Description
Crock pot cheesy chicken pasta delight brings comfort and warmth to dinner tables everywhere. Rich cheese and tender chicken meld perfectly, offering a satisfying meal that makes you crave seconds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 chicken fillets
- 4 oz (113 g) cream cheese, diced
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 (16 oz / 454 g) package spaghetti
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 can (10 oz / 283 g) diced tomatoes with green chiles
- ½ onion, diced
- 2 tsps minced garlic
- 2 tsps Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Chicken Preparation: Layer chicken fillets as the foundational element in the crock pot, creating a robust base for the dish.
- Flavor Infusion: Distribute diced tomatoes with green chiles, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, onion, garlic, and Italian seasoning around and over the chicken to develop a complex flavor profile.
- Slow Cooking Process: Seal the crock pot and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours until chicken reaches optimal tenderness, allowing ingredients to meld harmoniously.
- Texture Development: Shred the cooked chicken using two forks, then reintegrate into the aromatic cooking liquid, ensuring maximum flavor absorption.
- Cheese Incorporation: Introduce cream cheese and cheddar, stirring gently to create a smooth, luxurious sauce that envelops the chicken.
- Final Fusion: While cheese melts, simultaneously cook spaghetti to al dente perfection in a separate pot according to package instructions.
- Culinary Assembly: Combine the creamy chicken mixture with cooked spaghetti, folding carefully to ensure even distribution of flavors and create a cohesive, comforting meal ready to be savored immediately.
Notes
- Optimize Chicken Tenderness: Cook on low heat for 6-8 hours to ensure maximum meat softness and prevent dryness.
- Cheese Melting Technique: Stir cream cheese and cheddar gently to create a smooth, luxurious sauce without clumping.
- Pasta Cooking Precision: Cook spaghetti separately to maintain ideal texture and prevent overcooking in the slow cooker.
- Flavor Infusion Tip: Allow herb and spice mixture to blend thoroughly during cooking for deep, balanced taste profile.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 950 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 27 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg