Recipe Box, Slow Cooker Chicken & Sausage Pasta Casserole
This is a “dump and dash” dinner…
just dump the ingredients in your slow cooker
and then dash away and do other things~
perfect for this busy time of year!
Pair it with a salad and you’ll have a red & green dinner!
Simple ingredients, chicken, sausage, marinara sauce,
Mozzarella and Parm, pasta and Italian seasoning
Spray or line your slow cooker for easy clean up
Put the chicken into the pot and sprinkle with Italian seasoning
Cover chicken with one jar of sauce and top with browned sausage
then cover sausage with the second jar of sauce
Cover and cook on low heat for 4 hours
Near the end of cooking time, cook the pasta*
*I read a variety of recipes with different opinions on this step,
some add the pasta raw and let it cook along with everything else~
I was going to try that, but in the end decided to play it safe
I read alot of reviews that said the pasta wouldn’t cook correctly
Have you ever used raw pasta in a slow cooker?
I would love to hear your thoughts!
Uncover and use 2 forks to shred the chicken~
you can do this right in the pot,
the chicken will probably already be partially shredded
Give everything a good stir
Add drained pasta
Stir to combine
Top with cheeses and stir them in
Replace cover and continue to cook on low for another 20-30 minutes
Dinner’s ready!
Slow Cooker Chicken & Sausage Pasta
Equipment
- 6 quart slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- 8 boneless skinless chicken tenders or 4 boneless breast cut into tenders
- 2 24 oz. jars Marinara sauce
- 12 oz. dry rigatoni, penne, or macaroni
- 1 1/2 cups grated Mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Italian seasoning to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Brown sausage, crumble and drain on paper towels
- Spray or line slow cooker and put chicken in the pot. Season to taste with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning
- Pour 1 jar of marinara sauce over chicken
- Top sauce with sausage then pour the second jar over all
- Cover pot and bake on low for 4 hours
- Shred chicken in pot with 2 forks and stir
- Cook pasta until just done, drain and add to crockpot at the 4 hour mark
- Add cheeses and stir to combine
- Replace cover and continue to bake for 20-30 minutes
- Makes 6 large servings
Dump and Dash!
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I think there are 2 ways for the pasta to turn out–underdone and overdone. You are better off cooking separately and adding it to the dish. I love the idea of chicken and sausage in the same dish.
Thanks Linda and yes, that’s the info I got about pasta cooking in the slow cooker too, thanks for telling me.
This looks absolutely delicious!! Thanks so much for sharing and thanks for stopping by and for your kind comment!!
Hugs,
Deb
You’re so welcome Debbie, it’s great for busy days!
Any pasta dish works for us. I like how quick and easy this recipe is. Thanks for sharing, Jenna!
Thanks Pam, it’s very kid friendly too!
Champ and dash sounds wonderful, especially on those busy days. Sausage and chicken have great flavors. Anything with pasta we love.
Thank you Linda, I love fix and forget dinners!
Looks yummy and hearty Jenna! ♥
So easy!
Oh yum! Another easy meal! I’m kind of leery about cooking pasta in a slow cooker. I have done it in the oven in baked dishes and it turned out well, but the slow cooker may be undercooked or overcooked.
Thanks Kitty! Yes, that seems to be the consensus, that the pasta can be under or overdone. It’s no problem adding it ccoked near the end.