Garlic Butter Chicken Pasta


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This Garlic Butter Chicken Pasta recipe is perfect when you’re looking to cook up some chicken thighs, veggies, and pasta. It’s a one pot meal that yields tender chicken and only needs just a handful on ingredients. Give this delicious meal a try next time you’re looking for something easy to put on the dinner table.

Chicken pasta recipes are so versatile and if you’re looking to put together a complete meal plan, add my Slow Cooker Pesto Chicken Pasta and Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta to your list.

scooping garlic butter chicken and pasta out of a crockpot.

One of the things you’ll like most about this easy garlic butter chicken pasta is that it’s a complete meal. Loaded with tender chicken, pasta, vegetables, and a homemade garlic butter sauce, you’ll barely have to lift a finger for dinner.

I made this while we were out at the lake one day and all I had to do was came home, boil 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.

Ingredients for Garlic Butter Chicken Pasta

Not all my recipes are from scratch but this one is! And full of vegetables. Find the full recipe in the recipe card below the images.

ingredients for slow cooker garlic butter chicken and pasta on a table.

This Garlic Butter Chicken Pasta recipe comes together with simple, flavorful ingredients. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs cook up tender and juicy alongside sweet carrots, diced white onion, and plenty of minced garlic. Slices of salted butter melt into everything, creating a rich, savory base seasoned with dried thyme, basil, sea salt, and black pepper. Toward the end of cooking, frozen peas are stirred in for a pop of color and freshness, followed by al dente rotini pasta to make it a complete and satisfying meal.

How to Make Garlic Butter Chicken Pasta

Follow my steps on how make this EASY pasta dish in the Crockpot.

six images showing how to make garlic butter chicken and pasta in a slow cooker.

Step One – Add the chicken, garlic, onions, carrots, butter, thyme, basil, salt and pepper into the crock pot.

Step Two – Cover and cook on LOW for 7-8 hours.

Step Three – Shred the cooked chicken with 2 forks directly in the slow cooker pot.

Step Four – Cook pasta in a large pot according to the package directions. Add in cooked pasta (discarding the pasta water).

Step Five – Add the peas.

Step Six – Stir until combined well. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately! Enjoy!

overhead shot of garlic butter chicken and pasta in a crockpot.

Best Ways to Serve

Here is how my family enjoys this meal:

We typically eat this as-is! Yes, no sides, since this has all you need in one bowl.

You can add sides such as a green salad or bread to round out the meal.

Another option is to skip the pasta and serve the garlic butter chicken over a bed of steamed rice.

serving of slow cooker garlic butter chicken and pasta on a white plate.
overhead shot of garlic butter chicken and pasta in a crockpot.

Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken Pasta

4.47 from 15 votes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8
Garlic Butter Chicken Pasta is a cozy, flavorful dish with tender chicken, herbs, veggies, and rotini tossed in a rich, buttery sauce.
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Ingredients 
 

  • 1 ½ lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
  • 4 carrots,, peeled and sliced
  • 1 white onion,, diced
  • ½ cup salted butter, cut into slices
  • 1 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1 tsp. dried basil
  • ½ tsp. sea salt
  • ¼ 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

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!

Sarah’s Notes

To store leftovers transfer the cooled leftovers into an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3-4 days. To reheat, gently warm in a microwave or on the stovetop over medium heat or medium high heat, adding a splash of broth or water if needed to prevent dryness.
Switch things up by using egg noodles, angel hair pasta, spaghetti noodles, whole wheat pasta, bow tie pasta, or any other kind of your choice. Simply cook the pasta according to the box and add pasta at the end of the cooking time.
You can use boneless skinless chicken breasts instead of thighs and get the same great results.

Nutrition

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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96 Comments

  1. Laura Biesek says:

    5 stars
    Great recipe my husband said we could add broth and have it as soup somtimes

    1. robert long don says:

      going to try this recipe, do you think a cup of chicken broth would be right? or more

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    1. Sarah Olson says:

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  3. Kelly says:

    I haven’t made this yet, but im going to for dinners next week! Do the frozen peas get warm fast enough by just adding them at the end with the pasta?

    1. Sarah Olson says:

      Yes, they thaw and get warm very quickly.

  4. Maddie. W says:

    My kids loved it! I used canned corn instead of peas becuase we don’t use frozen vegetables and didn’t have any peas. It tasted great!! We will make this again ❤

    1. mary says:

      Can you use corn instead of peas?

      1. Sarah Olson says:

        Yes, that will work fine.

  5. Anonymous says:

    5 stars
    Just added a couple of tbsp chicken base and it was delicious!

  6. Crystal says:

    5 stars
    I made this for dinner tonight, and it was a huge hit. I didn’t add the peas. I did add some rosemary, a little Italian seasoning and a little extra garlic. I didn’t even have to shred the chicken. It just fell apart.
    It was delicious.

  7. No name says:

    No taste. I even added Italian seasoning. It tastes like nothing and has no flavor. Only thing that was good was that chicken was moist. Horrible recipe! Never would make again!

  8. Anonymous says:

    We used 4-5 boneless thighs, and followed rest of the recipe closely. We chunked the thighs after cooking rather than shred, and cooked on High for 4.5 hours. It was okay, but rather “mild.” If we make this again, we’re going to add a lot more garlic and spices… it needed to be kicked up a notch, but it was a good basic recipe to start with, then edit to individual tastes.

  9. Lauren says:

    I made this tonight for dinner. It was easy enough and turned out fine but I found it to be too dry. I added a 16 oz. can of low sodium chicken broth. It helped some but I still felt as if something was missing. Not sure I will make again. This recipe makes a lot.

    1. Jim says:

      Add one or two cans of cream of chicken or mushroom soup

  10. Anonymous says:

    Made this last night, it was awesome! I didn’t add the peas cuz we don’t like them but I’ll be making this again! Served it with corn and poured the juice over, delicious!