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Crockpot Chicken Spaghetti
Crockpot Chicken Spaghetti brings together chicken breast, bell pepper, and diced tomatoes with green chiles. The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Cook
- 180 min
- Total
- 180 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 14 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- Italian
- Cooking method
- Slow cooker
- Preparation & total time
- Total: over 60 minutes
- Dish type
- Pasta
A few quick notes
1. Keep the package nearby
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
2. Mix the thickener as directed
The thickening step has its own little bit of preparation. Follow the mixing step before adding it, then use the consistency check in the method as you finish.
3. Keep the lid step in mind
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
Get to know the ingredients
Chicken breast
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place the chicken and bell pepper in the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker.
Bell pepper
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Place the chicken and bell pepper in the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker.
Diced tomatoes with green chiles
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Add the drained diced tomatoes, chicken broth, crumbled bouillon cube, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
How to make it
0 of 7 steps completeMake room for Crockpot Chicken Spaghetti
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Taste and season with additional salt and pepper before serving if desired. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Have the shredding step set up
Read the shredding step before you start serving. Have a suitable bowl and utensils ready, then keep the cooking, shredding and sauce steps in their written order.
Choose the slow-cooker schedule first
Read the setting and cooking time in the full method before deciding when to start. Keep the finishing steps in view as well, so the dinner fits the day you have.
Mix the sauce before its turn
Give the sauce mixture its own preparation step. Have it ready before the recipe calls for it in the pan or bowl, so you can keep moving through the method.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the slow cooker and pot. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Place the chicken and bell pepper in the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker.
Which little step is worth remembering?
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Stir and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Read the shredding step before you start serving. Have a suitable bowl and utensils ready, then keep the cooking, shredding and sauce steps in their written order.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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