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Crockpot Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta is the perfect family meal with plenty to share with someone else. The crock pot makes it easy to prepare and it’s ready to eat when you are.
Since I started my blog ten years ago, many of my top viewed recipes are slow cooker recipes. Today we are paying a visit to one I posted back in the early years of the blog. This recipe makes a lot so it is the perfect thing to make when you need to take a meal to another family.
The chicken comes out moist and tender and then you just shred it. A delicious sauce forms that you pour over the pasta and add the shredded chicken to. I top it with some crispy bacon and freshly grated Parmesan cheese and you have a winner.
Ingredients
- Pasta
- Chicken Breasts
- Parmesan Cheese
- Bacon
- Heavy Whipping Cream
- Grill Mates Mesquite Marinade
- Brown Sugar
- Garlic
- Pepper
- Butter
- Lime
How To Make Crockpot Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta
- Place chicken in crock pot
- Mix together marinade according to directions on back of package. Add in lime juice, zest and brown sugar. Pour over chicken.
- Cook on low for 6 hours.
- Remove chicken and shred, then set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Melt butter in a small sauce pan.
- Add garlic, whipping cream, pepper, parmesan cheese, and crumpled bacon.
- Whisk together on low heat for 3-4 minutes. In a large bowl, pour over cooked, drained pasta, add chicken and stir through.
- Sprinkle a little bit more shredded parmesan cheese on top and serve.
Our family loved this recipe and I can’t wait to make it again!
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Crockpot Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 16 oz. pasta I used bow tie, but it really doesn’t matter
- 1 c. heavy whipping cream
- 4 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 3 cloves garlic crushed OR garlic salt (I do a spoonful of crushed garlic)
- 1 Tbsp. pepper I used about half of this
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1 lb. bacon crumpled
- 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese shredded
- 1 pkg Grill Mates Mesquite Marinade (dry powder mix)
- 1 lime juiced and zested
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Place chicken in crock pot
- Mix together marinade according to directions on back of package. Add in lime juice, zest and brown sugar. Pour over chicken. Cook on low for 6 hours.
- Pull marinated chicken out of the juices, allow to cool a little bit, and shred (I pull it apart).
- Set this aside.
- About a half-hour before serving, boil the pasta.
- In a small saucepan, melt butter, add garlic, whipping cream, pepper, parmesan cheese, and crumpled bacon.
- Whisk together on low heat for 3-4 minutes. In a large bowl, pour over cooked, drained pasta, add chicken and stir through.
- Sprinkle a little bit more shredded parmesan cheese on top.
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Annie says
When do you put in the line and brown sugar? And there is no such Grill Mates marinade.
Leigh Anne says
Annie – sorry about that – add it in with the marinade. I updated the recipe.
Tammy says
This sounds soo delicious….quick question what if you can’t find the right marinade? Is there another flavor that you might recommend?
Thanks so much!
Leigh Anne says
Tammy, I really don’t a specific suggestion. I would just experiment.
Leigh Anne@Your Homebased Mom says
Debra,
I have only ever cooked the chicken in the crockpot and it is covered so I might bake it in the oven covered with foil – might keep it moister
Enjoy!
Debra says
Hi,
If I am baking the chicken in the oven, should I bake it covered or uncovered? May sound like a funny question, but didn’t know if it would make a difference or not. Thanks for your help!
Jennifer says
I made this dish for the family last night and it was so good. Everson even ate all that was on his plate! It is definitely going into the recipe collection. Thanks for a yummy recipe.