Slow Cooker Pesto Chicken
Level up your pesto craving with this easy and high protein Slow Cooker Pesto Chicken! Packed with flavor and great for meal prep.
Yield: 8 Plates
Calories: 432kcal
Cost: $14.25
Materials
- 3 Pounds Chicken Breast or Thighs
- ½ Cup Bone Broth or Pasta Water
- 1 Ounce Lemon Juice
- 6 Ounces Pesto
- 2 Tablespoons Butter Sliced
- 8 Ounces Pasta Cooked *Optional (Look for higher protein!)
- 1 Cup Mozzarella Cheese
- Tomato Chopped
Instructions
- Trim the fat off your Chicken
- Place your Chicken into the bottom of your slow cooker
- Pour in your Bone Broth or Pasta Water and Lemon Juice
- Evenly spread your Pesto over your Chicken
- Slice up your Butter and place it on top of your pieces
- Put your lid on and let it cook on low heat for 5-6 hours or until your Chicken reaches 165F/76C
- Chop up your Tomato
- Optionally make your Pasta however your box says to
- Once your Chicken reaches 165F/73C, optionally shred it using 2 forks or a hand mixer
- Dump in your cooked Pasta followed by your Mozzarella Cheese and chopped up Tomato
- Put your lid back on and let it cook for an additional 15-20 minutes or until your cheese has melted
A hand mixer is far superior to forks and way easier to use than you think!
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Notes
Whole Recipe w/ Pasta:
Using Chicken Breast
- Calories: 3466
- Fat: 144g
- Saturated Fat: 42g
- Sodium: 4120mg
- Carbs: 176g
- Fiber: 22g
- Sugar: 11g
- Protein: 360g
- Calories: 2628
- Fat: 140g
- Saturated Fat: 42g
- Sodium: 4120mg
- Carbs: 22g
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 3g
- Protein: 320g
Nutrition
Calories: 432kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 5.2g | Sodium: 515mg | Fiber: 2.7g | Sugar: 1.3g
