This Slow Cooker Southwestern Cheesy Chicken Pasta is a meal the entire family will love!
This Slow Cooker Southwestern Cheesy Chicken Pasta was a hit! Just a few simple ingredients thrown in the slow cooker in the morning, when I was ready to serve dinner I shredded the chicken, then stirred in cheese, sour cream and cooked shell pasta. How easy is that? I love an unexpected dinner, I’ve seen very few pasta dishes with this type of flavor.
It has been about 2 weeks since I quit my job delivering mail at the post office. I love being able to work on my blog more, but really where does the time go during the day. I feel like I never can get the dishes or laundry done! My favorite thing so far is being able watch a movie with my daughter that she has never seen, or deciding on a whim to go swimming or to the playground. Though most of my day is not spent relaxing and sitting around like I imagined, I feel like I made the right decision to stay home and a make the blog my full-time job.
This is the pasta I used for the recipe. Though the makers of this imported pasta would cringe about my dump and go southwestern recipe I used their pasta with, I really loved the texture of it, it’s a little thicker than normal pasta so you really can sink your teeth into it. I got this pasta at Fred Meyer (same as Kroger).
Here is my YouTube video about how to make this Slow Cooker Southwestern Cheesy Chicken Pasta. You can follow me on YouTube, here.
Ingredients
- 20 oz. Ro-tel (2 cans)
- 11 oz. can Mexicorn (or a can of southwestern corn mix), drained
- 3.8 oz. can olives, drained
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- ½ tsp. oregano
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- ¼ tsp. cumin
- 2 lbs. boneless skin-less chicken breasts
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 16 oz. sour cream
- 1 pound medium-sized shell pasta, cooked according to package directions, drained
For Serving
- Additional shredded cheese
- Sliced green onions
Slow Cooker Size:
- 6 quart or larger
Instructions
- Add the Rotel, Mexicorn, olives, chili powder, oregano, salt, pepper and cumin to a 6-quart slow cooker, stir. Add the chicken into this mixture.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours.
- Shred the chicken with 2 forks right in the slow cooker.
- Stir in the cheese and sour cream, then stir in the cooked and drained pasta.
- Serve each serving with a sprinkle of more cheese, and then a sprinkle of green onion.
- Enjoy!
Notes
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This looks super good, Sarah! I think you would make the pasta company proud with this recipe! Sooo glad you are enjoying your stay at home mommy duties as well as blogging in your pj’s 🙂 Haha! I would be!
Oh boy does that look good!! Sounds like a delicious meal. xo, Catherine
Sounds even better than it looks! I am always trying to find something new to do with chicken! Thank you!
I meant is Rotel refried beans?
Hi Kim! Rotel is a spiced diced tomato mix. You can find it on the canned tomato aisle. 🙂
No it’s diced tomatoes in a can with alil kick to it
This one I definitely have to make, the flavors are right up my alley! Looks yummy too!
Well glad to hear you are doing the blogging full time – that alone is time consuming. This is a great weeknight meal!
Has anyone actually made this recipe? So far all I have read were comments on how good the pictures look.
I made it tonight & it was awesome! Be sure you drain the mexicorn & pasta well though because mine was a little soupy.
You had me at Southwestern. Then, you had me at cheesy. Then, you bowled me over with pasta. Looks great.
Sounds like perfect comfort food to me and I love the sauce it makes
Oh, now this is right up my alley! Definitely adding this to my weekly meal plan soon. 🙂
I love the flavors in this pasta! Wishing I had some for dinner tonight!
This sounds lovely. Going to give this a go. thanks for sharing this recipe.
Simon
Does chicken need to be cooked before putting in crockpot?
Nope! I do make sure the chicken is thawed though.
Love your recipes, please keep posting! I save them and eventually try almost all of them! Thanks so much! ♀️
My mom often said she was kept just as busy with life tasks after retirement and had no idea how she had gotten everything done while working full time . One of lifes mysteries she never solved.
Can this be made without the sour cream?? not a fan of creamy!!
Can I cook it for 4 hours on high?
Yes, should br fine.
We made this for dinner tonight and it is. PHENOMENAL!!
Thanks for coming back and commenting how you liked it, great to hear.
Have you ever made it in an instant pot? If so, can you share the cooking times? Water needed? THX!