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Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken Pasta

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 11/13/17Updated: 1/24/22

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Slow Cooker Garlic 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.

Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken Pasta

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.

Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken Pasta

The chicken is cooked in the slow cooker in a yummy sauce using McCormick’s Grill Mates Mesquite Marinade.  I added in a little sugar and some lime juice for added flavor. 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.

Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken Pasta

 Our family loved this recipe and I can’t wait to make it again!  Don’t wait until someone has a baby or gets sick to give this recipe a try.

Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken Pasta

My favorite kitchen items I used to make SLOW COOKER GARLIC CHICKEN PASTA:

SLOW COOKER – My favorite one is the classic, the Rival CrockPot.  In fact, I love it so much I own three of them.  Two 6 qt and one 4 qt.

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Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken Pasta

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Creamy garlic chicken and pasta made in your slow cooker
serves: 6 servings
Prep:15 minutes
Cook:6 hours
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Total:6 hours 15 minutes
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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.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 1149kcal (57%) Carbohydrates: 66g (22%) Protein: 60g (120%) Fat: 71g (109%) Saturated Fat: 34g (213%) Cholesterol: 256mg (85%) Sodium: 1153mg (50%) Potassium: 974mg (28%) Fiber: 3g (13%) Sugar: 6g (7%) Vitamin A: 1313IU (26%) Vitamin C: 6mg (7%) Calcium: 312mg (31%) Iron: 2mg (11%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Main Dish, Pasta Main Dish
Cuisine:American, Italian
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  1. Bridget says

    Posted on 11/1 at 3:57 pm

    Absolutely delicious! Very much like a carbonara but better! We loved it!

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  2. Annette Carrier says

    Posted on 1/29 at 8:11 am

    if i can not fine the Grill Mates Mesqute Marinate is there some thing i can use or make?///////////////////

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne Wilkes says

      Posted on 4/27 at 1:25 pm

      Use your favorite grilling seasoning.

      Reply
  3. Markita says

    Posted on 8/13 at 4:43 pm

    Leigh Anne I have tried several times to sign up for your weekly articles but have been unable to, I am told I must enter my e-mail address but I had, What should I do?

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 8/13 at 5:14 pm

      Sorry for the trouble. I just put your email and name into the system so hopefully on Sunday you should get your first email – let me know if you don’t get it on Sunday.

      Reply
  4. Danielle says

    Posted on 12/1 at 4:03 pm

    Do you use the marinade when making the sauce? It doesn’t say if you put it in the saucepan when making the sauce.

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 3/6 at 5:28 pm

      No I don’t add the marinade to the sauce.

      Reply
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