Slow Cooked Pesto Chicken Pasta – CE
green salad
  • Clean Eating
  • 5 ingredients, freezable, kid favorite, poultry
Slow Cooked Pesto Chicken Pasta – CE
green salad
  • Clean Eating
  • 5 ingredients, freezable, kid favorite, poultry
Servings:

Ingredients

Prep
  • 4 boneless chicken breast
  • 8 oz pesto sauce
  • 2 T butter
  • 2 T lemon juice
On Cooking Day
  • 10 oz penne pasta or any shape you like
  • 1/2 C shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 6 C salad greens

Instructions

To Assemble
  1. Add all ingredients to large zipper bag. Zip to seal and squish around to mix.
To Cook
  1. Pour chicken bag into slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours.
  2. Cook pasta according to package directions and shred chicken with two forks.
  3. Serve chicken with pesto sauce over pasta. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
  4. Serve with salad.

Ingredients

Prep
  • 4 boneless chicken breast
  • 8 oz pesto sauce
  • 2 T butter
  • 2 T lemon juice
On Cooking Day
  • 10 oz penne pasta or any shape you like
  • 1/2 C shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 6 C salad greens

Instructions

To Assemble
  1. Add all ingredients to large zipper bag. Zip to seal and squish around to mix.
To Cook
  1. Pour chicken bag into slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours.
  2. Cook pasta according to package directions and shred chicken with two forks.
  3. Serve chicken with pesto sauce over pasta. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
  4. Serve with salad.
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