Slow Cooker Chicken Mozzarella Pasta Recipe
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup jarred pesto
- ¼ cup salted butter
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1lb rotini pasta (cooked and drained)
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil (for garnish)
Instructions
- Add the chicken breasts to the bottom of a slow cooker. Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper to taste. Spread pesto over the chicken, then squeezes on the lemon juice.
- Cut the butter into slices and place over the chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours. Near the end of the cooking time, cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain well.
- Shred the chicken in the crockpot using 2 forks. Add the cooked pasta and the parmesan cheese, stir until everything is coated with the buttery pesto sauce and the chicken is mixed well into the pasta.
- Add the mozzarella cheese in the crockpot over the pasta. Cover and cook for 15 minutes more or until the cheese has melted.