Directions
1Brown chicken, garlic, bacon and shallots in reserved oil, in a pan if your slow cooker doesn't have a sear function
2Add all ingredients except pasta, spinach and cheeses. Combine well.
3Cook on low for 2 hrs
4Mean while boil pasta until just beginning to soften, drain and let cool.
5Add pasta to slow cooker, stir through.
6Place tea towel under the lid
7Cook on low for approximately 2 hrs or until pasta has expanded and sauce has thickened.
8Stir in baby spinach leaves.
9Layer with cheeses.
10Cook on low until cheese has melted.
Submitted by Kathy Flatman
11 Reviews
Holly Lynch
June 18, 2020
This is a delicious chicken pasta dish. The basil pesto is a really lovely addition and it’s so easy to make. A real winner!
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
June 8, 2020
I would use tasty or cheddar style grated. If you swapped the creamy soup for broth it would be much more watery than creamy just beware
Caroline
June 5, 2020
1 cup of grated cheese…….but what kind of cheese??? And has anyone substituted the cream of chicken soup with chicken broth? Thanks!
Leah Haskell
May 15, 2020
Do you think this would be ok to make and then freeze?
Kaelee
April 11, 2020
Made this today. Was simple and easy.
Didn’t use as much pesto as stated in the recipe, only used about half the jar, just for personal preference.
Was very rich, but delicious. Thoroughly enjoyed by the family. Will definitely make again.
Claire Bennett
March 28, 2020
My Daughter (Miss 20) cooked this the other day and everyone liked it, even the Daughter who cooked it as she doesn’t really like pasta dishes. This is definately on our list of rotations.
Sue Taylor
January 3, 2020
Delicious! All the family loved it. Used only sundried tomato pesto, not basil & omitted the extra tomatoes.
Nicola Livingston
December 27, 2019
I haven’t made this exact recipe, but we eat kosher so cant mix meat and milk so often use either soya cream or more recently I’ve discovered oat cream (and milk by a company called Oatly) There are also various dairy free cheeses from brands like Violife and Tofutti
Kate
December 26, 2019
Has anyone tried making this dairy free? How did you achieve it?
Ann Turnbull
October 24, 2019
Super easy, super tasty! Whole family loved it after coming home from a busy day. I followed the recipe exactly except for leaving out the cheeses (to please my fussy eaters).
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Manda Van Niekerk
June 20, 2020
Delicious! I added more spinach. This is a wonderful recipe.