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Slow Cooker Pesto Mozzarella Chicken Pasta
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Brief Description
Throw together meal w/pasta
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Main Ingredient
Chicken
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Category: Main Dish
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Cuisine: Italian
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Prep Time: 10 min(s)
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Cook Time: 360 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Private
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Posted By: eseddon
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Posted On: Aug 23, 2017
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Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 pounds - chicken breast
- 1/2 teaspoons - salt
- 1/4 teaspoons - pepper
- 1 cups - jarred pesto
- 1/4 cups - salted butter
- 1/2 - lemon
- 1 pounds - rotini cooked and drained
- 1/2 cups - parmesan
- 2 cups - shredded mozzarella
- 1/4 teaspoons - dried basil to garnish
Directions:
Add the chicken to the slow cooker. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread over the pesto, squeeze the lemon juice over chicken. Cut the butter into slices and lay over the chicken.
Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours w/o opening the lid during cooking time. Near the end of the cooking time, cook the pasta according to package directions and drain well.
Shred the chicken with 2 forks. Add the cooked pasta and the parmesan cheese, stir everything until the pasta is coated with the buttery pesto sauce and the chicken is evenly dispersed throughout the pasta. Add the mozzarella cheese over the pasta. Cover for about 15 more minutes or until the cheese has melted.
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