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Garlic Butter Chicken and Pasta

by Sarah Olson on July 6, 2016 | Updated August 14, 2023 86 Comments

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Chicken, rotini pasta, carrots, peas in a garlic butter sauce.

Easy garlic butter chicken pasta is a complete meal! Loaded with tender chicken, pasta, and vegetables, you’ll barely have to lift a finger for dinner.

Hi all! I have another pasta slow cooker meal for you. I made this the other day while we were out at the lake, came home, boiled the noodles, and dinner was served. If you want a version of this with potatoes, try my garlic butter chicken with veggies recipe or garlic parmesan chicken dinner.

Chicken, rotini pasta, carrots, peas in a garlic butter sauce.

I cook my noodles separately,  not in the slow cooker. I’ve tried many recipes where the noodles are cooked in the slow cooker and I had to toss them out, the noodles get floury and mushy.

How to make Garlic Butter Chicken Pasta:

chicken, butter, carrots and seasonings in a slow cooker.

To make this delicious meal, I start by adding chicken thighs, garlic, onions, carrots, seasonings and butter into my slow cooker.

I shred the chicken after this has cooked for 7-8 hours.

shredded chicken and carrots in a slow cooker

I add frozen peas.

peas on top of shredded chicken in a slow cooker

Then 1 pound al dente cooked rotini pasta

cooked rotini pasta on top of chicken in a slow cooker

Stir and serve topped with Parmesan cheese.

all put together garlic butter chicken pasta.

Doesn’t this look great? My daughter loved everything but the carrots. At least she liked the most of it!

bowl of chicken garlic pasta

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Garlic butter chicken pasta with carrots and peas in a slow cooker

Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Pasta

4.91 from 41 votes
Tender chicken, rotini pasta, carrots and peas in a garlic butter sauce.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours hours
Total Time: 8 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 452kcal
Author: Sarah Olson

Equipment Needed:

  • Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
  • 4 carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 1 white onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup salted butter cut into slices
  • 1 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1 tsp. dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1 cup frozen peas ADD AT THE END
  • 1 lb. rotini pasta cooked al dente, ADD AT THE END
  • Parmesan cheese for serving
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Instructions:

  • Add the chicken, garlic, onions, carrots, butter, thyme, basil, salt and pepper.
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 7-8 hours.
  • When the cooking time is done, cook the pasta according to the package directions.
  • Shred the chicken. Add the peas, and the drained and cooked pasta. Stir.
  • Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve!
  • Enjoy!
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Recipe Notes:

Nutritional Values are approximate, if you require a special diet please use your own calculations. Values below are for 1/8 of the recipe.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 452kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 323mg | Potassium: 525mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 5630IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 3.2mg

Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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    Comments

    1. Kurt Michaelson says

      October 13, 2022 at 10:19 am

      5 stars
      This was absolutely delicious! I make crockpot meals at work and this one was another hit for us at the office. I’ll make it for my family soon. Absolutely delicious.

      Reply
    2. linda says

      June 11, 2022 at 7:32 pm

      5 stars
      your recipes are always a blessing — most if not ALL the ingredients are already on hand — this recipe was no exception — 5 stars tasty — please continue to share your gift of cooking

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        June 11, 2022 at 9:01 pm

        Great to hear Linda! There will be many more recipes.

        Reply
    3. Donna Gaines says

      December 12, 2021 at 12:56 pm

      Hello can this be made on the stove instead of the crockpot?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        December 12, 2021 at 4:45 pm

        I’m sure. I have not tested, so I can’t give advice

        Reply
    4. Ruby says

      August 1, 2021 at 8:20 pm

      My kids (except for the youngest) and I don’t eat peas, it should be easy to cut them out, right?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        August 1, 2021 at 8:48 pm

        Yes, you can leave them out.

        Reply
    5. Sam says

      April 22, 2021 at 2:19 pm

      Love this recipe! I’ve made it several times! I just realized I bought penne pasta instead of rotini this time around. Do you think it will still work out the same?? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        April 22, 2021 at 3:47 pm

        Yes, any noodles work great except egg noodles.

        Reply
    6. Lauren K says

      April 6, 2021 at 5:18 pm

      5 stars
      So tasty and easy!! Easy for picky eaters!

      Reply
    7. Amanda says

      February 23, 2021 at 6:20 am

      What is the serving size ?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        February 23, 2021 at 7:13 am

        1/8 of the recipe. I do not figure out the exact size.

        Reply
    8. Anonymous says

      January 13, 2021 at 1:47 pm

      I added too much chicken broth prior to the noodles. I was afraid it was going to burn without any liquid. Novice cook. How can I thicken it when I get ready to add the noodles? Milk? Heavy cream? Thank you!

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        January 13, 2021 at 3:01 pm

        Hi! You can do heavy cream.

        Reply
    9. Anonymous says

      January 12, 2021 at 4:25 am

      Would you cook this the same amount of time with chicken breast meat?

      Reply
      • Sarah Olson says

        January 12, 2021 at 8:48 am

        Yes, it will do fine.

        Reply
        • Anonymous says

          January 12, 2021 at 9:22 pm

          Thank you!

      • Vera Moore says

        January 22, 2022 at 7:03 am

        4 stars
        This is usually how I poach my chicken breasts in the crockpot for sandwiches and salads to eat for the next four days (or I freeze some)…no added liquid unless I spritz with lemon juice…butter on bottom and a little butter on top, with celery, onion and carrot (in large chunks and for flavor only). I usually season the breasts with a Garlic Herb blend an sometimes rub a tsp or so of Better than Bouillon Chicken base on pre-seasoning. It will makes it’s own broth while poaching (which I strain and freeze in ice cube tray!!!). If all pieces of breast are laying flat to the bottom, mine is usually cooked to 165-170F internal temp within 5 hours if they are medium size breasts, 1st hour on high. Very large breasts take about 2 hours longer. Next time I do this, I think I will try this recipe with the poached breasts and the sliced veggie as per recipe, but frozen peas will get a few minutes to cook before adding pasta. Usually when I do garlic butter pasta it is on the stove and we prefer homestyle egg noodles.

        Reply
    10. Anonymous says

      January 10, 2021 at 6:47 am

      I’ve made this several times and the family likes it! I’m glad that it makes a lot, leftovers are a blessing!
      I also have to commend you on your tasteful response to Alexa. I couldn’t believe what I was reading! Alexa needs learn some manners and learn how to be a lady. So crude!

      Reply
      • Judith says

        January 19, 2021 at 10:18 am

        5 stars
        My daughter and I are sat having this garlic butter chicken and we both are really enjoying it.it is really tasty and filling thank you we are looking to try more of you’re recipes thanks again Judith

        Reply
    11. Mike says

      November 29, 2020 at 5:15 pm

      4 stars
      A tad dry, but very good. I left out the carrots and added capers at the ends with the peas. Had almost a chicken picata taste.

      Next time I’ll add a splash of chicken stock or extra butter

      Reply
    12. Jess says

      September 30, 2020 at 9:47 am

      5 stars
      So good! I make this all of the time for dinner!

      Reply
    13. Mark Santiago says

      September 6, 2020 at 8:05 am

      3 stars
      I am starting with a 3 cause I am actually going to make this dish today. I will re rate it after I have made it. I am so excited because I haven’t really cooked with a crock pot so it is good to start learning how to and learning new recipes.

      Reply
      • Mary says

        September 15, 2020 at 2:24 pm

        going to make this tomorrow will comment on how it comes out

        Reply
        • Mary says

          September 16, 2020 at 12:49 pm

          I made this today and its almost gone. Had it for early dinner. Sorry no photo but I came out delicious. Thank you

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