Recipe Box, Slow Cooker Chicken & Sausage Pasta Casserole

the Painted Apron

4 years ago

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

Dump and dash and get out of the kitchen fast with this easy pasta dinner

Course Main Course, slow cooker

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword chicken and sausage marinara, easy dinner, pasta casserole, slow cooker chicken Parmigiana, slow cooker dinner

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4 30

pasta 10

Servings 6

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