Decadent Creamy Chicken Pasta

Decadent Creamy Chicken Pasta. A creamy chicken pasta with bacon, baby spinach, and soft semi-dried tomatoes.This warm, creamy chicken pasta is simple and tasty. Tender chicken and crispy bacon mix with soft semi-dried tomatoes and baby spinach in a rich cream sauce. Spiral pasta cooks right in the slow cooker so dinner is easy. Top with parmesan for extra cheesy flavor.

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 5 hours 30 minutes
Total time: 5 hours 45 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 kg chicken thigh fillets, sliced into strips

• 3 rashers short-cut bacon, sliced thin

• 270 g jar semi-dried tomatoes, drained well

• 600 ml cooking cream

• 250 ml light Philadelphia cream cheese (for cooking)

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• 2 tsp cornflour

• 1 tsp cracked black pepper

• 60 g baby spinach leaves

• 200 g Trivelle (spiral) pasta (added raw)

• Parmesan cheese to serve

Decadent Creamy Chicken Pasta: Directions

1. Put the sliced chicken, bacon, and drained semi-dried tomatoes into a 6L slow cooker.

2. In a bowl, mix the cooking cream, light cream cheese, garlic powder, cornflour, and cracked black pepper until smooth.

3. Pour the cream mixture over the chicken and bacon in the slow cooker.

4. Cook on low for 4 hours 30 minutes.

5. After that time, stir in the baby spinach and raw spiral pasta so they mix with the sauce.

6. Cook for another 45–60 minutes, or until the pasta is soft the way you like it.

7. Serve warm with shaved or grated Parmesan on top.