Slow Cooker Creamy Italian Chicken Pasta

Ingredients

  • 2 pound skinless boneless chicken breast
  • 16 ounces Olive Garden Italian dressing
  • 8 ouncese cream cheese
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 16 ounces ziti pasta
  • 1/4 cup  grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Spray the crockpot with non stick cooking spray. Place the chicken in a single layer on the bottom of the slow cooker. Pour the Italian dressing on top of the chicken.
  • Cut cream cheese into small pieces and put on top of the chicken.
  • Sprinkle the salt, pepper and parmesan cheese on top.
  • Cook in the slow cooker – if cooking on high cook for 4 hours, if cooking on low cook for 6 hours.
  • When there is 20 minutes left of the cook time, if you are serving with pasta start boiling the water and cook the pasta. Drain pasta and set aside.
  • Once the chicken is cooked use 2 forks to shred the chicken and mix the chicken with the sauce to completely mix everything together.
  • Add the drained pasta to the slow cooker and mix everything so the pasta, chicken and sauce are all mixed well.
  • Serve the pasta on plates and top with additional parmesan cheese and parsley.

Notes

*If you are making this recipe without the pasta there are 6.1 grams carbs per serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 403kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 670mg | Potassium: 475mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 93IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 1mg Course Dinner, Main Course Cuisine American Keyword Creamy Italian Chicken, Olive Garden Chicken, Slowcooker Italian Chicken