This post sponsored by Ragu, though all opinions are mine alone.
Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan and Pasta is everything you love in one pot. Chicken, tomato sauce, and pasta topped with Parmesan and Mozzarella Cheese.
You can make pasta dishes in the slow cooker like this recipe or Olive Garden Chicken Pasta or even Chicken Bacon Pasta.
Today I’m sharing this easy recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan and Pasta. My mom would always slow cook her sauce with meat all-day; she would stir her sauce often throughout the day. I like to use my slow cooker, so I can set it and walk away.
This is the first time I had cooked chicken with tomato sauce, and the results were great.
How to make Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan and Pasta:
You will need these ingredients:
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Ragu Pasta Sauce
- Salt and pepper
- Oregano
- Penne pasta
- Mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Add the chicken to the slow cooker and sprinkle over the salt, pepper, and oregano
- Pour over the pasta sauce.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.
- Shred the chicken with two forks. Cook the pasta on the stove top according to the package directions.
- Stir the drained pasta into the chicken and sauce. Sprinkle over the mozzarella cheese and then the parmesan. Place the lid back on the slow cooker just long enough for the cheese to melt; this usually takes 15 minutes.
What to serve this with:
When I’m picking sides, I often think about what my favorite restaurant would serve with the dish. Here are my favorites for this dish:
- Sauteed Broccoli or Asparagus
- Ceaser salad
- Breadsticks or French rolls
- Don’t forget about dessert! Such as tiramisu or strawberry gelato!
This is the easiest chicken Parmesan I have ever made. My daughter loved this meal! She and I ate this on our way out the door to girl scouts. I left the slow cooker on warm for my husband who comes home after we have left. Enjoy this recipe!
More recipes for your slow cooker that have pasta:
- Slow Cooker Baked Spaghetti
- Slow Cooker Southwestern Cheesy Chicken Pasta
- Slow Cooker Pesto Mozzarella Chicken Pasta
- Slow Cooker Short Rib Ragu
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Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan and Pasta
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger
Ingredients:
- 48 oz Ragu Pasta Sauce
- 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. oregano
- 1 lb. penne pasta cooked according to package directions
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions:
- Add the chicken to a 6-quart or larger slow cooker. Sprinkle over the salt, pepper, and oregano. Pour over the pasta sauce.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 6-8 hours, without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- When the cooking time is done, prepare the pasta on the stove-top according to the package directions.
- While the pasta is cooking, remove the chicken on to a plate and cut into bite-size pieces, the chicken will shred very easy, but I still like to cut it up a bit so there aren't long strings of chicken. Add the chicken back to the sauce.
- Drain the pasta very well. Add the pasta to the chicken and sauce in the slow cooker. Stir. Flatten the pasta out into an even layer. Sprinkle over the shredded mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. Cover for 15 more minutes, or until the cheese has melted.
- Serve and enjoy!
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This post sponsored by Ragu, though all opinions are mine alone.
Is the Parmesan cheese grated or shredded? Thanks.
Grated
I was hoping can I use boneless chicken thighs in place to the Chicken Breast? I know white and dark meat have different temps before they shred?
They will shred fine with the times in this recipe.
Hi I don’t have Ragu sauce but I have a jar of hompride pasta bake, can I use this? If so would I still need to add the water as instructions say or would I not need too?
Thanks so much
Hi Kerrie, I don’t think you need to as long as the sauce is the consistency as regular pasta sauce.
Thank you x
The recipe calls for 1 and 1/2 pounds of chicken. Can you use more chicken then 1 and 1/2 pounds
Yes, it will be fine with more chicken 🙂
Delicious- we love it!
How many servings?
8
How does this freeze? Does the cheese get weird or do the noodles get mushy? How would you reheat after being in the freezer?
Do you think bread or Panko crumbs would do well on top of the mozzarella?
I think they would be good. If it was me I would brown the panko bread crumbs in a skillet so they taste fresh and toasty.
Can you add uncooked pasta and let it cook with chicken?
Uncooked pasta does not do well in the slow cooker. Turns chalky and mushy.
I use Barilla Ready Pasta. Works well with this recipe & cuts down on time and clean up.
This. Is. Amazing. I chose to slow cook it on low for 6 hours. The chicken just falls apart. Thank you so much for sharing this!
How long is this recipe good for in the fridge ?
About 3 days.
Me and hubby both agreed it was amazing.
Can this recipe be halved? Will it turn out ok still? Just dont need so many servings. Thanks
Yes! Will work great.
Can I use frozen chicken in this recipe?
I made this yesterday. We loved it! It makes a lot, especially for just the two of us, but my Hubby gladly said we’ll eat it again today and then freeze the leftovers.