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Slow cooker angel chicken is a quick and easy weeknight meal that your family will request all the time! Tender chicken cooked in a creamy Italian-flavored sauce and served on a bed of angel hair pasta.
I love slow cooker meals that I can throw in a crockpot and go on with my day! Any time I slow cook chicken, it turns out so juicy and shreds perfectly. This slow cooker angel chicken reminds me of a few of my other favorite crock pot recipes. You have to try this Olive Garden chicken pasta recipe and slow cooker crack chicken too, but soup in the slow cooker is always a favorite of mine.
What Is Slow Cooker Angel Chicken?
This slow cooker angel chicken will easily become your new favorite meal! The cream cheese, cream of chicken soup, and butter make the most incredible creamy sauce for your chicken to cook in all day. The delicious flavors from the Italian seasoning make this dish unforgettable!
My favorite thing about this recipe is that it only takes 5 minutes to put together! Then, it cooks all day and you don’t have to do a thing! Serve it with some broccoli, green beans, or some easy garlic bread and you have a meal to remember! My kids love this recipe so much that they want to just eat it straight out of the crockpot! Go ahead and give it a try! You and your family are going to love it!
Ingredients for Slow Cooker Angel Chicken
This recipe only uses 8 easy-to-find ingredients! But the best part is that it takes 5 minutes to put together. I love that the ingredients will keep in the pantry and fridge until I’m ready to make it. It truly is one of the best meals to plan ahead for those busy nights. See the recipe card below for a list of exact ingredient measurements.
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts: Use fresh boneless, skinless chicken breasts for this recipe.
- Cream Cheese: Anything with cream cheese is AMAZING! It makes the sauce so creamy and delicious.
- Butter: Because everything is better with butter.
- Cream of Chicken Soup: The flavor and trick to the creamy sauce!
- Garlic: Adds great flavor to this dish.
- Chicken Broth: Chicken broth helps combine all the ingredients together and add moisture.
- Dry Italian Dressing Mix: Make sure to grab the dry dressing mix, not bottled. It adds the BEST flavor to this meal.
- Angel Hair Pasta: Cook up the pasta right before serving! I love angel hair pasta because it cooks so fast. You can also serve it over rice or potatoes!
Let’s Make Slow Cooker Angel Chicken
This crockpot angel chicken recipe is really a set-it-and-forget-it kind of meal! It’s so easy to put in the slow cooker before you get on with your day. Then it’s ready for your family when you get home! I can’t wait for you to try it!
- Add Chicken to Slow Cooker: Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker. Use a slow cooker liner if you would like.
- Combine Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, butter, cream of chicken soup, garlic, chicken broth, and dry Italian dressing mix. Whisk or use an electric hand mixer to blend all of your ingredients together.
- Pour Over Chicken: Pour the mixture over the chicken.
- Cook: Cover the slow cooker with the lid then cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours.
- Cook Pasta: Cook the angel hair pasta according to package instructions.
- Shred Chicken and Serve: Shred the chicken and serve over angel hair pasta. I like to garnish with fresh parsley and red pepper flakes!
Tips for Cooking with a Crockpot
Using a crockpot is easy but try out these tips and it will make cooking with one even easier! You may never go back to cooking on your stove again! This slow cooker angel chicken is the perfect place to start!
- Keep the Lid ON: I know it’s tempting to want to take the lid off and check on your food! But a crockpot is designed to do its thing with the lid ON. Keep the lid on and don’t let out all of that heat that has been built up! Just look through the glass and trust your recipe!
- Preheat Your Crockpot: A lot of people don’t do this and it really is a step that should always be taken. Turn your crockpot on to the correct setting about 20 minutes before you plan on putting your food in it. You can just turn it on while you prep your food!
- Spray It: If you spray your slow cooker with cooking spray before you put your food in, then your cleanup will be so much easier! This helps so that your food doesn’t stick to the sides. Trust me, it’s an easy step that you will appreciate doing later!
How to Store Leftovers
If you thought this slow cooker angel chicken tasted good on the first day, then wait until you try the leftovers. They are SOO GOOD and so perfect for lunch the next day. My kids fight over the leftovers!
- In the Refrigerator: Once the angel chicken has cooled then you can place it in an airtight container in your fridge. It will last for up to 3 days.
- To Reheat: Reheat leftover angel chicken in the microwave in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until it is warmed through.
More Chicken and Pasta Recipes To Try
I love a good chicken and pasta recipe because my kids will always eat it! As long as there is some kind of pasta in their dinner, they are happy. Most of my favorites are so easy to put together on a busy weeknight. You’ll have to try some of these other delicious dinner ideas!
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Slow Cooker Angel Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 (10 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
- 1 package dry Italian dressing mix
- 10 oz angel hair pasta, cooked and drained
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, butter, cream of chicken soup, garlic, chicken broth, and dry Italian dressing mix. Whisk or use an electric hand mixer to blend all of your ingredients together.
- Pour the mixture over the chicken.
- Cover the slow cooker with the lid then cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours.
- Cook the angel hair pasta according to package instructions.
- Shred the chicken and serve over angel hair pasta.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This was too much broth. Next time I would cut back to 1 cup and melt the butter and cream cheese together on stove then add seasonings. Good flavor though.
This is SO good! Highly recommend anyone looking at this recipe to just make it!! I wasn’t sure about it myself at first but I am so glad I did make it
This was so good and easy to make. Definitely will make again.
If I can’t find the dry Italian dressing mix, can I just use Italian seasoning, or what can I use?
Can we do this in the IP?
Yes! I would cook it on manual high pressure for 15 minutes.
What size Italian dressing packet please? How many ounces?
There are usually about 2 Tablespoons of Italian dressing in a packet.
Is the calories listed the total for all four servings, or is that per serving?
That is an estimante per serving.
Can I freeze before adding the pasta to take camping?
You can freeze the sauce! And yes, cook the noodles right before serving it.
Just finished this for dinner. It was really good the way it is. I always make the recipe following the instructions to the letter the first time. Super easy to make which is always a plus in my book. Next time I make this may add some broccoli or carrots? Maybe some bacon?
This recipe was honestly amazing! Very flavorful and almost too easy to make. At first glance it does look a little plain simply because it is white sauce and chicken but there is nothing plain about the flavor. I wasn’t sure what could be added in to kind make it more vibrant, maybe next time I’ll add peas and carrots buy there is honestly no need to deviate from the recipe.
I think vegetables would be good also. It was very good.
What amount of chicken broth is recommended? I usually use the loose chicken bouillon when a recipe calls for chicken broth and I can’t make out the oz in the picture
1 can of chicken broth. The recipe card is at the bottom of the post and it lists all of the ingredients and amounts!
How many ounces of chicken broth is what they are asking, and I’d like to know too. I don’t buy broth in cans.
A can of chicken broth is 14.5 ounces.
Is it the same size can for the cream of chicken soup?
The cream of chicken soup is a standard 10 ounce can.
Made a double batch tonight. I feel like it is okay, but tasted bland to my household. I followed the recipe, maybe another packet of Italian dressing would make it more flavorful..or it could be too much. If I made this again I’d change it up a bit but all in all was decent.
Great recipe, thank you! I substituted cream of chicken with mushroom chicken soup (considering I needed more liquid for larger portion of chicken /5 breasts), as well as used half the butter, with added sour cream to the mix, together with one large package of pre-sauteed mushrooms at the end; plus few shakes of garlic salt, fresh pepper, and parmiggiano….yummy!
Hi can you use noodles instead of tortellini?
Hi! This recipe uses angel hair pasta, but you can use whatever pasta you like!