This creamy slow cooker bacon ranch chicken pasta really hit the spot when we had it for dinner last night.
I'd been hankering for pasta for a while.
And at about 2:00PM, I looked at my watch and realized I hadn't tossed anything into the slow cooker yet.
So, I needed something that would cook in just a few hours.
Slow Cooker Creamy Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta
Recipe Notes
I adapted this recipe for creamy slow cooker bacon ranch chicken and pasta from one in Stephanie O'Dea's great book, 365 Slow Cooker Suppers (affiliate link).
Steph calls it BLT chicken.
And directs you to cook whole boneless skinless chicken breasts for about 6 hours on LOW, then slice the cooked chicken, stir back into the sauce and serve over pasta.
I decided I could speed things up by cutting the chicken tenders I had in the fridge into bite size pieces.
I then stirred cooked bow-tie pasta in at the end so it would get coated with all the sauce's tasty creaminess.
Served with a simple mixed green salad, we were both happy campers.
This is another recipe for my make again file.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Creamy Chicken Pasta?
According to my calculations, each serving has 380 calories and:
10 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
10 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Creamy Slow Cooker Bacon Ranch Chicken & Pasta Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast tenders
- 1 packet (1 ounce) dry ranch salad dressing mix
- 1 can (14 to 15 ounces) stewed tomatoes, undrained
- ¼ cup cooked bacon crumbles
- 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
- 2 cups dry bow-tie pasta, cooked according to package directions and added at serving time
Instructions
- Ideal Slow Cooker Size: 4-Quart.
- Grease your slow cooker.
- Cut the chicken tenders into bite-size pieces and place in your slow cooker. Sprinkle chicken pieces with the dry ranch dressing mix.
- Add the tomatoes with their juices and the bacon.
- Break the cream cheese into pieces and place on top.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours, or until chicken is tender. Stir well to blend in the cream cheese.
- Just before serving stir in the cooked bowtie pasta.
Recipe Notes
Source: adapted from 365 Slow Cooker Suppers (affiliate link) by Stephanie O'Dea.
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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Nicole
this was very easy and very good. even my dad liked it
Judy
Can you substitute the tomatoes. My family doesn’t like cooked pieces of tomato.
Martha McKinnon
Hi Judy,
I would just leave the tomatoes out.
Maryanne Vermillion
This recipe is now in my make often file. I doubled it to feed 3 adults. My picky eater husband all but licked the crock pot clean. With a green salad we had a fabulous meal. Thank you for an excellent recipe.