green chile chicken alfredo -- crockpot!

Stick with me for a minute.  Combining green chiles and alfredo sauce really does work.  And, I got to use my awesome programmable crockpot (thanks, mom & dad!) for this one too, so that makes it even tastier.  (Oh, and the cookbook came from them too, so thanks again.)


Green Chile Chicken Alfredo
Busy Woman's Slow Cooker Cookbook
6 servings

1.25 lbs. chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
16 oz. jar Alfredo sauce
2 4.5 oz. cans chopped green chiles
10 oz. pkg rigatoni noodles, cooked & warm
2 C. shredded mozzarella cheese

Place chicken in slow cooker.  Pour Alfredo sauce over the chicken.  Top with green chiles.  Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours.  Add rigatoni noodles to the slow cooker and mix well.  Sprinkle cheese over top.  Cover and cook on high 25 minutes.


My (helpful) notes:

Instead of using a total of 9 oz of chopped chiles, I bought one 7.5 oz can instead.  We still had good flavor, but it wasn't overwhelming or too spicy.

I accidentally cooked this on high for five hours.  It still turned out fine.

I would go with less cheese the second time around.  I added the two cups like the recipe called for, but it made it a bit stringy.  I mean, I love cheese as much as the next guy, but I also had to double up on the fiber for the day to make up for it.