Name: Slow Cooker Cheesy Ranch Chicken Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 360 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts; kosher salt, pepper; 1 onion (diced); 5 to 7 cloves garlic (minced); 1 14 ounce can chicken broth; 1 packet dry ranch seasoning; 1 16 ounce jar alfredo sauce; 1 pound pasta of choice (I used penne); 3 to 4 cups shredded cheese of choice (I used Mexican blend); Optional: parsley for garnish

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A comfort food Crock Pot recipe with lots of flavor and little effort is the perfect description of Slow Cooker Cheesy Ranch Chicken Pasta!

A spurge meal with cheesy goodness is perfectly fine once in awhile (we will have salads tomorrow 😉 ).

The kids went crazy over this dinner, which is always a bonus.

Some Crock Pot meals are dump and go with no extra work.

This one does require you to boil some pasta and stir it in with some cheese before serving.

But that’s not TOO much extra work, right?!

How to make Slow Cooker Cheesy Ranch Chicken Pasta

Everything you need is shown below 🙂

First put 1 1/2 pounds of chicken into the slow cooker.

Season with kosher salt and pepper.

Then add a diced onion and minced garlic.

chicken in the slow cooker with onions before cooking

Next add a 14 ounce can of chicken broth and a packet of dry ranch seasoning.

Finally in goes a 16 ounce jar of alfredo sauce.

Set the slow cooker/ Crock Pot to low for 6 to 8 hours.

chicken and sauce in the slow cooker before cooking

And after 6 to 8 hours of cooking low and slow, use two forks to shred the chicken right in the slow cooker.

chicken and sauce in the slow cooker after cooking

Boil a pound of pasta according to the package directions, any type of pasta is great!

I went with penne because it’s my son’s favorite.

Drain the pasta very well and put it in the Crock Pot.

Also add 3 to 4 cups of shredded cheese of choice, more or less depending on how cheesy you want it.

I used Mexican blend cheese, and I did save some to sprinkle over the top.

Give this a stir, add the remaining cheese, and leave in the slow cooker another 20 to 30 minutes before serving.

adding cooked pasta and cheese to Slow Cooker Cheesy Ranch Chicken Pasta before stirring

Garnish Slow Cooker Cheesy Ranch Chicken Pasta with some parsley for a pop of freshness and color if desired 🙂

If you like Slow Cooker Cheesy Ranch Chicken Pasta, you might also like these Crock Pot recipes…

Slow Cooker Chicken Chorizo Pasta

Slow Cooker Chicken Fajita Soup

And Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki Sliders

Fall Crock Pot Recipes

LOTS of recipes for the slow cooker that you can make any time of year, but especially for fall (aka- slow cooker season)

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