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CrockPot Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Recipe is a creamy and delicious twist on traditional spaghetti. Your family will ask for this over and over. It is so easy to prepare that you can quickly throw this together any day of the week.
Crockpot Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Recipe
We eat a ton of chicken and I am always looking for new and tasty ways to serve it. This easy Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Crock Pot Recipe definitely was a hit with everyone. You are going to love this easy and frugal chicken recipe.
The cream cheese combined with the Rotel really kicks it up a notch and makes this spaghetti so creamy and flavorful. Not to mention the slow cooker makes this so easy. This is the the best chicken spaghetti recipe that you will make.
It really cuts down on clean up and that is a plus for us busy moms. It is so nice just having the one pot to clean and not worrying about an extra pan to wash. This is the perfect recipe to serve on a pasta bar and one of our favorite 15 Cozy Crockpot Dinners for Busy Weeknights.
Can you Cook Pasta in the Slow Cooker?
Yes, you can cook pasta in the slow cooker. But in this slow cooker recipe, I cooked the pasta in a separate pot. I usually cook my noodles in a broth based recipe. They seem to cook better and thoroughly.
Since Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti has a creamier base, I cooked the pasta in a separate pot. This ensure that the pasta is cooked according to the package or al dente.
Once the pasta is cooked, then I stir into the slow cooker with the other ingredients. This results in a delicious chicken spaghetti meal. This is the best comfort food.
You can also use the instant pot if you prefer.
Ingredients to Make Crock Pot Cheesy Spaghetti:
- Chicken Breasts
- Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles
- Cream of Chicken Soup
- Cream of Mushrooms Soup – If you are out, try this Easy Gluten Free Cream of Chicken Soup Recipe.
- Onion
- Minced Garlic
- Italian Seasoning
- Cream Cheese
- Cheddar Cheese
- Spaghetti
How to Make Crock Pot Cheesy Spaghetti:
Step 1 – Add the chicken, diced tomatoes, and cream of chicken soup to slow cooker. Then add cream of mushroom soup, onion, garlic and Italian seasoning to the crock pot. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on high for 6-8 hours.
Step 2 – Remove the chicken, shred it and return it back to a crock pot.
Step 3 – Stir in the cream cheese and grated cheddar cheese. Cover and cook on low for 20-3 minutes until the cheese is melted and combined.
Step 4 – Cook the spaghetti noodles according to the package direction to al dente. Stir spaghetti noodles into the crock pot mixture. Serve and enjoy.
My Favorite Slow Cooker
I love this slow cooker because it is digital and you can set the time. This is nice because then it automatically goes to warm when the time is up.
What to Serve with Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti?
- Simple Salad – Our favorite side is a simple salad. It is so easy and it goes really well with the chicken spaghetti.
- Roasted Vegetables – You might also like to try these easy Roasted Green Beans. Learn how to steam broccoli in the microwave for a super easy veggie side dish. Both of these only take a few minutes to make.
- Dinner Rolls – Throw in some of these Easy Homemade Dinner Rolls. You can also grab some bread from the bakery to dip into the yummy sauce. You will love having the bread to get every last drop.
Tips for Crock Pot Chicken Spaghetti:
- Ingredients – Add all the ingredients to the slow cooker and cook on high or low. If you prefer, you can spray the slow cooker with cooking spray. Cooking time may very if you are using frozen chicken or thawed chicken.
- Shredding Chicken – When the chicken is done cooking, remove the chicken and shred with a hand mixer or a stand mixer. This is so quick and easy and the only way I shred chicken now.
- Noodles – Cook noodles in a separate pot and then add to the chicken spaghetti ingredients. To save time on cooking day, make your spaghetti noodles the night before. Then all you have to do is add to your cooked ingredients.
Cheesy Chicken Crock Pot Spaghetti Variations:
- Change the Cheese – Try velveeta cheese or other types of cheese in the cheese mixture.
- Chicken – Substitute chicken thighs for the chicken breasts. You can even use chicken tenders. This would be easy to use leftover cook chicken or rotisserie chicken.
- Pasta – Use any type of pasta you like- linguine, penne, or elbow. We usually use what we have on hand.
- Rice – Try rice instead of pasta. We recommend white rice or if you are on a low carb diet, use cauliflower rice.
- Vegetables – Add bell pepper to the onions. Red bell pepper or green bell pepper adds color to the mixture and flavor.
- Rotel – We used diced tomatoes with green chilis. But you can easily get a can of Rotel or just use plain diced tomatoes.
How to Store Leftovers:
Place leftovers in a air tight container and place in the refrigerator. The leftovers will stay good for up to 4 days. Once you are ready to reheat, place in the microwave and heat in 30 second intervals until heated.
Can you Freeze this?
Yes, you can freeze this recipe uncooked or cooked. Store uncooked chicken spaghetti, place the ingredients, except the noodles in the freezer bag. You can also use a freezer safe container and place in the freezer.
Once you are ready to cook, cook according to recipe card. If store cooked chicken spaghetti, place the chicken spaghetti mixture in individual container and freezer. They will last about 3 months if stored properly.
Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 Chicken Breasts
- 1 can diced tomatoes with green chiles (10 oz.) not drained
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- ½ Onion Diced
- 2 tsp Minced Garlic
- 2 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 4 oz cream cheese (diced)
- 2 cups Shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 pkg Spaghetti (16 oz.)
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Instructions
- Add the chicken, diced tomatoes, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, onion, garlic and Italian seasoning to the crock pot.
- Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.
- Remove the chicken, shred it and return it back to a crock pot.
- Stir in the cream cheese and grated cheddar cheese. Cover and cook on low for 20-30 minutes until the cheese is melted and combined.
- While the cheese is melting, cook the spaghetti noodles according to the package direction to al dente.
- Stir spaghetti noodles into the crock pot mixture.
- Serve and enjoy!
Can I freeze ‘cheesy chicken spaghetti ‘ and reheat later?
Yes, you can freeze this recipe uncooked or cooked. Store uncooked chicken spaghetti, place the ingredients, except the noodles in the freezer bag. You can also use a freezer safe container and place in the freezer.
Once you are ready to cook, cook according to recipe card. If store cooked chicken spaghetti, place the chicken spaghetti mixture in individual container and freezer. They will last about 3 months if stored properly. Hope this helps!
Could you substitute ground chicken rather than chicken breasts or thighs and it be just as tasty? Thank you.
Pam – Diced boneless chicken thighs or ground chicken (browned and drained) would both work great in this recipe instead of the chicken breasts. If you try them out, please let me know how it turns out – Thank you!
This is one of the best Chicken Spaghetti recipes I have ever tried.
Beth – That means so much. Thank you for commenting and letting me know.
Looks so good ? thank you for the video going to make it myself ??
Thank you Carmen! I hope you love it and thank you so much for the positive review!
I am going to try this recipe tonight and we are going to add cooked crumbled bacon at the end like carbonara and hope it turns out excellent can’t wait to try!
Yum! That sounds delicious! Please come back and let me know how it turns out and thank you so much for the positive review!
What can I replace the can of mushroom soup with? My family doesn’t like mushrooms.
Mar – You can use cream of chicken or cream of celery soup.
Just love,love, love this recipe! So creamy, and delicious! Definitely a keeper and will make it again and again! PS leftovers were just as delicious!
Thank you for sharing
I love hearing this Kathy! You made my day! Thank you so much for sharing and for the positive review!
What is the herb that is sprinkled on top of the spaghetti?
Keisha – that is finely chopped parsley. I topped ours with that to make it prettier for the picture! You can definitely add if you would like but it’s not needed for the recipe.
Can I freeze this recipe to make for later? I am doing a postpartum freezer meal prep and looking for recipes to throw in a freezer bag and then thaw and cook when ready!
Miranda – Yes, you can freeze this recipe uncooked or cooked. Store uncooked chicken spaghetti, place the ingredients, except the noodles in the freezer bag. You can also use a freezer safe container and place in the freezer.
Once you are ready to cook, cook according to recipe card. If store cooked chicken spaghetti, place the chicken spaghetti mixture in individual container and freezer. They will last about 3 months if stored properly.
I used fire roasted diced tomato as a swap and this turned out great! A new dinner fav!
Julie – Thank you for commenting. I’m so glad you enjoyed this. Fire roasted tomatoes sound yummy!
Oh so good! When I saw all reviews were 5-star, I knew I had to try. The recipe is perfect as is with no adjustments needed. Thank you for sharing!
Mary – You are so welcome! I’m thrilled you enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
can use already cooked chicken and if so what would be the cooking time
Deborah – Yes, you can use pre-cooked chicken. I would add it in the beginning with the other ingredients as directed by the recipe. Cook it on low for 2-3 hours or on high for 1-1.5 hours until everything is heated through. Then follow the remaining instructions from there. I hope you enjoy it!
Haven’t tried it yet.
Vanitha – Let us know once you try it! Can’t wait to hear if you love it.
Can I substitute the cream of mushroom soup? I am allergic to mushrooms.
April – You can use 2 cans of cream of chicken soup or a cream of celery soup instead of the cream of mushroom.
Awesome, easy recipe!!
What ingredient can I add to replenish some moisture (I forgot to turn the crock pot off)?
Water? Milk? Chicken broth? Or what?
Thanks!
Keisha – I would use water or chicken broth to thin it out slightly. I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing!
Just good. I believe it might taste better with Italian based diced tomatoes with green pepper. Next time I make it, I’ll try that. Also, less cheese. Maybe some fresh sliced mushrooms added in the last 5-10 minutes.
Thanks for sharing Sheri! I’m glad you enjoyed it and your changes for next time sound delicious! Thank you so much for the positive review!
We make this recipe all the time. Atleast 3-4 times a month for our Sunday family meals and for me and my husband to take for lunch. He’s a truck driver so I double the recipe so he can have food for the week. The recipe is excellent. All my family now make it they love it so much. Thank you for another awesome recipe. I do have one question have you ever cooked the chicken from frozen? If so, do you add another hour?
Thank you so much for sharing Stacey! I’m so glad that you and your family enjoy this recipe so much! Yes, I have made this recipe with frozen chicken and if so, add 30-60 minutes on the cooking time until the chicken shreds easily. Again, thank you so much for the kind words on the recipe. I appreciate it so much!
Carrie. Thank you again for such wonderful recipes. It’s in the crockpot now and smells amazing as always.
Do you mix all the ingredients before cooking it or just plop it all in unmixed?
I don’t mix the ingredients together but you definitely can if you prefer!
I do not own a crock pot but I do use an instant pot. Can you possibly convert this recipe please.
Becky – My instant pot has a slow cooker setting and if yours has that you can make this recipe under that setting. If not, I would put all the ingredients under step #1 in the instant pot with 1 cup of water or chicken broth. Cook on high pressure for 20 minutes with a quick release. Shred the chicken and stir in the cheeses. Switch the instant pot to the sauté setting and cook for a few minutes until the cheese melts. Turn the instant pot off, stir in the cooked pasta and it’s ready to enjoy! Let me know how it turns out!
Delicious. It makes so much food we always have leftovers and then some.
Megan- So glad you enjoyed. We love the leftovers for later in the week or to freeze.
Made today and I was very plead with the results. I will definitely make again. My thought is a bit of salt would help, perhaps 1/2 teaspoon. However it is delicious as directed.
Thanks for sharing Scott and for the positive review! I always taste test before serving as well and adjust the salt if needed. I find, I like a bit more salt than most in my meals as well!
Hello, I live in Mustang. I would like to know if you could help me make a chicken recipe I have into a Crock Pot recipe?
It really just depends on the recipe and whether or not it can be made in the crock pot. Feel free to share it here or email it to me and I’ll see what I can do!
Can the chicken start off frozen or does if need to be thawed
You can use frozen chicken in this recipe.
Hi!
Can you freeze leftovers?
Yes, you can freeze the leftovers. I would place them in a 9X13 foil baking dish, cover and freeze. Then when you’re ready to reheat, defrost it out fully and reheat in the oven until heated through so that the pasta doesn’t get too soft when reheating.
What cheese would you recommend? Mild, Sharp, velveeta.
I generally use mild cheddar cheese but sharp would be delicious as well!
My go to casserole. It’s absolutely delicious. Don’t change or alter anything.
Woohoo! I love hearing that Debbie! Thank you for sharing and thank you for the positive review!
This was incredible!!!
I’m so glad you loved it!
Great recipe, and exceptionally easy to make! I love crock pot chicken meals. I fixed this meal on the day of our first snow day… flurries only, but in the South it’s a big deal! My son was so happy to get this warm chicken dinner. Everyone loved it! I make my own cream of chicken soup but it still is a wonderful dinner.
Yes, I agree that this is the perfect snow day meal! I’m so glad that you and your family enjoyed it!
Can the chicken be frozen
Yes, you can use frozen chicken for this recipe. If using frozen chicken, just add 30 more minutes to the cook time. I hope you enjoy this recipe!
Perfection!
I’m so glad that you enjoyed it! Thank you for the positive review!
Easy and delicious recipe! Had plenty of leftovers and tastes great even days later.
Do you happen to know what the recommended serving size is based on the servings and calories listed?
In my crockpot now!
I hope you enjoy it! The entire recipe makes 6 serving so 1 serving is approximately 1/6 of the entire recipe. It’s difficult to put an exact size on it since each batch is a bit different.
My whole family loved this recipe!
Just made this tonight and even my picky teenager loved it!
I haven’t tried this yet, but instead of cream of mushrooms, could I just do two cream of chicken?
Yes you can Brittany.
Hello, if it is a crockpot recipe, why not figure how to add a bit more liquid and then the raw spaghetti noodles (after a particular amount of time), and contain everything in one crockpot?
Lin – I have tested that with many recipes and I don’t love the texture of the spaghetti noodles when cooked in the crock pot and they can get a bit gummy. That’s why I recommend cooking them separately and mixing them into the crock pot for this recipe.
This was delicious! Will be making it again soon!
I’m so glad you love it!
This is a great recipe it just needed a little bit of tweaking, I found that by using spaghetti noodles it tasted really really bland so next time I make it I’m going to try it with angel hair pasta and instead of 4 oz of cream cheese I added a whole 8 oz which made it a lot more creamier and then I had some fresh jalapenos laying around so I cut those up and I put it in and I think it made it turned out great but yeah I think using spaghetti noodles kind of overpowers it and hides a lot of the flavor of it but that’s just my opinion
Hi, I assume the cans of soup are the 10.5oz cans, yes?
Yes, that’s correct!
Do you dilute the soups
No, I did not.
do you mean 20 to 30 min? This is what is written:Stir in the cream cheese and grated cheddar cheese. Cover and cook on low for 20-3 minutes until the cheese is melted and combined.
Yes, 20-30 minutes. I have fixed that. Thank you!
Will I have to add water to the condensed soup or will there be enough juices to make up for the lack of water
There will be enough
Do I need to drain the rotel tomatoes or leave the juice?
I did not drain them for this recipe.
Can I make this in the instant pot instead?
Yes, I would add the chicken, diced tomatoes, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, onion, garlic and Italian seasoning to an instant pot with 1 cup chicken broth. Cook on high pressure for 25 minutes with a quick release. Shred the chicken. Then switch the instant pot to the sauté setting and add in the cream cheese and grated cheese. Cook for a few minutes until melted and combined. Turn off the instant pot, stir in the spaghetti and serve right away. I hope you enjoy it!
Hi my question is can I put my noodles in the mixture raw and let them cook in the crockpot? If so how long do I wait to let them fully cook?
Yes you will probably have to add more broth. Normally it takes 20-30 minutes for the pasta to cook through.
Can you use chicken thighs instead of breasts
Yes, boneless, skinless chicken thighs would work great.
Can I freeze this mean to drop in the crockpot in the morning? Also, I can’t have mushrooms, can I double the cream of chicken?
Yes, you can freeze to make an easy freezer meal. I would leave out the cream cheese and grated cheddar cheese. Also, yes you can use 2 cans of cream of chicken soup instead of cream of mushroom soup.
2 questions: In the directions both places it says to cook on high for 3 to 4 hours OR on high for 6 to 8 hours. Should that second one be low instead of high? Also, in the tips section, you suggest cooking the noodles the night before. If you do this, how do you keep them from sticking together in a big lump? Thanks! Amy
Yes that is just a mistake. It is 3-4 on high or 6-8 hours on low. I have fixed that. And yes yu can cook the noodles the night before. I like to toss the noodles warm with butter. Allow to cool completely at room temperature and then place in the refrigerator. That should help prevent them from sticking into a big lump.
Yummy! This recipe was so creamy and gave us a new twist for using our spaghetti. Hubby loved it too. I had to use reduced fat cream cheese and cheddar cheese to lower our cholesterol intake. The results were yummy as it tasted delicious with these substitutions Served it with steamed broccoli. We used some of the sauce from the spaghetti on our broccoli. It was so good!! Thanks for sharing!
I’m so glad you loved the recipe. Thank you for commenting
How long can you leave the recipe in the crockpot after adding spaghetti. In other words can I make it and take to pot luck?