Slow Cooker Marry Me Tortellini
This slow cooker version of Marry Me Tortellini is an easy to make pasta dinner smothered in a decadent sun-dried tomato cream sauce filled with herbaceous basil and tender chicken. It’s sure to make your love interest swoon!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs chicken breasts
- 18 oz tortellini, fresh or refrigerated, if frozen thaw first Select a complimentary filling like 4-cheese, italian sausage, etc.
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning plus more for seasoning chicken
- 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning plus more for seasoning chicken
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 1-8.5 oz jar sun-dried tomatoes julienne
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch whisked into the chicken stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2/3 cup freshly grated parmesan
- 1 oz fresh basil leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Pound chicken to an even thickness and season liberally with a combination of cajun seasoning and Italian seasoning.
If your slow cooker has a saute function (if not skip to step #2)
- Add in butter and oil over “high” on sauté. Brown your chicken for 2 minutes per side. Scoot the chicken to the side and add in the onion and garlic to sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- If you don’t have a sauté function just add in the seasoned raw chicken, onion and garlic (omit the butter and olive oil).
- Pour in the chicken stock + cornstarch mixture, heavy cream, seasonings, and sun-dried tomatoes over the chicken.
- Cover and use the slow cook function on High for 3 hours.
- At this point, the chicken should shred with no resistance. Use two forks to shred it inside the pot.
- Stir in the parmesan. Add in the tortellini, submerging it into the liquid. Cover and continue to cook another 15 minutes or until the tortellini is tender.
- Toss in the fresh basil leaves and stir to incorporate. Turn to the “keep warm” function while serving. Garnish each bowl with additional parmesan if desired.
Notes
Looking to make this in a skillet instead? Just follow these steps:
- In a large skillet, add butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add in seasoned chicken and cook through, about 3-4 minutes per side. Set aside chicken.
- Add in the onion and garlic, saute until fragrant. Add in the sun-dried tomatoes and seasonings.
- Pour in the chicken stock + 1 tbsp cornstarch and cream and bring to a low simmering boil, allowing it to thicken. Stir in the parmesan.
- Add in the tortellini and cook uncovered about 5-7 minutes or until tortellini is tender.