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★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
This is not your standard mushy crockpot meal. This creamy Italian chicken is paired with veggies, packed with flavor, and topped with crunch!
A Complete Meal
Chicken and veggies slow cook in a creamy Italian sauce, then are served over cooked pasta, egg noodles, or rice for a hassle-free meal the whole family will love.
Set it and Forget it
This is a family dinner that's easy to make, you can set to cook while you work and it even stores well so you can bring leftovers for lunch.
Add Some Crunch
For a finishing touch, we're adding crispy onions. This simple addition elevates this dish in both flavor and texture! Such a simple garnish, yet makes this slow cooker chicken dish so good.
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
This dish comes together with a very simple list of ingredients.
Here's everything you'll need:
- Chicken. You can use chicken breast or cutlet. If using breasts, you will want to pound them flat and slice them in half to they are not as thick. This creates better texture and shortens cook time.
- Italian dressing. This acts as a marinade and a sauce. I like to use Olive Garden's Italian dressing but feel free to choose your favorite brand.
- Cream cheese. This thickens and adds a rich creaminess to the sauce.
- Mixed Vegetables. You can use frozen or fresh veggies. I use a blend of corn, carrots, green beans, and peas. Or just peas and carrots.
- Oil. Any cooking oil will do. Try olive oil or keep it simple with vegetable oil.
- Fried Onions. These add a yummy crunch, elevating this Crock-Pot chicken dinner. This is optional, but not too hard to pull off and really adds a nice texture to this dish!
- Cooked pasta or rice. Choose your favorite noodle shape. I think bow tie pasta is fun for this dish or egg noodles but truly, any pasta or rice works. Try mixing it up if you make this dish often.
★ How to Make this Recipe ★
This recipe comes together very easily!
Here's a look at how the ingredients layer together and cook in the crockpot:
- Add chicken to slow cooker.
- Layer with cream sauce and cream cheese.
- Add mixed vegetables.
- Add chicken and cook.
- Prepare egg noodles, paste or rice.
- Serve chicken, veggies and sauce over noodles topped with crispy onions.
★ Tips & FAQs ★
If you want to infuse a bit of flavor into your chicken, try marinating the chicken in the Italian dressing for at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
Marinate by placing raw chicken into a large Ziplock bag along with all the Italian dressing. Store in the fridge while marinating.
Make sure to add all the dressing along with the chicken to your slow cooker when you're ready to cook.
Leftovers can be stored for up to 5 days in the fridge and up to 3 months in the freezer. Store in an airtight container.
To reheat, thaw to room temperature and then re-heat using the microwave or the stove top. Stir as needed.
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Creamy Italian Chicken and Veggies
Equipment
- crockpot liner for easy clean up
Ingredients
- 8 chicken cutlets (or 4 chicken breast)
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- 16 oz Italian dressing
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 10 oz mixed vegetables
- 4 cups cooked pasta
Toppings
- ½ cup fried onions more or less to taste
- chopped fresh parsley for garnish
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Instructions
- Slow cook chicken and vegetables. Place chicken breasts in a slow cooker, generously greased with olive oil. Set to low. Pour Italian dressing on top of chicken, then layer on cream cheese and mixed vegetables.Cook for 2 hours or until temperature of chicken reaches 165˚F.
- Cook pasta. While chicken is cooking, prepare pasta as directed on the package. Drain and set aside.
- Blend sauce. When chicken is done, gently stir to combine dressing and cream cheese to form a sauce for the chicken.
- Serve. Layer pasta, chicken, and sauce on a plate. Top with fried onions. Garnish with fresh parsley if desired.
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Notes
- Cook time may vary depending on thickness of chicken breast. Cook chicken to a temperature of 165˚F.
- For more crisp veggies, add mixed vegetables half way through cook time.
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