Slow Cooker Creamy Pesto Chicken and Pasta recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts 2 cups chicken broth 2 cups water, or as needed salt and pepper to taste 1 (8 ounce) jar pesto 2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided 1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles 8 ounces grated Parmesan-Romano-Asiago cheese ½ cup milk
Nutrition Info
- 831.6 caloriescarbohydrate: 45.7 gcholesterol: 230.6 mgfat: 49.7 gfiber: 2.7 gprotein: 49.9 gsaturatedFat: 24 gservingSize: -sodium: 1075 mgsugar: 2.4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Slow Cooker Creamy Pesto Chicken and Pasta
Directions
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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.