This Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Penne has features of mac and cheese but with chicken added too! A great meal to come home to that the entire family will enjoy.
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How to make Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Penne:
I start by cooking 2 cans of cream of chicken soup, chicken breasts, chicken broth, dried tarragon and pepper for 6 hours on low.
Then I shred the chicken and add sour cream and cheese.
Then add the cooked penne pasta. I originally planned to make this with egg noodles, I bought an
I went back to the store and bought penne pasta and I am so glad that I did. The penne pasta has a great texture, perfect for this recipe.
Mix it up.
Top with more cheese.
Heaven on a plate! Plenty of sauce to coat all the noodles. I highly recommend this meal for an easy weeknight meal.
More pasta recipes to try next time:
- Slow Cooker Cajun Chicken Fettucine
- Slow Cooker Pesto Chicken Mozzarella
- Slow Cooker Baked Spaghetti
- Slow Cooker Chicken Tetrazzini
- Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan Pasta
- Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce (add your favorite pasta shape!)
Would your family enjoy this pasta dinner? Mine really did! I hope you have a great weekend and I’ll be back next week with another recipe.
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Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Penne
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker – 5 quart or larger
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 21 oz cream of chicken soup (two-10.5 oz cans) Don't add water
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. dried leaf tarragon can substitute oregano or thyme here
- 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms
- 1 small sweet yellow onion diced
Add at the end
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
- 1 lb. penne pasta cooked according to package directions on the stove-top
Instructions:
- Add the cream of chicken soup and chicken broth to the slow cooker, stir until smooth.
- Add the tarragon, pepper, mushrooms and onions, stir.
- Add the chicken breasts.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 6 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- After the cooking time is up, start cooking the pasta according to the package directions to Al dente on the stove-top, do not over cook!
- Shred the chicken with 2 forks.
- Add sour cream and half of the cheese, stir.
- Add the cooked and drained pasta and stir again.
- Sprinkle over remaining cheese. Cover the slow cooker and cook for an additional 20 minutes on low.
- Serve and enjoy!
If making only half the amount, is the cooking time the same?
Yes, that is what I would do.
Looks delicious! Could I use different veggies, maybe green peppers or broccoli instead of mushrooms?
Yes, that would work fine.
All I can say is damn that’s good
Does anyone know if I can speed this up by cooking on night for part of the time?
Yes, you can cook this on high. About 4 hours will work.
This looks lovely. As I live alone can you freeze leftovers
Thank you
Looks delicious need to make for myself for a few days up to a week looks really good
Easy and satisfying comfort food. I substituted parameson for cheddar. Started it in the AM before my remote (pandemic era) classes began and had it ready to serve at 4. It does lack color, serving it with some peas and carrots (steamer bags) on the plate helps with the presentation, as in the pics for the recipe.
Can you use frozen chicken breast ??
Whenever I do chicken breasts in the slow cooker, I throw them in frozen because they don’t dry out that way! I’m making this today, and I used frozen chicken because I just didn’t have time to thaw.
Could I sub elbow noodles for penne?
Yes, they will work great.
Love this recipe! Easy and yummy! My family loves it!
Made this last night and was so easy and delicious. Very creamy texture and so tasty. I even added some minced garlic to give it an extra kick. Had lots of leftover also as we are only 2 people but thats fine. Was just as good warmed up for lunch the next day.