In the week leading up to Thanksgiving I am always doing a lot of prep work. So when it comes to cooking our actual meals that week, I make really simple dishes. I really don’t have the time or energy for anything complex when I am preparing for my favorite day of the year. A dinner that I can just quickly throw into the slow cooker is absolutely perfect in my book. That’s why this week I made this simple and incredible creamy Tuscan chicken spaghetti. The prep work went quickly before I turned it on low and left it to cook while I went about my day.
I just scooped it into pretty bowls and served it immediately. Oh my goodness, it was so comforting and satisfying. Best of all, it made a lot so that we had leftovers. That meant even less cooking this week! Hope you all love this easy, yummy dinner that is perfect for some cold weather Italian comfort. xoxo
This creamy Tuscan chicken spaghetti is flavorful and so simple to make. It all just cooks on low in the slow cooker before getting tossed with spaghetti!
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken diced small
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 pinch garlic powder
- 1 jar sun-dried tomatoes 12 ounce size, drained, rinsed and thinly sliced
- 8 ounces white mushrooms thinly sliced
- 1.5 cups baby spinach packed
- 2 jars roasted garlic alfredo sauce 15 ounce size
- 1 pound spaghetti
- First, season the chicken generously with big pinches of salt, black pepper and garlic powder. Then get out a large slow cooker and combine the seasoned chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach and alfredo sauce in it. Turn it on to low and let it all cook for 4 hours. When the time is almost up, get a large pot of water on to boil. Salt it generously, then cook the spaghetti until tender for about 8 minutes. Turn off the slow cooker at this point and remove the lid. Drain the spaghetti and transfer it right into the slow cooker with the sauce. Toss it all together thoroughly, then serve immediately in pretty bowls!
This looks delicious! My husband and I are going to be working at a ski resort this winter and this looks like the perfect meal to fill our bellies after a long day on the mountain.
Oh that sounds wonderful!! It really would be perfect comfort food. I hope you enjoy the recipe, thanks so much for the kind words!
This looks so delicious – the perfect bowl of comfort food. I wonder if this would work with shrimp?
Hmmm, I’ve never tried slow cooking shrimp. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work though. I would just keep an eye on the shrimp to make sure they don’t get overcooked and rubbery. Thanks for checking out the recipe!!
Looks yummy! I’m a huge fan of spaghetti so I love coming across new and different recipes.
Thank you so much, I hope you love this one!!
I love this kind of comfort food. Pasta is one of our favorite meals.
Mine too!! Thanks so much for checking out the post :-).
this looks super yummy!!!
Thank you so much!!
What brand of alfredo sauce do you use? Ive always been skittish about jarred alfredo.
I used Bertolli roasted garlic alfredo. I took a chance and I really liked it! The roasted garlic gave it great flavor.