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My review
Slow Cooker Creamy Pesto Chicken and Pasta
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Meretia
"Super-creamy and flavorful from pesto and grated Parmesan cheese, this chicken and pasta dish is made in a slow cooker and perfectly rich."
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Ingredients
5 h 10 m servings 832Original recipe yields 8 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Place chicken in a slow cooker on High power. Add broth and water to cover. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook until chicken is no longer pink inside, about 3 hours.
- Remove chicken from slow cooker, shred using a fork, and return meat to the pot. Add 1 cup cream and entire jar of pesto.
- Cook on High 1 more hour.
- Add remaining cream, egg noodles, and 3/4 of the grated Parmesan-Romano-Asiago cheese to the slow cooker. Add milk.
- Cook on High until noodles are cooked, about 1 hour more. Add extra milk for a thinner sauce. Top with remaining Parmesan-Romano-Asiago cheese.
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Footnotes
- Cook's Notes:
- You can use half-and-half in place of cream if you prefer.
- Freezes well, but I recommend dividing it into smaller portions first.
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11/19/2018
I made this, but modified it kind of a lot, but the basic recipe is what I started from. I used 3 lbs. of boneless skinless chicken breasts instead of 2 and 3 cups of water instead of 2. I used ...
10/8/2018
Made this dish for dinner last night. I followed the receipt and it turned out great. The only problem that I found is that you have to come back to it a couple of times to finish it off. It's n...
10/13/2018
Very easy. Very delicious. Husband loved it. Pesto flavor a little strong for me, but will definitely make again with perhaps a little less pesto.