Description
This Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Chicken Pasta is a comforting, easy-to-make dish perfect for busy days. Tender chicken thighs slow-cooked with garlic, butter, carrots, and herbs meld together into a flavorful base. At the end, frozen peas and cooked rotini pasta are stirred in, creating a creamy, hearty meal topped with Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
- 4 carrots, peeled and sliced
- 1 white onion, diced
- ½ cup salted butter, cut into slices
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- ½ tsp. sea salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 lb. rotini pasta, cooked al dente
- Parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
- Begin by placing the chicken thighs, minced garlic, diced onions, sliced carrots, sliced salted butter, dried thyme, dried basil, sea salt, and pepper into the slow cooker.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on the LOW setting for 7 to 8 hours.
- Once the slow cooking time is complete, prepare the rotini pasta according to the package instructions, cooking it al dente.
- Shred the cooked chicken directly in the slow cooker with two forks. Then add the frozen peas and the drained, cooked pasta. Stir everything together gently to combine and warm through.
- Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the pasta and chicken mixture.
- Serve hot and enjoy this comforting slow cooker garlic butter chicken pasta with your family or guests.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg