Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Pasta
Slow cooker chicken Caesar pasta is an easy, creamy, cozy dinner perfect for anyone who loves the flavors of the classic dressing. Tender chicken gets slow cooked with garlic, creamy Caesar dressing, and a bold blend of Italian flavorings for most satisfying pasta dinner ever.
Any meal I can throw together in my slow cooker is automatically at least 10 percent more delicious.
Something about not having to work hard for a delicious payoff makes it that way.
And this slow cooker chicken Caesar pasta is already amazingly rich, creamy, and full of flavor.
It doesn’t even need the ten percent boost in deliciousness points I award for it being so easy.
And it is easy!
Just stir together a few ingredients and pour them over your chicken in the slow cooker.
Then walk away and go about your day and all you have to do to bring it together is melt in some cream cheese and boil some pasta.
Dinner is deliciously done!
Ingredients
To make this you’ll need:
- Chicken– Boneless, skinless breasts, trimmed of extra fat.
- Garlic– Minced or crushed garlic
- Caesar dressing– Use the creamy kind not the vinaigrette.
- Parmesan cheese– Grated
- Seasoning– Italian dressing mix like Good Seasons, etc., black pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes
- Cream cheese– Softened and cubed
- Baby spinach– Fresh
- Pasta– Cooked and drained rotini
How to Make
Slow cooker chicken Caesar pasta is so easy to make.
Just add the chicken to the bowl of your slow cooker.
Whisk the dressing, dressing mix, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and seasonings together in a separate bowl.
Spread them evenly out over the chicken.
Put the lid on your slow cooker and cook the chicken on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Half an hour before the end of the cook time, transfer the chicken to a cutting board and carefully shred it.
Put the shredded chicken back in the slow cooker and stir in the cubed cream cheese.
Cover the slow cooker again and cook for another 30 minutes.
Then add the pasta and spinach to your slow cooker and stir everything together one more time.
Cover the slow cooker and turn it off.
Let the pasta rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving and enjoy!
Storing Leftovers
Store leftovers in the refrigerator in the bowl of the slow cooker with the lid on or in an air tight container for up to 4 days.
Reheat in the slow cooker or microwave until warmed through.
Tips and Tricks
- Adjust the seasoning to suit your taste.
- You don’t need salt because the dressing itself and the seasoning packet is salty.
- Feel free to skip the spinach if it’s not your thing.
- For a little extra flavor, you can stir in some sun dried tomatoes when you add the pasta.
Other Slow Cooker Pasta Recipes
Slow cooker chicken Caesar pasta is an easy dinner idea that will have everyone running to the table.
Make it and enjoy!
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Slow Cooker Chicken Caesar Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts trimmed of fat
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 16 oz creamy caesar dressing
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp Italian dressing mix
- black pepper to taste
- pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- 12 oz cream cheese softened and cubed
- 6-8 oz fresh baby spinach leaves
- 1 lb cooked and drained rotini pasta
Instructions
- Add the prepared chicken to the bowl of your slow cooker.2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Add the garlic, dressing, Parmesan cheese, and seasonings to the bowl and whisk them together to evenly combine then spread out over the chicken in an even layer.1 tbsp minced garlic, 16 oz creamy caesar dressing, 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1 tbsp Italian dressing mix, black pepper, pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours.
- Thirty minutes before the end of cook time transfer the chicken to a cutting board and carefully (it will be very hot) shred it. Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker with the cubes of cream cheese. Stir everything together well to combine.12 oz cream cheese
- Cover and let it finish cooking for another 30 minutes. Stir everything together until evenly combined and turn off the slow cooker.
- Add the pasta and spinach to the bowl of the slow cooker then stir everything together until evenly combined again.6-8 oz fresh baby spinach leaves, 1 lb cooked and drained rotini pasta
- Cover and let the pasta rest for 5-10 minutes to allow the spinach to wilt.
- Stir again, serve warm, and enjoy!
Notes
- Adjust the seasoning to suit your taste.
- You don't need salt because the dressing itself and the seasoning packet is salty.
- Feel free to skip the spinach if it's not your thing.
- For a little extra flavor, you can stir in some sun dried tomatoes when you add the pasta.
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