| Recipe: Crock-Pot Pesto Chicken Pasta |
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Crock-Pot Pesto
Chicken Pasta |
Crockpot |
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INGREDIENTS |
DIRECTIONS |
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4 chicken breasts or thighs |
Step 1: Place chicken in crock pot, sprinkle with
salt and pepper. Smother the pesto
evenly over the chicken then cut the butter into slices and lay over the pesto covered chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours without
opening the lid during the cooking time. |
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1 tsp garlic salt |
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1/4 tsp pepper |
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1 8 oz jar of pesto |
Step 2: Near the end of the cooking time, cook the
pasta according to the package directions and drain well. While the pasta is cooking, shred the
chicken with two forks until all the chicken is shredded. |
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YIELD |
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1/2 cup salted butter |
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1 lb. pasta |
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1/2 cup parmesan |
Step 3: Add the cooked pasta, shredded chicken and
parmesan cheese and stir everything until the pasta is coated with the
chicken and pesto sauce. Add
mozzarella cheese over the top of the pasta and sprinkling dried basil on the
top. Cover for about 15 min or until
the cheese is melted. |
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2 cups shredded mozzarella |
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1/4 dried basil |
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Dinner Time |
5:30 PM |
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Cook Time |
5:00:00 |
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Start Cooking |
12:30 PM |
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chicken, pasta, pesto, crock
pot |
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