the sauce mix after the chicken cooks for the 4 hours then add it an cook for another 1 hour
That is correct Tabbitha 🙂