Slow Cooker Pesto Mozzarella Chicken Pasta
Recipes Chicken Main Dish Meal ideas Pasta Slow Cooker
Description
Slow cooker meals are wonderful to make for working parents. Clean up is easy when you use a slow cooker liner. This chicken meal is one that your family will love. Serve it with a vegetable or a salad, if desired.
Ingredients
1 1/2 lb. chicken breasts
½ t. salt
¼ t. pepper
1 c. jarred pesto
1/2 - 3/4 c. chicken stock/broth
¼ c. salted butter, cut into slices
freshly squeezed juice of ½ lemon
3/4 lb. rotini cooked and drained
½ c. Parmesan cheese
2 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese
¼ t. dried basil, for garnish
Directions
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Place a slow cooker liner in the base of a 6 qt. or larger slow cooker for easy clean up.
Add the chicken to the slow cooker; sprinkle on salt and pepper. Spread chicken with the pesto; pour in chicken stock/broth; squeeze lemon juice over the chicken. Place the butter over the chicken. Cover; cook on low for 5-6 hours without opening the lid during the entire cooking time.
Near the end of the cooking time, cook the pasta according to the package directions, about 8-12 minutes; drain.
When chicken is done, remove chicken to a platter; shred it with 2 forks. Add it back into the slow cooker; add the cooked pasta and Parmesan cheese; stir everything until the pasta is coated with the buttery pesto sauce and chicken is evenly dispersed throughout the pasta. Add the Mozzarella cheese over the pasta. Cover; cook about 15 more minutes or until the cheese has melted.
Serve, garnished with basil.
8 servings.