WW Crockpot Parmesan Chicken Pasta

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The WW Crockpot Parmesan Chicken Pasta is amazing for Weight Watchers. This recipe consists of light ingredients for a lower caloric count and WW points. This pasta is delicious, and we prepare it in a crockpot, which gives it a cooking twist. The WW Crockpot Parmesan Chicken Pasta is a dish that Weight Watchers will not feel guilty of. If you cook this pasta on high setting in the crockpot, you will be able to cook it quickly in only 3 hours and 5 minutes. You can easily prepare this for your busy weekdays without any extra effort. Make this delicious pasta for events, occasions, celebrations, family dinners, or gatherings.

STATS:

  • Prep duration: 10 minutes
  • Cook duration: 2 hours & 55 minutes
  • Total duration: 3 hours & 5 minutes
  • Serving size: 1½ cups
  • Caloric count: 320 kcal
  • Cuisine: American
  • Course: Main
  • Diet: Weight Watchers
  • Serving: 4 servings

EQUIPMENT:

  • Mixing spoon
  • Knife
  • Cutting board
  • Measuring spoons & cups
  • Crockpot

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 lb chicken breast (boneless & skinless)
  • 2 cups chicken broth (fat-free)
  • 4 garlic cloves (minced)
  • One tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • Quarter tsp salt
  • ½ cup reduced-fat grated Parmesan cheese
  • 4 oz light cream cheese
  • 1 tsp garlic (powder)
  • 6 oz whole wheat pasta
  • Half cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley (optional)

INGREDIENT NOTES:

CHICKEN BREAST:

  • This is the main product we will be using in this pasta. It is a lean ingredient and keeps the WW points lower. The pasta also becomes satisfying with its use. If you require an alternative, make use of chicken thighs (boneless).

FAT-FREE CHICKEN BROTH:

  • Broth is useful in making the overall dish moist, and the chicken can provide taste as well. We will use the fat-free chicken broth for the Weight Watchers recipe. If you do not have this ingredient with you, switch it with vegetable broth, which can change the flavor as well.

GARLIC:

  • Garlic is also the core ingredient in this pasta, which provides a good taste to the dish. When pan-frying the ingredients, they will taste nice with the addition of garlic. Another thing you can use in place of this is garlic paste.

REDUCED-FAT GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE:

  • This is the core product as well for the pasta, which provides a nutty feeling in the dish. For this dish, we will utilize the reduced-fat one to keep the caloric count and points lower. An alternative idea can be nutritional yeast.

LIGHT CREAM CHEESE:

  • To make this pasta creamy, we need cream cheese. But for this version of the recipe, we will use the lighter version to keep points lower. Another idea can be fat-free Greek yogurt.

WHOLE WHEAT PASTA:

  • This is also a core ingredient for the pasta. Another type of pasta that you may use is high-protein pasta.

UNSWEETENED ALMOND MILK:

  • This milk is useful in making the sauce thin. This milk also does not raise many WW points. You can also utilize oat milk or milk with no fat.

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Take a crockpot and put the chicken breasts inside it.
  2. Also include pepper, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, garlic, & chicken broth.
  3. Cook them for two and a half hours at high settings after covering the crockpot.
  4. You will need to shred the chicken using forks after taking it out of the crockpot.
  5. After shredding the chicken, put it in the crockpot again.
  6. Add Parmesan and cream cheese to the pot and mix to melt them.
  7. Then, take a bowl for mixing cornstarch and almond milk together.
  8. Add this mix to the crockpot.
  9. Include in the pasta (uncooked) as well.
  10. Cook all of the ingredients for 25 minutes after covering the crockpot.
  11. Do mix the pasta once in between.
  12. You may use parsley on top to spread over the pasta once it cooks.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

  1. Make a green salad to pair with the delicious pasta.
  2. You can try roasting some vegetables and place them along the pasta to make a fulfilling meal.
  3. Another option can be steaming some broccoli and eating it along with the tasty pasta.

TIPS:

  • When making shreds of the chicken, make sure they are fine so that the final pasta comes out nicely.
  • Be sure to mix the pasta once before taking it out of the crockpot.
  • Including more broth in the pasta will thin the sauce if it gets very thick.

STORAGE INFORMATION:

FRIDGE:

  • 4 days is the maximum limit for this pasta storage inside a sealed box.

FREEZER:

  • Keep the pasta inside portion boxes when you need to freeze it for only 2 months.

FAQs:

What if I try to cook the pasta individually?

  • You can boil the pasta, and then include it with the other components in the crockpot.

Will this pasta become very spicy at the end?

  • The spiciness of this pasta will become mild and not too much.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

WW Points: 6 points

Iron: 2.1 g

Vitamin A: 420 IU

Calories: 320 kcal

Protein: 32 g

Total carbs: 34 grams

Net carbs: 30 g

Fiber: 4 grams

Fat: 7 g

Calcium: 180 grams

Sodium: 620 g

Potassium: 520 grams