Chicken Pot Pie Pasta
25 CommentsUpdated Mar 17, 2026
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All the flavors of a pot pie shine through in this Chicken Pot Pie Pasta; tender chicken, a rich sauce, and vegetables all come together with penne pasta and peas.
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“Lovely recipe, my 5 year old really enjoyed it! If I was to add mushrooms next time when would I add them? These recipes are a lifesaver with a newborn!”
– Gemma
Growing up, we always had frozen chicken pot pies at least once a week. It’s such a comforting meal! Now, we make homemade slow cooker chicken pot pie pasta and get all the same flavors! My perfected recipe serves a large crowd and is very satisfying.
If you want the standard version of a pot pie, you can also make slow cooker chicken pot pie (with biscuits).
Key Ingredients
- Chicken: These cook up perfectly and shred well for this pasta recipe.
- Vegetables: The standard pot pie vegetables are celery, onion, carrots, and frozen peas.
- Sauce ingredients: Cream of chicken soup and cream cheese. No other liquid is needed for the chicken, which will let off some of its juices and makes the sauce the perfect consistency for the pasta.
- Seasonings: All you need is Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Pasta: One pound of dried penne pasta, cooked to al dente on the stove-top.
- {The full recipe is in the recipe card below the photos}
How to Make Chicken Pot Pie Pasta
- Load your slow cooker with chicken, chunky veggies, Italian herbs, and that creamy soup and cream cheese. No need to add extra liquid; we want this to stay thick.
- Let it simmer away until everything’s melt-in-your-mouth tender and smelling like pot-pie heaven.
- Shred the chicken, add in hot penne and a handful of peas, give it a quick stir, and get your bowls ready.
Tips & Variations
Cream Cheese Swap: One cup of heavy cream can be used instead of cream cheese.
Rotisserie Chicken: If you want to use a cooked chicken (such as a rotisserie chicken) add a cup of chicken broth to the crockpot.
More Vegetables: You can add green beans (chopped into small pieces) or canned corn.
Instead of Cream of Chicken: Celery or cream of mushroom soup will taste great in this chicken pot pie noodle dish.
Seasoning Switch: Don’t have Italian seasoning? Use one teaspoon of dried oregano and a 1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme.
Another Pasta: Egg noodles are the second best choice for this dish.
How to serve
This is a complete meal as is! All the essential food groups are here. Add a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and a touch of freshly ground black pepper.
If desired, you can add a fresh green salad and dinner rolls. Some like to serve this pasta with a square of freshly baked puff pastry to get the crunchy pot pie crust taste.
Don’t want to use pasta? Serve the chicken, vegetables and sauce over cooked white rice instead.
Chicken Pot Pie Pasta Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 21 oz. cream of chicken soup , (two 10.5-oz cans) do not add water
- 2 cups diced carrots, (about 3 carrots)
- 2 cups diced celery, (about 3 celery ribs)
- 1 small white onion, diced
- 1 ½ tsp. Italian seasoning, (or 1 teaspoon oregano and a 1/2 tsp dried thyme will work)
- 1 tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. freshly ground pepper
- 8 oz. cream cheese, cubed
WAIT TO ADD
- 16 oz. dried penne pasta, (will be cooking on the stove top prior to adding to the slow cooker)
- 1 cup frozen peas
Instructions
- Add the chicken breasts to the slow cooker.
- Next, add the carrots, celery, onion and seasonings. Add the cream of chicken soup and cubed cream cheese on top. No other liquid is needed for this recipe for the chicken will create its own juices.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours.
- When the cooking time is near done, cook the pasta according to the package directions to your liking, but do not over cook the pasta.
- While the pasta is cooking, shred the chicken with 2 forks right in the slow cooker.
- Strain the pasta and add to the pot pie mixture, add the frozen peas. The peas will thaw instantly, no need to cook any longer.
- Stir and serve!
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
More slow cooker pasta recipes
If you’re looking for easy pasta dinners, try Olive Garden Chicken Pasta, Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo, and Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff for simple, creamy meals.
Slow Cooker Bolognese and Slow Cooker Lasagna are great when you want classic Italian-style dishes.
Slow Cooker Puttanesca Sauce and Crockpot Chicken and Noodles are also great options for hearty, easy slow cooker meals.
Lovely recipe, my 5 year old really enjoyed it! If I was to add mushrooms next time when would I add them? These recipes are a lifesaver with a newborn!
this turned out very yummy! I will be doing it again I just need to have more people to help finish.
We enjoyed this recipe, it was comfort in a bowl! Next time I would adjust my pasta amount because I would like it just a bit saucier. Very good though.
Maybe add a little heavy cream to the recipe to make it saucier.
When doubling the recipe the ingredients call for 42 oz Cream of Chicken soup, ( two 10.5 oz cans) do not add water.
Does this mean that water is added to two of the cans only?
No, do not add any water.
Could I use all frozen veggies instead? Like a mixed bag?
Yes! That would work great.
could I double this recipe and still use same size slow cooker or would I need a bigger one??
It would not fit. You could still double the sauce and chicken and find another place to mix the pasta in (like a large bowl or pot).
I love all your recipes! My daughter dislikes cooking so does a lot of crockpot meals. I gave her your website because of you family friendly crockpot meals.
That is wonderful Mary! Glad the recipes are ones you enjoy.
Do you think I could swap out the cream cheese and use sour cream instead?
Yes, though I would add it at the same time as the pasta.
Instead of cooking the chicken breasts whole and shredding, could I cut the chicken breast into smaller pieces (before cooking), such as found in a traditional pot pie?
Yes, of course that works great, and you don’t need to cook quite as long either.
If rotisserie chicken is used, how much is used?
About 3 cups of shredded chicken (more or less is fine!) This recipe is very flexible.