You have to appreciate a recipe that is equally easy as it is delicious! Enjoy this Slow Cooker Chicken Spaghetti today! A bowl full of pasta and cheesy goodness sounds like the perfect end to a busy day!
I’ve had some requests for a dinner time version of the Slow Cooker Chicken Spaghetti I made here……and guess what?!? I am delivering!!! Several of you asked how you could convert the recipe and I couldn’t answer because I made, tested, and wrote that recipe specifically for the Crock-Pot Lunch Crock
I had a super busy Sunday and needed to make something that wouldn’t need much of my time. I was invited to church with a great friend and only had an hour after I got home to eat lunch, change clothes, and leave to go and meet my friends for our training run. I threw the first set of ingredients in the crock for dinner and was out the door on time!
By the time I got home I was completely exhausted! Good thing dinner was already mostly done! You add the pasta and the cheeses at the end for about 30-60 minutes. I was able to add those while I cleaned up the kitchen and played with my daughter for a few minutes. I also washed up and chopped some lettuce for a salad to go with our pasta!
Other great side dishes that will be a perfect pair with this Slow Cooker Chicken Spaghetti:
This dish was met with the approval from everyone in the family, even the two year old. And let me tell you, she has been super picky lately. I was doing a little happy dance that she actually ate dinner with no coercing or convincing required!
Did I mention just how easy this Slow Cooker Chicken Spaghetti is?
- Only a short list of ingredients is needed to make this meal, many of which you probably have on hand.
- Since you add the pasta at the end, this recipe is great to put in the slow cooker while you are away all day! It does the heavy lifting for you!
- This recipe makes 6 hearty servings, perfect for lunch the next day or seconds for your healthy eaters;)
You have to appreciate a recipe that is equally easy as it is delicious! Enjoy this Slow Cooker Chicken Spaghetti today! A bowl full of pasta and cheesy goodness sounds like the perfect end to a busy day!
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts I used one really big one!
- 1 shallot chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 16 oz spaghetti noodles uncooked
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 2 cups shredded cheese I used a cheddar, colby, and monterey jack blend
- Add the chicken breast, shallot, garlic, salt, pepper and broth to the crock
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8
- Shred chicken breast and return to crock
- Break uncooked noodles in half and add to crock along with cream cheese and shredded cheese
- Give it a stir and replace cover and let it cook for another 30-60 minutes until noodles are done (add another 1/2 cup water or broth if necessary)
- Stir everything to combine and serve immediately
I stirred this a couple of times after I added the noodles to make sure they were all cooked evenly. It took my crock exactly 45 minutes. Yours will depend on how hot it cooks and how long you leave the lid off.
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Hi from the link-up. This dish looks awesome! I’m definitely going to try it!
Thanks for stopping by!!
There is just something about creamy cheesy pasta that hits the spot! Thanks for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday.
Thanks!! Sometimes you’ve just got to have cheese and pasta right? 🙂
This dish looks so good! I’m buying a bigger crock pot this weekend, this is test run #1!
Yay!! Please come back and let me know how it goes!!
I made this last night, and my hubby Loved it. We don’t eat a lot of rich food, but boy, was this rich tasting. Talk about comfort food, yummmmmm.
So glad you guys liked it!!! Yes, not one I’d eat everyday but it sure makes a special treat!! 🙂
Can u freeze leftovers with good luck?
Is thE creamy cheese chicken freezable with good luck?
I have never tried freezing this one, either before cooking or after as leftovers. I’m not sure it would work very well. I’m afraid the cream cheese would get separated and the noodles mushy.
I do have a question about this. How many will this serve and in the directions where you say you may need to add 1/2 is that a cup or something else? I’m guessing its a cup, but just want to make sure before i fix this, cause it looks so good. Thanks so much. 🙂
Since it uses a whole pound of spaghetti I would say this would easily serve 6 or maybe even 8 depending on appetites and how many sides you are serving. Yes, that would be 1/2 cup! I’ve updated the recipe! 🙂 I hope you enjoy!
Can you put the chicken in frozen?
There are varying opinions on the subject but I tend to follow the food safety guidelines saying that meat should be thawed before cooking. I’ve actually not ever tried cooking it from frozen.
I’m sorry to ask such a silly question, but I know some pastas are meant to go in uncooked, and others cooked… what would this require?
Would like to try this soon! Cant wait!
This goes in uncooked and then gets cooked in the crock! Makes it easy 🙂
Do you cook on low or high the last 30-60 minutes? This looks delicious!
Thanks! I switch it to high for the last 30-60 minutes.
I made this tonight and it was really good, but very thick. Any suggestions on how to make it thinner? Thanks.
Hi Melanie! yep! You can definitely add more water or chicken broth at the end of the cooking time until it gets to the consistency you want. Once the noodles are cooked if the sauce is still thick I’d add the water a couple tablespoons or up to 1/4 cup at a time.
Great, thanks so much. Can’t wait to try this again!
I’m just wondering if anybody has tried this with Spaghetti Squash? We tried it in the crock with regular noodles and it was sooo good, but I’m Insulin Resistant and the pasta made me so sluggish!
Hi Kimmee! Hopefully if someone has tried it they will jump in there…but… just thinking about this and here is what I might suggest. Cut the broth back to maybe 1 1/2 cups and just use the slow cooker to make the sauce so to speak. Cook the spaghetti squash separately and then just top it with the sauce? Let me know what you think!
trying this tonight, my 3yr old became picky over night, loves pasta but hesitant of chicken lately, lol. hoping she’ll enjoy this. Gonna try it with egg noodles 🙂
Good luck!! 🙂 I know what you mean…. my 4 year old has been super picky lately!!
Do you think I could substitute cream of chicken or mushroom soup for the cream cheese?
Hi Joyce! In this recipe I don’t think that would work, I think it would make it too soupy.
How many people will this feed, or how many servings will this make?
Hi Sharon! A “normal” pasta serving is 2 oz and this uses 16 so theoretically this would serve 8. However, many eat more so I’d say 6-8 would be a good range.
I made this last night and it was delicious. I quadrupled the recipe and made it in my roaster oven, which I often use as a slow cooker. The only problem was it was dry. You said in the instructions to add an extra 1/2 cup of liquid should that be the case, so since I had quadrupled the recipe, I added an extra two cups of chicken broth when I added the noodles and cheeses. However, it was still very dry. I’m trying to figure out why and have come up with two possibilities:
1. You said to use 16 ounces of spaghetti. The boxes I had came in 12 and 13.25 ounces. I added up five of them, which came to 65 ounces. Since quadrupling the recipe would call for 64 ounces of noodles, perhaps the extra ounce I threw in absorbed the extra liquid.
2. The lid on my roaster oven doesn’t seal to the pan as tightly as the lid to my slow cooker seals to the crock. I wonder if, for that reason, the moisture inside the roaster oven escaped in a way it wouldn’t have in a traditional slow cooker.
What do you think?
Thank you again for sharing this wonderful recipe!
Hi Sharon!! Thanks so much for trying the recipe and for all the feedback! Yes, I agree and I think #2 would be the biggest reason. Slow cookers tend to collect a lot of condensation and the roaster may have let more of that escape. The other thing to consider is that the roaster may cook just slightly warmer, therefore you might just need to reduce to cooking time a bit.
I am very excited to try this recipe! I have IBS & Diverticulitis & tomatoes really play havoc on my stomach so I haven’t had spaghetti much in recent years. I’ve been looking for a good cream sauce recipe so I could eat it again & I think this may be it! I really like your site. I have found several cream sauce recipes to try. Thanks a million!
Hi Kathie! So glad you have found something that might work for you! Be sure to let me know how it turns out once you’ve had a chance to make it 🙂
Hi , trying this recipe tonight. What works for better taste and consistency. Cooking it on high 4 hours or the 8 on low.? Thank you!
Shelley
Hi Shelley! Either way should come out the same!
I’d over the try this tonight but i dont have any cream cheese, how can I supplement, if that’s at all possible? Thank u
Hi Kelly! Unfortunately I haven’t tested out any other alternative ways to make this dish without the cream cheese 🙁
HELLO!!
Can’t wait to try this, can I supplement the cheddar cheese at all? Thanks
Hi Becky! Are you looking to sub out the cheese or just use another along with it?
Will be trying this recipe tonight but I subbed the cream cheese for avocado. I’m praying it comes out as I use it in another recipe to thicken the sauce. I haven’t added the noodles yet but there’s a lot of broth left so hopefully it’s not too soupy
Be sure to let me know how it turned out! I’m super curious as I’ve never tried this!
YUM! I’m thinking of trying the recipe with canned chicken. So I would essentially be starting at step 4. So the question is, how much broth should I put in the crockpot along with the canned chicken, spaghetti, etc.? Just the 3 Cups?
Thanks 😊
It’s hard to say for sure without testing it out, but that sounds about right! Let me know how it turns out!