Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken, Chorizo and Sundried Tomato Pasta
Tender chicken, sundried tomatoes and spicy chorizo complement the creamy sauce in this easy slow cooker pasta dish from Nathan Anthony aka Bored of Lunch.
From the book
Bored of Lunch: The Healthy Slow Cooker Book
80 easy, healthy slow cooker recipes.
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Introduction
My most popular recipe ever, this has been viewed over 20 million times and gone viral every time I have shared it. I hope you love it as much as I do. It is higher in calories than most of my recipes but the taste is worth it. However, you could reduce the calories by using soft cream cheese instead of cream.
Ingredients
| 100g | chorizo, sliced |
| 3 | chicken breasts, cut into chunks |
| 2 tbsp | sun-dried tomato pesto |
| handful of | sun-dried tomatoes, chopped |
| 5 | garlic cloves, sliced |
| 1 tsp | dried basil |
| 650ml | hot chicken stock |
| 350g | dried penne pasta |
| 250ml | double cream |
| 200g | spinach |
| salt and pepper, to taste | |
| grated Parmesan cheese, to garnish |
Essential kit
You will need: a slow cooker.
Method
If you have time, heat a nonstick frying pan over a high heat on the hob, then place the chorizo in the pan and sear until just browned all over. If you’re in a hurry, just skip this step.
Place the chorizo, chicken, pesto, sundried tomatoes, garlic, basil and 150ml of the chicken stock in the slow cooker, stir and season to taste. Cook on high for 2. hours. Add the pasta and remaining stock and cook for another 45 minutes, stirring after 30 minutes.
Stir in the cream and spinach – the spinach will wilt really quickly into the sauce. Sprinkle the pasta with grated Parmesan.
