Crockpot Angel Chicken with Creamy Italian Garlic Sauce
By Mason Brooks
Prep
5 min
Cook
255 min
Total
260 min
Servings
6
Level
Easy
Precook the chicken for this slow-cooked dish. Do not precook the angel hair pasta. Reheat or serve the chicken and pasta dishes separately. The precooked chicken is served in a sauce containing cream, Italian salad dressing mix, garlic, cream of chicken soup, broth, and cream cheese. Other side dishes include pasta and rice or potatoes.
Chicken breast is cooked with a sauce containing Italian salad dressing mix, minced garlic, cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, cream cheese, and butter. Italian salad dressing mix and garlic provide flavor to the sauce. Cream cheese provides thickening. Angel hair pasta is cooked according to package directions and served with the chicken.
The chicken is fully cooked when ready to eat, and the sauce mixes well when stirred after cooking. Diced cream cheese mixed in near the end of cooking will blend with the sauce to avoid lumps of cream cheese in the chicken dish. Poor-quality or store-bought cream cheese and overcooked chicken can make the dish dry.
Serve chicken and sauce with angel hair noodles or other white rice or potatoes and roasted broccoli, garlic toast, or steamed asparagus. Leftovers can be reheated in the microwave or on the stove. The chicken and sauce settle together overnight in the refrigerator.
Why you'll love this recipe
- Cook pasta and chicken sauce separately to avoid soggy noodles when serving packaged dishes.
- Leftover chicken will be more flavorful if it absorbs the cream sauce made with butter overnight, Next-day lunches will be more delicious.
- The slow cooker prepares the chicken separately from the pasta, allowing you to serve portions large enough for a meal.
- Reheat individual portions in the microwave or on the stove to provide options for different lunches over the week, Serve meat and sauce together.
- Cream cheese is added to the recipe at the end to maintain creaminess when serving and reheating the sauce.
- Serve the same dish with pasta, mashed potatoes, or cooked rice, Precooked chicken can be served with other side dishes.
Ingredients
- •4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- •1 packet Italian dressing mix (0.7 oz packet)
- •2 tsp minced garlic
- •1 can cream of chicken soup (10.5 oz can)
- •¾ cup chicken broth
- •4 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
- •16 oz angel hair pasta (cooked)
- •butter (amount not specified)
- •fresh parsley (for garnish)
- •salt (to taste)
- •black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Place the chicken breasts in the crock pot.
- 2
In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
- 3
Stir the Italian dressing mix, cream cheese, cream of chicken soup, and chicken broth into the butter until well combined.
- 4
Pour the sauce over the chicken.
- 5
Cover and cook on Low for 4–6 hours or High for 2–3 hours, until the chicken is cooked through.
- 6
Cook the angel hair pasta according to the package directions and drain.
- 7
Serve the chicken and sauce over the cooked pasta, garnished with fresh parsley, salt, and black pepper.
FAQ
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
482
Protein
28g
Fat
13g
Carbs
62g
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