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Slow Cooker Spanish Chicken & Chorizo Pasta

This easy Slow Cooker Spanish Chicken & Chorizo Pasta is filled with Mediterannean flavors that will feed a crowd. Serve this over whole-grain pasta and top with crumbled queso fresco, and fresh parsley for a delicious dinner.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 8
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Spanish

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 links chorizo sausage sliced (about 1/2 pound)
  • 8 ounces mushrooms (such as shiitake or portobello), sliced
  • 1/2 onion diced
  • 2 poblano chile peppers seeded, cored, and diced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne (red) pepper
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 ounce can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
  • 16 ounces angel hair pasta cooked according to package directions
For serving
  • Crumbled queso fresco
  • chopped fresh parsley leaves

Instructions

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  1. Place the chicken, sausage, mushrooms, onion, and peppers in the bottom of the slow cooker. Top with the garlic, spices, broth, and tomatoes. Turn the slow cooker onto high for 3 to 4 hours, or low for 6 to 7 hours, until the chicken can easily be shredded with a fork.
  2. Spoon the fat off the top of the sauce (and discard), shred the chicken with a fork, and serve over pasta with crumbled queso fresco, fresh parsley, and salt & pepper over top.

Notes

  • Nutrition Facts Slow Cooker Spanish Chicken & Chorizo Pasta Amount Per Serving Calories 284 Calories from Fat 81 % Daily Value* Fat 9g14%Saturated Fat 3g19%Cholesterol 124mg41%Sodium 850mg37%Potassium 496mg14%Carbohydrates 21g7%Fiber 2g8%Sugar 2g2%Protein 29g58% Vitamin A 277IU6%Vitamin C 32mg39%Calcium 34mg3%Iron 3mg17% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
  • Calories 284
  • Calories from Fat 81
  • % Daily Value*
  • Fat 9g
  • 14%
  • Saturated Fat 3g
  • 19%
  • Cholesterol 124mg
  • 41%
  • Sodium 850mg
  • 37%
  • Potassium 496mg
  • 14%
  • Carbohydrates 21g
  • 7%
  • Fiber 2g
  • 8%
  • Sugar 2g
  • 2%
  • Protein 29g
  • 58%
  • Vitamin A 277IU
  • 6%
  • Vitamin C 32mg
  • 39%
  • Calcium 34mg
  • 3%
  • Iron 3mg
  • 17%
  • Inspired by Food Network Magazine.
  • Can be gluten-free if using gluten-free pasta.
  • Can be dairy-free if you omit the crumbled queso fresco from serving.
  • We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.