Crock Pot Chicken Alfredo Recipe

Chicken alfredo is a family favorite pasta dish that is requested all the time. We all love it–it is cheesy, creamy, and a really satisfying meal. When you make this Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo, you may never go back to making pasta with alfredo sauce any other way! The rigatoni and homemade alfredo sauce are cooked in the slow cooker, so there is no need to dirty any extra pans.

Ingredients You’ll Need

Here’s what you’ll need to make the slow cooker pasta recipe (the exact measurements and full recipe instructions are below in the printable recipe card):

Boneless skinless chicken breast tenders (or thin-sliced chicken breasts) – you can use regular size chicken breasts, but we do find they take much longer to cook, so you may need to add at least an hour to two hours of slow cooking time for thick chicken breasts.

Heavy cream

Chicken broth or stock – low-sodium chicken broth is recommended so the sauce doesn’t end up being too salty.

Butter – again, we recommend using unsalted butter. You’ll add salt to the recipe, so using low sodium ingredients helps you control the saltiness and you can add just the right amount of salt.

Cream Cheese – full fat or low fat works best. Do not use no-fat cream cheese.

Italian seasoning

Salt – White or black pepper

Garlic powder

Rigatoni pasta – you’ll be using uncooked rigatoni noodles and adding it right to the slow cooker towards the end of the cooking time.

Freshly grated Parmesan cheese – we do not recommend using already grated Parmesan cheese from a jar. Fresh is the way to go!

Fresh parsley for garnish – this is optional.

How To Make Crock Pot Chicken Alfredo

You will love how easy this is! To start, place the chicken breasts on the bottom of the slow cooker, then pour in the heavy cream and chicken stock. Place the cubed cream cheese and butter on top of the cream and add the seasonings.

Slow cook the chicken in the sauce for either 3 hours on high or 5 hours on low, or until the chicken is fully cooked and fork tender. NOTE: the exact amount of cooking time can vary depending on the slow cooker.

When the chicken is cooked, remove it from the slow cooker and shred it with forks. Give the sauce in the slow cooker a good whisk until smooth. Add the chicken back to the slow cooker along with the uncooked rigatoni and the freshly grated Parmesan cheese; mix well.

noodles, chicken and sauce ingredients in the slow cooker

Re-cover the slow cooker and cook until the pasta is done–about 30 minutes. You may want to start checking the pasta after 20 minutes of cooking time and every 5 minutes after, just to be sure you don’t overcook the rigatoni.

Give the rigatoni chicken alfredo a good stir.

Serve with chopped fresh parsley if desired.

Tips and Variations

Noodles – feel free to change the Rigatoni to fettuccine or penne pasta.
Chicken – Switch out the chicken breasts for boneless skinless chicken thighs.
Veggies – sometimes we like to add veggies to this recipe like spinach, kale, peas or broccoli florets.
Serving – this is great with a side of garlic bread and a green salad. A side of veggies is also a great option like green beans or asparagus.
Other Add-ins – spice it up with some cayenne pepper or mix in some chopped bacon for some added flavor.

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Jean

Feb 1, 2024 at 12:57 pm

Very good recipe. I added a little more of each spice.

Crock Pot Chicken Alfredo