Slow Cooker Chicken Tortellini

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortellini

from thelazyslowcooker.com
Dinner
275 min
6 servings
584 kcal / serving

Slow Cooker Chicken With Tortellini is a delicious and super easy recipe. This family-friendly dish is simple to assemble and will be approved by even your pickiest eaters!

Ingredients

  • 4 mediumchicken breasts
  • 2 cupschicken broth
  • 2 cupsmarinara sauce (or one 15.5 oz jar)
  • 1 tspgarlic powder
  • 1 tsponion powder
  • 20 ozcheese tortellini (fresh, refrigerated) (can use frozen as well)
  • 1 cupshredded mozzarella cheese
  • ½ cupshredded parmesan cheese (for topping)

Directions

  1. 1

    coat slow cooker with a non-stick spray or oil

  2. 2

    Place chicken breasts into bottom of slow cooker

  3. 3

    add all ingredients other than cheeses and pasta

  4. 4

    cook on low for 3-4 hours until chicken breast is cooked through and reaches an internal temperature of 165℉

  5. 5

    remove chicken from slow cooker. Shred chicken and stir back into sauce in slow cooker

  6. 6

    add tortellini and mozzarella to slow cooker and stir to combine. Try to submerge tortellini as much as possible in slow cooker liquid.

  7. 7

    cover and cook on low until tortellini is fully cooked (15 - 30 minutes or so)

  8. 8

    Top with shredded parmesan and enjoy!