3 tbsp olive oil (I used garlic olive oil)
7 - 8 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (12 oz.) box Penne Pasta (I use the veggie
penne) Boil for only 4 minutes
½ teaspoon salt
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts – cooked
(baked, boiled, etc,) (or rotisserie chicken breasts)
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 (24 oz.) marinara sauce (I use 1 jar of Bertolli
5 Cheese Marinara Sauce)
1 teaspoon onion herb Mrs. Dash seasoning or
Italian seasoning
2 cups mozzarella shredded (I use low fat 2%
milk fat cheese)
4 oz. Parmesan Grated or shredded
1 (5 oz.) bag croutons
Directions:
Line your slow cooker with slow cooker liners.
Peel about 7 garlic
cloves and chop them into tiny
pieces.
Add the
garlic and olive oil to a sauteuse pan.
On medium heat, stir and cook until the garlic begins to be
toasted. Set aside
Boil water
with ½ teaspoon salt. Once a rapid boil
is reached, add the box of penne. Boil
for 4 minutes, then remove from heat
and drain. Toss with
half of the toasted garlic and olive oil that was set aside.
Chop two of
the chicken breasts into tiny pieces (I use a food chopper)
In a
large mixing bowl add the penne, the
marinara, 1 teaspoon onion herb Mrs. Dash seasoning, and ½ cup shredded
Parmesan. Mix well.
Pour half
of the pasta mixture into the slow cooker.
Place the remaining 2 chicken
breasts on the bed of penne. Top chicken and pasta with 1 cup ½ cup parmesan and 1 cup mozzarella. Pour
the remaining pasta mixture over chicken. Top
with ¼ cup parmesan.
Slow Cook on LOW for 4 hours.
About ½
hour before serving, top with the
croutons and sprinkle croutons with any remaining cheese. Once the cheese is melted, remove the lid until it is only partly
covering the crock.
Ingredients |
Chopped Chicken |
Chopped Garlic |
Toasted Garlic |
Firm Boiled Penne tossed in Garlic Olive Oil |
Toasted Garlic and Olive Oil on bottom of lined crock pot |
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