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!
Season chicken before you place it in crockpot (finished product taste better). I have cooked this four times and didn’t season chicken the first time. Use cream of mushroom soup; no mushrooms or onions. My daughter and I love this recipe!!!!!
So excited to make this for my family tonight!!! Thinking of adding bacon to mine instead of mushrooms!! Thank you for sharing Sarah!
If I have a small crock pot should I cut the recipe half? Does everything remain the same?
I think so, and the time should stay the same too.
Sounds yummy. Was just wondering what to do with the half a kilo of chicken breasts I defrosted yesterday! Instead of canned soup can one make and use the powdered packet soup instead?
Hi Maheerah. We don’t have powdered soup packets here, I’m unsure how it would turn out.
It says 8 servings, how much is a serving?
It’s approximate. It will feed about 8 people, divide evenly.
I made this and doubled the ingredients( due to having grown men in my family) and I got 2 thumbs up from my hubby( chef wok-wok)
Thanks Sarah
I made this and added corn and also rotel, let it sit on warm over night. It’s super yummy!
Mine is super juicy like too much juice. Uggggh maybe I used too much chicken broth 🙁
What’s the caloric value?
Do you think cream cheese could be substituted for the sour cream?
I have very big eaters in my family not sure if eight servings would be enough , how big is each serving
Pretty good sized, but if normally 1 pound of pasta is not big enough for your family, then I don’t think this will be enough.
I have the same question as Jane. Can this dish be frozen??
I am unsure Kathy, I have not tried.
Could you do a can of cream of mushroom instead of the mushrooms and onion to still get that flavor and not lose the moisture?
I think that would be fine!
What would it be if cooked on high? Half the time, ?? Can it b
I wouldn’t do any less time on high than 3.5 hours. 3 doesn’t seem long enough to cook the chicken properly.
This meal was wonderful, my husband ate three helpings. It will be a regular meal in our home. Thank you for sharing this recipe.