Chicken Tomato Pesto Pasta Sauce

Chicken Tomato Pesto Pasta Sauce

Dianna Harman
A beautiful chicken in tomato pesto sauce to serve on your favourite pasta!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chicken, Pasta, Pasta Sauce
Servings 6

Equipment

  • 6L slow cooker

Ingredients
 

  • 1 kg Chicken Drumsticks.
  • 690 gram jar passata sauce
  • 400 gram tin of diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup Water
  • 100 grams of basil pesto
  • 250 grams Sun dried tomatoes,
  • 2 tbsp Minced garlic
  • 200 grams Green Beans

To Serve

  • 1 broccoli head, chopped and steamed
  • 1 packet cooked bow-tie pasta
  • Optional – mozzarella cheese to serve

Instructions
 

  • Add all the main ingredients (except green beans) to slow cooker and cook on low for 4 and a half hours
  • Add beans after 2 and a half hours.
  • Debone chicken legs and return the meat to the pot to serve.
  • Serve on cooked bow-tie pasta with steamed broccoli, and Mozzarella cheese to serve if you want.
Keyword chicken, Pasta, Pasta sauce
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central

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2 Comments

  1. Ally hayton May 18, 2026

    5 stars
    wow I swapped basil pesto to tomato and used breast its amazingly tasty so easy yummo 😋

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central May 19, 2026

      Fab to know the pesto swap was a success too Ally – thanks 🙂

5 from 1 vote

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