16 beneficial pasta dishes from the slow cooker

Created: 10/20/2022, 5:00 p.m

By: Eva Lipka

Sorry dear Italians, but you can definitely prepare pasta dishes in the slow cooker ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

You can prepare pasta dishes with even less effort?

Yep, everything in the slow cooker, twiddle your thumbs and bang, your perfect pasta is ready.

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Everyone knows slow cookers are great for making soups and stews - but what if I told you, you can even make pasta in a slow cooker?

Yes, with the right recipe you can prepare delicious pasta dishes in a slow cooker.

In this article, we've put together recipes that both cook pasta directly in the slow cooker and those that cook the pasta separately and then add it.

Here are some of our favourites:

1. Spicy Slow Cooker Chicken Pasta

Fiery, creamy pasta with chicken sounds good?

We think so too.

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Red pepper flakes and hot sauce make this fiery chicken pasta extra special and the perfect dinner for spice lovers.

You can find the recipe here.

2. Vegan butternut squash mac and cheese from the slow cooker

The American classic Mac'n'Cheese in vegan.

Thanks to butternut squash and yeast flakes, it is in no way inferior to the original.

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Jacqueline Tris / Tasty.co

For this recipe, you use yeast flakes to give the pasta that tangy, cheesy flavor.

If you can't find nutritional yeast at the grocery store, you can make these delicious vegan butternut mac and cheese without yeast flakes.

Here is the recipe.

3. Slow Cooker Italian Chicken Pasta

Melt in your mouth with this creamy Italian chicken pasta... © laurenslatest.com

Lots of cream cheese gives this pasta its creaminess, which coats the noodles perfectly.

You can find the recipe here.

4. Slow cooker mac and cheese

Mac and Cheese, the American classic from the slow cooker.

Super relaxed preparation and guaranteed to taste good for everyone!

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Just throw all the ingredients in the slow cooker (including the pasta) and you can relax.

Stir from time to time and boom, dinner is ready.

Here's the recipe.

5. Beef Stroganoff from the slow cooker

Beef Stroganoff, Beef Stroganoff, Bœuf Stroganoff, Bœuf Stroganov or Govyadina Stroganov.

No matter what you want to call it, this Russian classic with beef fillet is always something special.

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Beef Stroganoff is the ultimate comfort food - slow cooker makes the perfect dinner for weekends when you just want to be lazy and not cook.

You can find the recipe here.

6. Slow cooker lo mein

Lo Mein is a Chinese national dish with egg noodles and vegetables, with a choice of beef, chicken, pork or shrimp.

Simply delicious, easy to prepare.

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Why order food when you have a slow cooker?

Here is the recipe for the ingenious Lo Mein.

7. Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Pasta

Chicken Pasta with Cheese and Buffalo Sauce: Tasty, rich, creamy, cheesy and just the right amount of spice.

And already convinced?

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The best part about this Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Pasta recipe?

The noodles are cooked directly in the sauce, so you don't have to cook them separately.

8. Chili macaroni from the slow cooker

Chili con carne, our favorite Mexican dish, simply combined with macaroni.

Easy going and guaranteed to please everyone!

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You can use any of your favorite ingredients as a topping for these delicious Chili Macaroni.

From sour cream to grated cheese.

You can find the recipe here.

9. Lasagna from the slow cooker

We all love lasagna.

Whether vegan, vegetarian or with meat - lasagne is simply a part of life.

Is the preparation taking you too long?

Then try this lasagna recipe, which can be easily prepared in the slow cooker.

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Did you know that you can cook lasagna in the slow cooker?

Yes you can. And it's incredibly delicious.

Here is the recipe.

10. Slow cooker beef pasta

Tender beef that melts in your mouth and is easily prepared in the slow cooker!

A dream.

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For this recipe, the beef chunks are cooked in the slow cooker with tomatoes until they fall apart.

This is how they form the perfect sauce for your pasta.

You can find the recipe here.

11. Beef stew with parpardelle from the slow cooker

Beef stew with pappardelle for those days when you don't feel like making a fuss.

Quick and easy to prepare in the slow cooker, you don't need to stress at all.

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If you've ever made a homemade ragu, you know how much work it is.

With this version of the dish, the sauce is prepared entirely in the slow cooker and then served with hot pasta - a relaxed (for you) twist on the classic.

Here is the recipe.

12. Pasta with ground beef and cheese

Pasta with Ground Beef and Cheese © gimmedelicious.com

The perfect hearty dinner for cold days or days when you just don't feel like slaving away in the kitchen.

You can find the recipe here.

13. Spaghetti with Crockpot Meatballs

Spaghetti with meatballs - you can impress young and old with this pasta with meatballs.

And the preparation works very simply by the way.

Simply Tasty.

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Preparing this pasta is so easy!

The spaghetti is cooked directly in the tomato sauce and served with meatballs.

Here's the recipe.

14. Slow cooker chicken fettucine alfredo

Pasta with Alfredo sauce is another Italian classic that you simply have to try.

Slow Cooker Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo is definitely one of our favorites.

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Super delicious thanks to a packet of Italian dressing mix, these Fettuccine Alfredo are made with just a handful of ingredients.

You can get the recipe here.

15. Penne alla vodka with sun-dried tomatoes

The tipsy pasta dish: penne alla vodka with sun-dried tomatoes © Tieghan Gerard/ Half-baked Harvest

Pasta Pro Tip: Use the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes instead of olive oil to give this pasta an extra punch of tomato flavor.

You can find the recipe here.

16. Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken Piccata

Fresh, healthy and nutritious: We find lemon chicken piccata really tasty.

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You have to sear the chicken breast in a pan before it can be placed in the slow cooker.

From then on, the dish practically makes itself. Here you come to the recipe.

Can't get enough pasta but don't have a slow cooker or time?

Then try these quick pasta recipes:

• You can also make this delicious pasta in a paprika cream cheese sauce in the evening

• This quick, chilli-cheese-flavored one-pot pasta makes the perfect dinner

• If you're in a hurry, cook this delicious zucchini-lemon pasta

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This post by Jesse Szewczyk has been translated from English.