Feeding a large family can be a bit tricky. Especially as the kids get older and develop more refined palates, it’s difficult coming up with recipes that the whole family will enjoy. Each of my granddaughters has gone through a stage where they didn’t want to eat meat, surviving on mostly salads for a while. Recently for a time both my son and grandson cut carbohydrates completely out of their diets. I never seem to know exactly who is eating what, but there are a few things I can always count on. I’m always sure to have some Velveeta on hand for whipping up family dinners and movie night snacks. Everyone in my house loves Velveeta. It’s a valuable ingredient in my kitchen… pure liquid gold. The other morning I fired up my trusty slow cooker and tossed in the ingredients for one of my family’s favorite meals — CrockPot Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti featuring Velveeta.
I love cooking with my slow cooker, especially during the hot summer months when I’m trying to keep the kitchen cool. Most of my crockpot recipes use Velveeta cheese. It does such a wonderful job of binding everything together, and adds a deliciously rich, cheesy flavor.
Come on everyone, it’s chow time…
We’re missing a couple of people, but this is a typical Saturday night dinner for my family. After a morning of yard work and an afternoon in the pool, everyone is ready to sit down, relax and chow down.
The Recipe — CrockPot Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti
3 pound package boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 can 98% Fat Free cream of mushroom soup
1 can 98% Fat Free cream of chicken soup
16 oz. dry spaghetti, broken into pieces
1 lb. Velveeta Cheese, diced
1 can of petite diced tomatoes
1 4oz. can of green chilies
4 oz can mushroom stems & pieces, drained
½ cup water
1 small to medium onion, diced
salt & pepper to taste
1. Spray the slow cooker with vegetable spray. Place chicken breasts into bottom of the slow cooker, in an even layer. Empty contents of both cans of soup on top of chicken. Close lid and cook on low for 5 hours.
2. Remove lid and use 2 forks to shred chicken. Add remaining ingredients. Give it all a stir and close the lid. Continue to cook for 2-3 hours until pasta is tender, and Velveeta is melted. Give it a stir, serve, and enjoy.
It really is that simple, folks!
Wouldn’t you think everyone would be stuffed after that meal? Not my bunch of hungry growing tweens and teens, so Saturday family movie night wouldn’t be complete without Nachos. I usually buy the Velveeta 2 lb. loaf. It’s definitely the best value at my Walmart, and gives me plenty to use for both dinner and snack time. This past weekend, I used 1 pound of Velveeta in my Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti and the remainder for our movie night nachos. It was a cheesy weekend!
Pure liquid gold….
Movie night nachos couldn’t be any simpler… Dice it. Nuke it. Serve it.
If you’re into family, food, and fun like I am be sure to check out the wide selection of Velveeta products offered such as the Velveeta Meal Kits and a variety of loaves the next time you shop. Velveeta is more than just macaroni and cheese or Queso Dip. There are so many great, family pleasing recipes that bring creamy comfort to the dinner table. Check them out at www.Velveeta.com.
To see more of my family’s cheesy weekend, be sure to check out my Google+ album.
What’s your favorite Velveeta recipe?
CrockPot Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 3 pound package boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 can 98% Fat Free cream of mushroom soup
- 1 can 98% Fat Free cream of chicken soup
- 16 oz. dry spaghetti, broken into pieces
- 1 lb. Velveeta Cheese, diced
- 1 can of petite diced tomatoes
- 1 4oz. can of green chilies
- 4 oz can mushroom stems & pieces, drained
- ½ cup water
- 1 small to medium onion, diced
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Spray the slow cooker with vegetable spray. Place chicken breasts into bottom of the slow cooker, in an even layer. Empty contents of both cans of soup on top of chicken. Close lid and cook on low for 5 hours.
2. Remove lid and use 2 forks to shred chicken. Add remaining ingredients. Give it all a stir and close the lid. Continue to cook for 2-3 hours until pasta is tender, and Velveeta is melted. Give it a stir, serve, and enjoy.
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So much golden cheese! I love a good crock pot meal, and nobody ever turns their nose up when Velveeta’s involved.
OMG, looks SO good! I love chicken, love spaghetti, and Velveeta is just heaven. Mix them all up and it’s a winner! Plus, the slow cooker does all the work.,. thanks for the recipe! Gonna pig out tomorrow!
That sounds so good. I can’t wait to try it!
I have always wanted to try chicken spaghetti – I pinned your recipe so I can make it soon. Sounds really good with all that cheesiness!
Yeah…so yum! Velveeta is one of those things that makes everything taste so good! We like to make a dip with spicy diced tomatoes and jalapenos.
Dice it, Nuke it. Serve it. —- love it!
Man, I loved me some Velveeta growing up and this looks so good.
This looks really good!
As soon as I saw you post this elsewhere (I think you Instagrammed a photo?) I’ve been wanting the recipe. Cannot wait to make this!
I never use my crockpot, but this looks yummo!
This looks great!
Can’t remember the last time I had Velveeta but it sure does look delicious.
This looks really good and anything extra cheesy is kid-approved in my house!
Yum, Yum, Yum!!!
Love the creamy cheesiness of Velveeta
OMG – that spaghetti looks so good and so easy! I will have to try it at the next potluck we go to.
Oh my, this looks yummy.
My favorite way to use it is in lasagna now! 🙂 Ooh I need to try this! LOVE using the crock pot!
This looks like a fun and easy recipe! I am going to try it! Pinning!
I haven’t had Chicken Spaghetti in forever! This looks so good!
Yum! So cheesy good!!
This looks very yummy!
Never would have thought to use it like that. Love that you used the crockpot for this recipe!
That sounds amazing!!
Mmmm, I wonder if my kids would eat this, cause I want it!
That’s not sinful at all, is it? But omg, that looks divine and I insist you save some leftovers for me.
Am I in cheesy heaven? I’m not sure which recipe I like best, but I’m going to give them a try. My daughter must have Velveeta for Grilled Cheese.
This looks so good! I might try it without the chicken too! Now I’m hungry 🙂
Sounds fantastic! I love using my slow cooker in the summer too! It helps keep the kitchen cool.
Mmm…this looks so good. I love anything that I can make in a crockpot!
Oh my, this sounds heavenly. Love velveeta!
That looks good, but I find Velveeta to be too salty.
I love cheese very much..I’ve tried lot of recipe that include cheese, I’m not gonna let go this one
We love Velveeta cheese so this would be a hit at our house. Two of our favorites, pasta and Velveeta has got to be amazing. It is one meal that I know for sure my kids would eat. Thanks for the recipe.
We love this recipe and I made it last week, but not sure what I did wrong , because it turned out dry and mushy. I followed the steps in the recipe, but it didn’t look anything like the pic.
Oh no, we have made this countless times. Wondering if it has to do with the temp of your slow cooker – maybe it’s cooking hot? We recently had to get a new one for that reason. Perhaps, try keeping it on low and adding some additional water would do the trick.
Ok you had me at cheesy. I love to use the crock pot. There is nothing better than coming home after a long day at work and knowing dinner is done. I know my whole family will love this I mean come on what’s not to love? Pasta, mushrooms and Velveeta oh my.
Going to try this today. Just wondering though if the noodles are put in raw or do I cook them before hand
Thx
Isn’t everything so good with v elveeta? This loooks incredible, cheesy, creamy and so darn good
I’m wanting to make this tonight but forgot to thaw my chicken out. Can you put the chicken in frozen?
It would probably work, Alyssa. But I’m honestly not sure if it is safe to put frozen meat in the crock pot. Maybe try thawing some in the microwave or water first?
What size is your crockpot? Mine is a 3 quart, and this recipe looks like it would be too much to fit. I’d love to make it. Sure looks divine!
We use our 6-quart CrockPot for this recipe, Bonnie.
So, I’ll just have to cut the recipe in half, and I’ll be good to go! Yayyyyyy!! Thanks, Angela! 🙂
Jw are the noodles raw or cooked when I put it in the crock pot
The noodles go in cooked. 🙂
Have you ever tried it using a can of rotel and deleting the tomatoes, chilles and onions?
That’s what I use
Cooking this today hope it is as yummy as it looks!!
How many serving, people, will this feed?
So much food, will have to figure out a revamp to the recipe for two people.