Crockpot Angel Chicken with Creamy Italian Garlic Sauce
By Ethan Parker
Prep
5 min
Cook
255 min
Total
260 min
Servings
6
Level
Easy
Prep this slow-cooker chicken as a batch, keeping the angel hair pasta separate until serving or packing. Tender chicken holds in a creamy, buttery sauce flavored with Italian dressing mix, garlic, cream of chicken soup, broth, and cream cheese, ready for noodles, rice, or potatoes.
Chicken breasts cook beneath a sauce built from Italian dressing mix, minced garlic, cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, cream cheese, and butter. The dressing mix and garlic season the sauce while the cream cheese gives it body. Cook the angel hair separately according to its package directions, then portion pasta and chicken together only when ready to serve.
The chicken is ready when it is cooked through, and the final sauce should look smooth after stirring. Add the diced cream cheese near the end so it melts into the sauce rather than sitting in firm pieces. Using low-fat or off-brand cream cheese can lead to poorer melting, while cooking the chicken too long can make it dry.
Serve the chicken and sauce over angel hair pasta, mashed potatoes, or white rice, with roasted broccoli, garlic bread, or steamed asparagus alongside. Refrigerated portions can be reheated in the microwave or in a saucepan, and the sauce settles into the chicken overnight.
Why you'll love this recipe
- Separate pasta from the chicken sauce during prep, so packed portions avoid soggy noodles and can be assembled when serving.
- Leftover chicken absorbs more of the buttery cream sauce overnight, giving planned next-day lunches a more settled, seasoned result.
- The slow cooker handles the chicken while the pasta cooks separately, which makes a larger dinner batch easier to portion.
- Reheat portions in either a microwave or saucepan, so the chicken and sauce can fit different weekday lunch routines.
- Cream cheese is stirred in near the end, helping the sauce stay smooth for serving now and reheating later.
- Serve the same batch over pasta, mashed potatoes, or rice, allowing prepared chicken portions to work with whatever base is available.
Ingredients
- •4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- •1 packet Italian dressing mix (0.7 oz packet)
- •2 tsp minced garlic
- •1 can cream of chicken soup (10.5 oz can)
- •0.75 cup chicken broth
- •4 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
- •16 oz angel hair pasta (cooked)
- •butter (amount not specified)
- •fresh parsley (for garnish)
- •salt (to taste)
- •black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Place the chicken breasts in the crock pot.
- 2
In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
- 3
Stir the Italian dressing mix, cream cheese, cream of chicken soup, and chicken broth into the butter until well combined.
- 4
Pour the sauce over the chicken.
- 5
Cover and cook on Low for 4–6 hours or High for 2–3 hours, until the chicken is cooked through.
- 6
Cook the angel hair pasta according to the package directions and drain.
- 7
Serve the chicken and sauce over the cooked pasta, garnished with fresh parsley, salt, and black pepper.
FAQ
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
482
Protein
28g
Fat
13g
Carbs
62g
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