Crock Pot Angel Chicken
Crock Pot Angel Chicken is a simple dinner made with tender chicken breast in a creamy, Italian inspired sauce served over a bed of tender angel hair pasta!
Ingredients
- 1-2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- ▢salt and pepper to taste
- ▢1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 2 large chicken breasts)
- ▢4 ounces ½ block cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- ▢3 Tablespoons unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- ▢10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup recommend low or no sodium if sensitive to salt – see notes below
- ▢3 cloves garlic minced
- ▢¾ cup chicken broth recommend low or no sodium if sensitive to salt – see notes below)
- ▢1 0.7 ounce packet Good Seasons Dry Italian Salad Dressing Mix (or your favorite mix)
- ▢16 ounce box angel hair pasta
- ▢chopped fresh parsley cracked pepper and/or grated Parmesan cheese (optional for serving)
Instructions
- Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1-2 Tablespoons vegetable oil and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle salt and pepper, to taste over both sides of 1.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
- Once the pan is hot, add the chicken breasts to the pan and sear each side for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from heat.
- Seared chicken in a skillet.
- In a medium bowl, add 4 ounces (½ block) cream cheese, softened to room temperature and 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature. Whisk until smooth.
- A bowl of softened cream cheese and butter.
- Add 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup, 3 cloves garlic, minced, ¾ cup chicken broth and 1 (0.7 ounce) packet Good Seasons Dry Italian Salad Dressing Mix to the same bowl. Whisk to fully combine.
- All the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl.
- Spray the inside of a crock pot with non-stick cooking spray. Place the seared chicken breasts in the bottom of the pot.
- Seared chicken in a Crock pot.
- Pour the soup mixture over the top of the chicken breasts. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until the chicken reaches a temperature of 165F degrees. The longer you cook it, the more tender the chicken breasts get but they will also start to fall apart – if that doesn't bother you, you can continue to cook longer.
- Always go by internal temperature of the meat to know when it is done – especially with crock pot cooking. Never base it solely on time since crock pots, depending on their age and brand, can cook hotter (or much less hot) than others. Also, the size of the chicken breasts make a difference as well.
- Sauce over the seared chicken in a Slow Cooker.
- Shortly before serving, cook 16 ounce box angel hair pasta according to the package instructions to al dente. Drain when cooked.
- Cooked Crock Pot Angel Chicken in a Slow Cooker.
- Ways to serve:
- You can serve the chicken breasts whole or you can shred the chicken. You can toss the pasta directly in the sauce or you can spoon the chicken and sauce onto the pasta for each individual serving.
- Optional: Serve it topped with chopped fresh parsley, cracked pepper and/or grated Parmesan cheese.
Notes
If you are sensitive to sodium or you find that canned goods or often too salty to your tastes, I recommend getting no sodium products (cream of chicken and chicken broth) and then just add salt to your taste.
I don’t recommend cooking it on high because I don’t think the chicken gets quite as tender, but if you absolutely must, you can cook on high for 1.5-2 hours or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165F degrees. Never go only by time when cooking meat in the crock pot – you must go by internal temperature for doneness. Just keep in mind the chicken may not be fall apart tender.
Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions. Nutrition Calories: 840kcal | Carbohydrates: 96g | Protein: 58g | Fat: 23g | Sodium: 1833mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
I don’t recommend cooking it on high because I don’t think the chicken gets quite as tender, but if you absolutely must, you can cook on high for 1.5-2 hours or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165F degrees. Never go only by time when cooking meat in the crock pot – you must go by internal temperature for doneness. Just keep in mind the chicken may not be fall apart tender.
Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions. Nutrition Calories: 840kcal | Carbohydrates: 96g | Protein: 58g | Fat: 23g | Sodium: 1833mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.