This creamy, hearty Slow Cooker Kickin’ Chicken Pasta is decadent and flavorful with the perfect spicy kick!
Yield: 6(1 1/3 cups) servings
Ingredients
1lbraw boneless skinless chicken breasts
1medium zucchini, chopped
½cupchopped onion
3garlic cloves, minced
2cupsfat free reduced sodium chicken broth
8ozcan tomato sauce
¼cupFrank’s Red Hot, or similar hot sauce
2teaspoonsfresh lemon juice
¼teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
¼teaspoondried basil
3oz1/3 less fat cream cheese, cut into cubes
2ozParmesan cheese, finely shredded
10ozdry linguine pasta, use whole wheat pasta if following the myWW Purple plan
Instructions
Place the chicken, zucchini, onion, garlic, chicken broth, tomato sauce, hot sauce, lemon juice, red pepper flakes and basil into your slow cooker and stir to combine. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8 hours until the chicken is cooked through and shreds easily.
Turn the slow cooker to high if it isn’t already. Remove the chicken breasts to a cutting board and shred using two forks (should shred very easily). Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker and stir in the cream cheese cubes and shredded Parmesan. Add the linguine (break up if necessary) and make sure it is covered by the liquid. Replace the lid and cook on high for 45 minutes or until the pasta is cooked, stirring every 15-20 minutes or so to break up the pasta.
Notes
To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!Nutrition Information:359 calories, 42 g carbs, 3 g sugars, 8 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 29 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (1 1/3 cups) serving:(SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 8 SmartPoints/ Blue: 7 SmartPoints/ Purple: 3 SmartPoints (if using wheat pasta, if not then use the Blue points)Weight Watchers Points Plus: 9 per (1 1/3 cups) serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)adapted from Slow Cooker Gourmet