Gonna do a chicken & broccoli alfredo in the crock pot today
Ingredients:
About a pound of skinless chicken breasts
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
4 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into pieces
8 ounces cream cheese cut into pieces
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon Italian herb seasonings
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
1 pound preferred pasta uncooked (see below)
4 ounces Parmesan cheese shredded
Fresh parsley finely chopped
Instructions:
- Put the chicken breasts (I usually cube the breasts to bite sized pieces), heavy cream, chicken broth, butter, cream cheese, salt, Italian seasonings, pepper, and garlic powder in the crockpot
- Cover and cook for 2 hours on high or 3 to 4 hours on low.
- Take a nap, watch TV or a movie or do some chores around the house.
- Add frozen or fresh broccoli, stir and cook for another 30 min or so (until broccoli is cooked but not mushy).
- Sometimes I add the pasta at this time too, sometimes I boil the the pasta separately and then add it. Both ways seem to work. Cooking times may vary as not all crockpots are the same.
- For pasta shapes I like penne, ziti, or rigatoni for this one.
- Top with parsley and extra parmesan cheese if desired.