Crock Pot Angel Chicken (Printable)

Juicy chicken breasts in a velvety cream cheese and butter sauce, perfectly paired with delicate angel hair pasta for an easy weeknight meal.

# What You Need:

→ Chicken

01 - 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

→ Sauce

02 - 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
03 - 8 oz cream cheese, softened
04 - 1 (10.5 oz) can condensed cream of chicken soup
05 - 1 (0.7 oz) packet Italian dressing mix
06 - 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth

→ Pasta

07 - 1 lb (16 oz) angel hair pasta

→ Garnish (optional)

08 - 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
09 - Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

# How to Make It:

01 - Place chicken breasts in the bottom of the crock pot in a single layer.
02 - In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add cream cheese and stir until smooth and fully melted.
03 - Stir in the cream of chicken soup, Italian dressing mix, and chicken broth. Continue stirring until well combined and smooth.
04 - Pour the sauce evenly over the chicken breasts in the crock pot.
05 - Cover and cook on LOW for 4-5 hours, or until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
06 - About 20 minutes before serving, cook the angel hair pasta according to package directions. Drain well.
07 - Remove the chicken from the crock pot and shred or leave whole, as desired. Stir the sauce in the crock pot to blend.
08 - Serve the chicken and sauce over cooked angel hair pasta. Garnish with chopped parsley and black pepper, if desired.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The sauce creates itself while you go about your day, no standing at the stove required
  • Something magical happens when Italian dressing seasoning meets cream cheese and chicken soup
  • Leftovers somehow taste better the next night, if they make it that far
02 -
  • I once forgot to soften the cream cheese and ended up with tiny lumps throughout the sauce lesson learned
  • The sauce thickens up considerably as it cools, so if it looks thin at first, don't panic
  • Angel hair pasta keeps cooking even after you drain it, so get it out of the water just shy of your preferred texture
03 -
  • Spray your crock pot with cooking spray before adding anything, and cleanup becomes a two minute job instead of a scrubbing session
  • If the sauce looks too thick after cooking, stir in a splash more broth until it reaches your desired consistency

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