CrockPot Chicken Tortellini
A comforting and convenient dish featuring tender chicken, cheesy tortellini, and a rich marinara sauce, all made effortlessly in a slow cooker.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 270 minutes
- Total Time: 285 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Non-Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- Olive oil spray
- 1 ½ lbs chicken breast (about 4 medium breasts)
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion granules
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning mix
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- 1 lb cheese tortellini
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 cups baby spinach
- ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
- Spray the inside of your slow cooker with olive oil.
- Lay the chicken breasts in a single layer at the bottom of the cooker.
- Pour the marinara sauce over the chicken evenly.
- Sprinkle garlic powder, onion granules, Italian seasoning, paprika, and red chili flakes on top.
- Cover and set the slow cooker to LOW; let it cook for about 240 minutes (4 hours).
- When the cooking time is up, shred the chicken with two forks and mix it back into the sauce.
- Add the cheese tortellini, mozzarella, and heavy cream; stir everything together.
- Cook on LOW for an additional 30 minutes.
- Stir in the baby spinach and let it cook for another 10 minutes or until wilted.
- Top with grated Parmesan cheese and adjust seasoning as desired.
Notes
For quicker preparation, use pre-cooked rotisserie chicken. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 950mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
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