Crock Pot Chicken Tetrazzini

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This is such an easy crock pot chicken tetrazzini recipe, but the combination of cream of chicken soup with tender chicken, minced garlic, and Italian seasoning makes this a favorite creamy pasta supper.

A bowl of crock pot chicken tetrazzini with garlic bread.

I’m excited to share this ridiculously good recipe for crock pot chicken tetrazzini with you today. It’s become a favorite supper in my household filled with creamy noodles and delicious chicken to look forward to. The teenagers in my family in particular go gaga for it, which I don’t mind because it’s so easy to make!

Like, it’s nearly too easy? All you need to do is add all of your ingredients to the slow cooker and in 3 to 7 hours (depending on your preferred setting), your slow cooker chicken tetrazzini will be ready. Serve it on a bed of cooked pasta and you’re set for an amazing weeknight supper.

Now, this is an easy chicken tetrazzini recipe with a Southern twist. Because chicken tetrazzini is naturally creamy, we’re using cream of chicken soup (a Southern favorite), cream cheese, and butter to get that quintessential creamy texture. What other ingredients do you need? Just some chicken breast, minced garlic, and Italian dressing mix (another Southern favorite because we love a good shortcut).

Keep scrolling for serving suggestions and ideas, but it isn’t creamy chicken tetrazzini without pasta, right? Add a side of garlic bread and you’ll win over your entire family. Ready to go?

Ingredients for Chicken Tetrazzini

Recipe Ingredients

  • Boneless skinless chicken breast
  • Cream of chicken soup
  • Cream cheese (click here for our homemade cream cheese recipe)
  • Unsalted butter
  • Minced garlic cloves
  • Italian dressing mix

How to Make Crock Pot Chicken Tetrazzini

Place all ingredients in the slow cooker.

Place chicken breast in the slow cooker.

Add cream of chicken soup, Italian dressing mix, and butter. Don’t add cream cheese yet.

Cover and cook this on high for 3 hours or low for about 7 hours.

Cut cream cheese into cubes and stir that in.

Allow it to cook for about 30 more minutes or until the cream cheese melts.

Use a wooden spoon to stir it up well and break up the chicken into small pieces as you do. The chicken will come apart easily. 

Bowl of Crock Pot Chicken Tetrazzini

Serve crockpot chicken tetrazzini over hot linguine and enjoy!

Storage

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days and reheat them in the microwave. Because of the cream cheese, I don’t recommend freezing leftovers.

Recipe Notes

  • Want to add some veggies? Opt for 1 diced onion, 2 cups of frozen peas, and/or 2 cups of sliced mushrooms.
  • If you add mushrooms, you might even like to use cream of mushroom soup instead.
  • If you can’t get your hands on Italian salad dressing mix, Italian seasoning works in a pinch.
  • You don’t have to use skinless chicken breast in this recipe. Any leftover chicken will work, including rotisserie chicken.

Recipe FAQS

How do you serve crock pot chicken tetrazzini?

Serving creamy chicken tetrazzini over the cooked pasta of your choice is the most popular option. Opt for any type of long noodles, like spaghetti noodles, egg noodles, fettuccine, or even zoodles. I also like to add a serving of garlic bread.

If the cream cheese isn’t enough cheese for you, go ahead and serve it with shredded mozzarella cheese or parmesan cheese and a garnish of chopped fresh parsley.

Check out these other easy pasta recipes:

Slow Cooker Pasta Fagioli

Pesto Chicken Pasta

Slow Cooker Angel Chicken Pasta

Summer Squash Pasta

Baked Feta and Tomato Pasta

Ham Pasta Salad With Ranch Dressing

Crockpot chicken tetrazzini.

Crock Pot Chicken Tetrazzini

This is such an easy crock pot chicken tetrazzini recipe, but the combination of cream of chicken soup with tender chicken, minced garlic, and Italian seasoning makes this a favorite creamy pasta supper.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken, pasta
Servings: 4
Calories: 413kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or tenders
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 .6-ounce packet Italian dressing mix
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic cloves
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 8 ounces cream cheese

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients in the crock pot except cream cheese. Cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 7 hours.
    1 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or tenders, 1 can cream of chicken soup, 1 .6-ounce packet Italian dressing mix, 1 tablespoon minced garlic cloves, 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • Add cream cheese (cut into cubes), stir, and cook for an additional 30 minutes or until cream cheese melts (no lumps). Stir with a wooden spoon to break up the chicken (this will be easy to do).
    8 ounces cream cheese
  • Serve chicken and sauce over hot noodles and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 413kcal
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68 Comments

  1. Couple of ??’s – How many do you think this serves? How do you think it would work to mix with the linguine or noodles, top with cheese and bake?? I need to fix a dinner for about40 people and this might be perfect. It looks like a large crockpot could hold this recipe doubled.

    1. Hi Adele, I always hesitate to say any recipe serves “this many people” because serving sizes are so subjective. This recipe will feed my family of 4 with enough left-overs for another meal for all of us but we tend to eat our portions on the smaller side compared to others we know. It could easily be double, maybe even tripled in a large slow-cooker. I hope this helps, I know it isn’t a direct answer but will hopefully give some guidance.

  2. Wonderful recipe! I added some frozen broccoli florets and a few fresh herbs (oregano and basil) from my garden. We loved it and it made a complete meal with our side salad.

  3. Hi Christy — First off, congrats on being featured on Weekend Potluck! Second, thank you for your vulnerability and sharing, I try and do the same on my blog because we have enough smoke and mirrors in this world and need more transparency! SO thank you and the tetrazzini looks amazing!

  4. You never mention the linguine noodles in the recipe other than showing a picture of them. Care to expand on that?

  5. Thank you, Christy.

    Today I am grieving the loss of my stepdaughter Kristina. I come here after I’ve prayed and walked in nature and prayed some more… looking for connection and kindness and comfort among kindred spirits.
    Thank you for creating this safe place and for your love and authenticity and wisdom.

    May God bless you and your loved ones

  6. I think this recipe would also be great using leftover chicken that’s already cooked! Thanks for sharing your heart with us, as you always do.

    1. Absolutely!!! Katy and I love to pick up a rotisserie chicken if we’re ever out shopping for groceries around lunchtime. We nibble on that for lunch and I put the rest in this or other dishes the following day. Thank you for being here and for your encouragement, it means the world to me!

  7. Thanks for the good Word & the yummy recipe..I’m eliminating carbs, so thinking how this might be just serving over some steamed broccoli…what do you think? …think I’ll give it a try
    Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

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