This Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken Farfalle is one of my family’s all-time favorite meals. I haven’t made it in years because my husband was deployed and then he was Paleo but now that bulk season is in full effect, this is back in the rotation.

I actually blogged about it years ago but the picture is pretty awful and I feel like it didn’t come across as tasty as it really is.

It’s really simple – the chicken is cooked in the slow cooker all day and then it’s shredded and tossed with bacon, heavy cream, garlic, and Parmesan cheese. I know you’re going to look at it and go “Whooooaaaa! A cup of heavy cream?!” but I have cut this recipe down so much. The original – which I got from a lady on a pregnancy board almost 8 years ago! I’ve been making it that long! – called for a whole stick of butter and an entire pound of bacon. And I won’t lie, doing it that way is pretty amazing. But I managed to cut it down to what you see below and my family didn’t notice a difference.

Make it! I promise you won’t be disappointed.

One year ago: Meyer Lemon Bars
Two years ago: Graham Crackers
Four years ago: Italian Bread

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Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken Farfalle

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 12 oz Lawry's mesquite marinade with lime juice
• 1 pound farfalle pasta
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 to 3 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 tablespoons pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 - 5 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
• 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Put chicken in slow cooker and cover with marinade. Cook on low for 6 hours.
2. Remove chicken from slow cooker and shred. Set aside.
3. Cook the pasta according to package directions.
4. In a small saucepan, melt butter, add garlic, whipping cream, pepper, parmesan cheese, and crumbled bacon. Whisk together on low heat for 3-4 minutes.
5. In a large bowl, pour the sauce over cooked, drained pasta, add chicken and stir through. Sprinkle a little bit more shredded parmesan cheese on top.