Slow Cooker Chicken Pasta
If there’s one dinner that never fails to make everyone happy, it’s pasta — especially when it’s creamy, cheesy, and made in the slow cooker. This Slow Cooker Chicken Pasta is rich, comforting, and ridiculously easy to make. With tender chicken, a flavorful blend of marinara and alfredo sauce, and melty mozzarella cheese, it’s a dinner that tastes like it took hours… because, well, it did — but your slow cooker did all the work!
Serve it with Garlic Bread Twists and Tossed Green Salad!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Who doesn’t love slow cooker pasta meals: Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo and Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff are just two prime examples. But this viral chicken pasta is it! It is everything:
✅ Set it and forget it – The slow cooker handles everything while you go about your day.
✅ Rich, creamy sauce – The combo of marinara and alfredo gives the best of both worlds — tangy tomato and velvety cream.
✅ Family favorite – It’s hearty, cheesy, and kid-approved every time.
What You’ll Need
- 2–3 lbs chicken breasts – Boneless and skinless work best.
- Salt & pepper – A simple but essential seasoning base.
- Italian seasoning + poultry seasoning – Layers of herby flavor.
- Minced garlic – For that savory kick.
- Marinara sauce + Alfredo sauce – The ultimate creamy tomato combo.
- Mozzarella cheese – Because cheese makes everything better.
- Dry pasta (cellentani) – Or substitute penne or rotini.
- Fresh basil – For a bright, fresh finish.
How to Make It
- Prep the chicken: Trim your chicken breasts and place them in the bottom of a large slow cooker. Season with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, poultry seasoning, and minced garlic.
- Add the sauces: Pour the marinara and alfredo sauce over the top, coating the chicken completely.
- Cook low and slow: Cover and cook on low for 3–4 hours, until the chicken is tender and reaches 165°F internally.
- Shred and stir: Remove the chicken, shred or dice it, and return it to the slow cooker. Stir in the dry pasta and mozzarella cheese.
- Melt and serve: Cover again and cook another 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the pasta has softened slightly in the sauce.
- Garnish: Sprinkle with fresh basil and serve warm!
Tips for Perfect Slow Cooker Chicken Pasta
🍝 Don’t overcook your pasta. The sauce will continue to thicken as it cools, so slightly undercooked is best when you mix it in.
🧀 Use good-quality sauces. Since they form the base of the dish, pick marinara and alfredo sauces you love.
🌿 Add veggies if you’d like! Spinach, mushrooms, or even roasted peppers mix in beautifully.
Why This Recipe Works
It’s the kind of dish that’s fancy enough to serve guests but easy enough for a Wednesday night. The combination of marinara and alfredo gives you that restaurant-level richness, and the slow cooker ensures the chicken stays juicy and flavorful.
Whether you serve it with garlic bread, a crisp green salad, or just a fork and an appetite, this Slow Cooker Chicken Pasta is pure comfort food — the easy way.
Get ready for cheesy, saucy, slow-cooked perfection.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Pasta
Equipment
- 1 slow cooker
Ingredients
- 2-3 lbs chicken breasts
- Salt and Pepper
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Poultry seasoning
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 32 ounces marinara sauce of choice
- 14.5 ounces alfredo sauce of choice
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- 1 lb dry pasta cellentani
- Basil for garnish
Instructions
- Prep the chicken:Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker. Season generously with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, poultry seasoning, and minced garlic.
- Add sauces:Pour the marinara and Alfredo sauces over the top of the seasoned chicken, ensuring the chicken is fully coated.
- Cook the chicken:Cover and cook on LOW for 3–4 hours, or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F and is tender enough to shred.
- Shred or dice and combine:Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred or dice it into bite-sized pieces. Return the chicken to the pot and stir well to mix it into the creamy sauce.
- Add pasta and cheese: Stir in the cooked and mozzarella cheese.
- Melt and serve:Cover the slow cooker and let it cook for an additional 10–15 minutes, or until the cheese is fully melted and the pasta is tender.
- Garnish and enjoy:Spoon into bowls and top with fresh basil for a bright, fresh finish.
Notes
Nutrition
Our recipe card software calculates these nutrition facts based on averages for the above ingredients, different brands, and quality of produce/meats may have different nutritional information, always calculate your own based on the specific products you use in order to achieve accurate macros for this recipe.
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