Slow Cooker Cacciatore
This Slow Cooker Cacciatore recipe is pasta, chicken, cheese, Italian spices … Score! The scent and taste is phenomenal – one of my favourite slow cooker pasta recipes of all time!
Slow Cooker Cacciatore
January is Slow Cooker Month and I decide this was most likely declared by a Canadian, most likely one that tried my Slow Cooker Baked Ziti or this Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup. Don’t Google it, let’s just believe it. It is us Canadians can look at both the harsh January blah’s and busy schedules, then announce praise for the almighty slow cooker.
It’s just gotta be one of my all-time favourite inventions. Some prep in the morning and a meal done by dinner – I bow to thee!
It comes at no surprise that I love to expand my collection of slow cooker recipes. Grow baby grow, as I rub my palms together in celebration. I mean, yes, I slaved ALL DAY for this delicious meal. Shhhh.
I recently tried making Slow Cooker Cacciatore and let.me.tell.you. This recipe is perfection!
Pasta, chicken, italian spices … you bet I was trying this recipe! Verdict? Score!
Prep was super easy: the slow cooker was on before we flew out the door for school drop off. The scents filling the home throughout the day were divine, and then after activities and homework was completed – dinnertime!
Take cooked pasta, and top with the cookerSlow Cooker Cacciatore. Toss on some Mozzarella Cheese and some fresh parsley – done!
Speaking of cheeses though, did you know that January 20th was National Cheese Lover’s Day? I know, like you need a special day to tell you to love cheese. Laughable, right? So, pile it on my friends, the more {cheese recipes} – the better!
The nice thing about this recipe is that you can add more or less {?} cheese, choose your favourite pasta for the dish or make other additions and substitutions if you so wish. I made this right by the recipe and it was great, perfection!
What is your favourite slow cooker meal?
Slow Cooker Cacciatore
Ingredients
- 1 large onion (thinly sliced)
- 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs (900 g)
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cans tomato paste (5.5 fl oz/156 mL each)
- 1/4 cup 25%-less-sodium chicken broth
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp dried basil leaves
- 1 tsp dried oregano leaves
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 pkg. sliced fresh mushrooms (1/2 lb./225 g)
- 6 cups rotini pasta (uncooked)
- 1 cup Mozzarella Shredded Cheese
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Place onions in slow cooker; top with chicken and bay leaf. Mix next 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Add mushrooms; stir to evenly coat. Spoon over chicken; cover with lid.
- Cook on LOW 7 to 9 hours (or on HIGH 5 hours). About 15 min. before ready to serve, cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
- Drain pasta. Remove bay leaf from chicken mixture; discard. Spoon chicken mixture over pasta; top with cheese and parsley.
i gonna make this very soon. looks yummy
Love slow cooker meals. No muss no fuss.
easy prep and this tastes so good
Yum! This both looks and sounds delicious! I think I’d serve this over quinoa!
Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks for this awesome recipe i am always on the lookout for great slow cooker recipes!
Looks SO good.
I love using the slow cooker. You can set it and forget it. Well, not really forget it right since you smell your supper cooking all day. I have to make this one. Pinned! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the recipe. It looks really easy. I have a slow-cooker and I’ve been looking for new recipes to try.
That looks fabulous Tammi. My family loves pasta, so definitely going to have to give it a try!!!
Looks so delicious!!! Easy to make and tasty too!
Constantly on the lookout for slow cooker recipes and this one I will try! My dad and I make completely different versions of ‘cacciatore’ and this one looks just as good. Going to pin too!
ROFL! You don’t have to be a Canadian to appreciate the Slow Cooker! I use mine at least once a week, it’s a total lifesaver. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
This looks delish. I am always searching for new recipes and we LOVE cheese!
HA! I was just telling my husband I needed a good chicken recipe for tonight’s dinner. Problem solved!
This looks like my kind of meal, easy prep with delicious results. We do like our sauce kind of spicy, maybe it’s a Texas thing so thanks for mentioning how to spice it up a little!