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Slow Cooker Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta is a creamy, easy dinner with tender chicken in a rich garlic parmesan sauce. Perfect for a comforting slow cooker meal.
Slow Cooker Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta is the kind of dinner that delivers big flavor with almost no effort. The chicken slowly cooks in a rich, creamy garlic parmesan sauce and gets tossed with pasta for a delicious and easy dinner.
This is one of those recipes that is perfect for busy schedules since the slow cooker does most of the work. Store bought sauce gives you so much flavor and so little work, that you can always have the ingredients on hand for this one. It’s simple, flavorful, and one of those dinners everyone asks for again.
Ingredients You’ll Need
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- Chicken Breasts – you can definitely use chicken thighs as well, the cook time will be about the same.
- Parmesan Garlic Wing Sauce – you can buy this in most grocery stores and it is just a great shortcut to give a ton of flavor.
- Milk – you could use heavy cream or any milk product you like. You pour just a little bit in the bottle of sauce to get it all out and thin the sauce a little.
- Cream Cheese
- Parmesan Cheese
- Pasta – you can use any shape and cut of pasta you like. I prefer short cut like Rigatoni, but anything works great.
Slow Cooker Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 – 1.5 pounds chicken breasts
- 12 oz Buffalo Wild Wings Parmesan Garlic Sauce
- 1/4 cup milk
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 pound dried pasta
Instructions
- Pour the Parmesan Garlic wing sauce into the base of your crockpot. Pour the milk into the empty wing sauce bottle, close and shake well. Pour into the crockpot and mix to combine.12 oz Buffalo Wild Wings Parmesan Garlic Sauce, 1/4 cup milk
- Add the chicken and nestle into the sauce. Top with cream cheese and Parmesan cheese.1 – 1.5 pounds chicken breasts, 4 oz cream cheese, 1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
- Cover and cook on low for 3 hours.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to boil and cook the pasta according to the package directions, cooking for 1-2 minutes less than directed.1 pound dried pasta
- After 3 hours, the chicken should be fully cooked, remove and use forks to shred. Add back to the sauce along with the cooked pasta.
- Mix to combine everything, put the lid on and let it continue to cook for 15 minutes, just to bring the flavors together.
- Serve topped with additional Parmesan cheese if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How To Make Slow Cooker Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta
- Add Everything. To the base of your crock pot pour in the wing sauce. Add the milk to the bottle of sauce, put the lid back on and shake. Pour into the crockpot. Stir to combine. Layer in the chicken and top with cream cheese and Parmesan cheese.
- Cook. Put on the lid and cook on low for 3 hours. The chicken should be cooked through to 165º F.
- Shred. Remove the cooked chicken and use two forks to shred. Add it back into the crockpot with the sauce.
- Toss. Mix in your cooked pasta and stir until everything is well coated. Serve topped with additional Parmesan cheese if desired.
Recipe Tips & Suggestions
- Cook on Low. I really recommend cooking chicken on low in the slow cooker. It can dry out very quickly, and 3 hours on low gives you tender and juicy chicken every time.
- The Sauce. Yes, this is Buffalo Wild Wings Garlic Parmesan Sauce. It makes this such an easy dinner without measuring a ton of spices or anything else. Don’t skip the step of pouring the milk in to clean out the jar. It is rather thick and sticks, so you want to make sure to get all that flavor.
- Add Veggies. You can definitely add in your favorite veggies if you want to make this a complete meal. You could add in some broccoli florets or bell peppers. Stir in some frozen peas at the end. Add spinach – add it to the sauce while you are shredding the chicken. Just allow it to wilt in the heat of the sauce before serving.
- Instant Pot. Want speed things up and make this in the pressure cooker. Add everything, but the pasta to the Instant Pot and cook under high pressure for 14 minutes (depending on the size of your chicken, if they are small you can reduce the time). Release the pressure, shred and toss with cooked pasta.
Serving Suggestions
This is one of those hearty dinners you don’t need a lot to go with it. Caesar Salad or a simple Tossed Salad are usually my go to. But if I am feeling ambitious I will make either Little Caesars Crazy Bread or Soft Breadsticks so you have something to soak up all the sauce.
Storage
Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can reheat in the microwave until it is warmed through. You may need to add a splash of milk or cream to get it to loosen up and the sauce to come together.
I do not recommend freezing this. The sauce breaks apart and doesn’t work great after it is frozen.
