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by Stacy  61 Comments

Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles

This Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles recipe is perfect for when you'll be out of the house all day! Prep your zoodles ahead of time and you'll be good to go!

I’m not gonna lie – I’m running a weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee bit behind this week. Not with anything except blog work, which is a huge bonus. Yay for scheduling!

So, I don’t have time for a long and elaborate post – it’s already 6am and I need to make breakfast, finish yogurt, and pack lunch. Sooooooooooooooooo, here is your short, condensed version of Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles.

It was easy. It was yummy. It was even yummier left over. It should have been 6 servings, but we really liked it and it was only 4. *Burp* Oops?

This Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles recipe is perfect for when you'll be out of the house all day! Prep your zoodles ahead of time and you'll be good to go!

Chop your veggies before putting them in the crock. Duh, right? Don’t put in a whole pepper or onion.

This Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles recipe is perfect for when you'll be out of the house all day! Prep your zoodles ahead of time and you'll be good to go!

When I made this, I had somewhere to go and knew when I got home I’d rather chew off my toenails than to make something else to go with dinner.

So, I made the zoodles before I left and threw them in a bowl of water and covered – then put them in the fridge, ready to go. Sometimes I do prep work when the natives are happy.

This is how I make Zoodles.

This Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles recipe is perfect for when you'll be out of the house all day! Prep your zoodles ahead of time and you'll be good to go!

Sock everything into the crock except the sour cream, cheese, and zoodles. Let it cook for 6-8 hours…or 9 because you were gone longer than you thought. Oops?

Saving the zoodles until last means they won’t disintegrate into nothingness during those 9 hours. That would be pure sadness.

This Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles recipe is perfect for when you'll be out of the house all day! Prep your zoodles ahead of time and you'll be good to go!

When you get home from said longer-than-you-thought trip, add the zoodles, sour cream, and cheese.

Give it a stir and replace the lid for 30 minutes so zucchini can get tender, you can change a diaper, Annie can wash her hands, and then pretend like she’s lost her mind and can’t set the table because she doesn’t know where the forks reside. Note: They’ve not moved since we moved into this house over a year ago.

This Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles recipe is perfect for when you'll be out of the house all day! Prep your zoodles ahead of time and you'll be good to go!

Serve with a slotted spoon – devour because you’re starving and were gone longer than you thought and didn’t take enough snacks. Oops?

Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles

  • 2 pounds chicken breast tenders
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 large pepper, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon oregano
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 4 medium zucchini, julienned into noodles
  1. In crock, combine chicken, onion, pepper, salt, oregano, garlic powder, thyme, and pepper.
  2. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours.
  3. Shred chicken and return to crock.
  4. Add julienned zucchini, sour cream, and cheese.
  5. Cover and cook 30 minutes or until zucchini is tender.
  6. Serve with slotted spoon.

Yield: 6 servings

This Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles recipe is perfect for when you'll be out of the house all day! Prep your zoodles ahead of time and you'll be good to go!

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Stacy is a Homemaking and Business Mom Mentor, the author of two cookbooks, creator of multiple e-courses, seasoned life coach, and comedian extraordinaire. Her first priority is her husband and her children - family first. She presses on each day because her calling is to teach, train, and mentor other ladies to have their dreams. She believes if it’s not easy, you won’t do it – because she’s lived it. She’ll bring YOU the awesome so that you can get your home back into control and watch your business soar. For tips and easy strategies, you can follow her on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

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  1. kristi says

    August 31, 2014 at 10:36 pm

    oh how i want to try this…. soon.. i shall let you know how it turns out.. starting this whole new thing with hiding veggies.. LOL.. i love them.. my almost 4 year old.. not so much.. 😉

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 1, 2014 at 2:56 pm

      Zoodles are so much fun! They can be Super Hero Noodles. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Tara H says

    November 12, 2013 at 12:42 pm

    For this recipe, do you actually sauté the zoodles before putting them in or put them in raw? I’m making this tonight. 🙂

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      November 12, 2013 at 4:31 pm

      I put them in raw. 🙂

      Reply
      • Tara H says

        November 12, 2013 at 5:44 pm

        Thanks! I was just getting ready to julienne them. 😉 I’ve never done it before. Praying my boys don’t run from it! 😉

        Reply
        • Stacy says

          November 13, 2013 at 7:05 am

          Call them Super Power Noodles or something. 🙂

          Reply
  3. Barb says

    September 24, 2013 at 4:00 pm

    Came home from work last night with nothing planned for dinner but kept thinking about this recipe. I actually made it with frozen chicken breasts not in the crockpot but on top of the stove! Boiled the frozen breasts in some water while I chopped onion and peppers, threw them in with the seasonings and cooked until I could pull them apart. Then discovered my sour cream was moldy! So I subbed plain Greek yogurt and cream cheese and it turned out YUMMY! Hubby loved it and dear teenage daughter who hates anything healthy loved it, too! Hubby and I were fighting over who got the leftovers to take to work. Thanks Stacy!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 24, 2013 at 9:32 pm

      I hate that fight – it happens a lot here. LOL

      Reply
  4. Jess says

    September 22, 2013 at 10:02 pm

    Hi Stacy,

    Holy moly…this sounds fantastic and your picture are terrific, making me want to eat it even more. I’ve moved this recipe onto my ‘must try’ list. 🙂

    Thank you for sharing this over at the *Mostly* Homemade Mondays blog hop. I will be featuring your recipe there tomorrow!

    Hope you come and link up again,
    Jess

    http://www.scratchmommy.com

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 23, 2013 at 3:08 pm

      Wow! Thank you!! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Miz Helen says

    September 22, 2013 at 4:57 pm

    What a great recipe and I just love your Zoodles! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great week!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 22, 2013 at 9:30 pm

      Thanks, Miz Helen!

      Reply
  6. Natalie Westgate says

    September 21, 2013 at 1:06 pm

    I’ve got to admit, it was the zoodles that grabbed me hehe! Never seen that word before but it’s great 😀 Thanks for sharing this recipe, I’ll have to give it a go.

    I found your post via the Hearth & Soul Blog Hop this week 🙂

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 21, 2013 at 3:37 pm

      I saw it on Pinterest – my favorite place. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Marsha 'Nana' Baker says

    September 20, 2013 at 9:12 am

    What a Zuper way to use that Zucchini! Thanks so much for sharing at Weekend Potluck.

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 20, 2013 at 3:08 pm

      Hardy, har, har! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Nicole Burkholder says

    September 19, 2013 at 11:01 pm

    This is the second post that linked up today with zucchini noodles! 🙂 Must be in the air. I love the crock pot recipe! Thanks for linking up to Let’s Get Real!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 20, 2013 at 7:31 am

      Great minds. 🙂

      Reply
  9. LeslieFLambert says

    September 18, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    I absolutely love a healthy twist…and this totally fits the bill! Yum! I would love for you to share this on Create It Thursday #20…it’s live now!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 19, 2013 at 6:05 pm

      Thanks for the invite!

      Reply
  10. Jessica Richards Light says

    September 18, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    I made this tonight and loved it, any tricks to using that zucchini tool? The zucchini would snap in half and I made quit a mess

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 19, 2013 at 6:06 pm

      I do half the zuc and then turn it and do the other half. I go slowly and it works well. 🙂 It will tend to snap toward the end so be careful.

      Reply
  11. April Harris says

    September 18, 2013 at 11:59 am

    I was wondering what zoodles were – what a great name for Zucchini Noodles! Your dish looks delish! Thank you for sharing it with us at the Hearth and Soul hop.

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 18, 2013 at 1:51 pm

      I saw it on Pinterest. 🙂 Now I say it all the time.

      Reply
  12. Catherine Wood says

    September 16, 2013 at 7:12 pm

    Looks delicious and a sneaky way to add veggies!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 16, 2013 at 9:28 pm

      I like being sneaky. 🙂

      Reply
  13. Helen Thomas says

    September 16, 2013 at 9:31 am

    As soon as we are done with breakfast I am going to the store for the needed produce! This is great because I can pull out some chicken for my dairy-free son before adding cheese and I’ll use Greek yogurt. I also added the julienne gadget to my Christmas list. How old was Annie when you started her on setting the table?

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 16, 2013 at 9:53 pm

      I hope you love it!

      Reply
      • Helen Thomas says

        September 16, 2013 at 10:15 pm

        Well! The toddler was finicky and didn’t touch any dinner except an ear of corn 😉 But the hubby said “This is the best thing you’ve made on that plan of yours!” haha We both LOVED it

        Reply
        • Stacy says

          September 17, 2013 at 8:14 am

          Hip, hip HOORAY!

          Reply
  14. Becky says

    September 13, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    Looks great to me! love the flavors! You commented on Foodtastic Friday, but I don’t see your link. Come back! 🙂 Thanks for the visit.

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 13, 2013 at 9:37 pm

      Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  15. Sheila says

    September 13, 2013 at 1:58 pm

    I think what I appreciate most about this recipe is that you didn’t say 2 chicken breasts will feed 6. 🙂 2 pounds is more real!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:11 pm

      Maybe if each breast weighs a pound. LOL

      Reply
      • Helen Thomas says

        September 16, 2013 at 9:32 am

        I find sometimes the ones I get at sam’s club do!

        Reply
  16. Dana says

    September 13, 2013 at 1:57 pm

    How did you julienne the zucchini? Mine makes fry size.

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:11 pm

      I updated the post with my parmesan noodles post. 🙂 I was tired and should have done it already. Sorry about that!

      Reply
  17. Heidi P says

    September 13, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    I always love your honesty about the reality of Mommy-hood! My youngest is turning 5 at the end of the month and I’m just starting to feel like I’m becoming human again.

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:11 pm

      I need to hold out till 5? I can do it! Right? lol

      Reply
      • Heidi P says

        September 16, 2013 at 4:57 pm

        Notice I said my YOUNGEST was 5 😉 Also, I’m not a homeschooler which means my 7 year old can ask 500 of his 1500 questions a day to someone else, which helps keep this mama sane 🙂 Maybe that’s why I’m feeling human—I’m finally able to go to the grocery store by myself 🙂 It’s the little things 🙂 (My 5yo goes to preschool 3 mornings a week)

        Reply
        • Stacy says

          September 16, 2013 at 9:32 pm

          I always feel like I’m on vacation when I grocery shop alone. LOL

          Reply
  18. Kimberly Leverett Osburn says

    September 13, 2013 at 11:31 am

    This sounds really yummy. I’ve never made zoodles before and I don’t have a pasta machine, so I hope you won’t mind if I make the cheesy chicken to serve over some other sort of pasta. It sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing Stacy, I truly do enjoy all your posts. <3 Kim

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:05 pm

      Welllllllllllllllllll, I guess it’s okay. 🙂

      Reply
      • Kimberly Leverett Osburn says

        September 13, 2013 at 2:22 pm

        Thanks Stacy, you’re the best!

        Reply
        • Stacy says

          September 13, 2013 at 2:45 pm

          Tell Annie. 😉

          Reply
  19. Kady says

    September 13, 2013 at 10:43 am

    I just found out via another trustworthy blog that I shouldn’t use frozen chicken in the crock pot (which I’ve done many times without issue) because it takes too long to come up to safe temperature; have you heard this as well? (I know you didn’t suggest using the chicken from frozen) Wondering if you think there’s validity in this statement. Recipe looks tasty!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:05 pm

      I’ve never cooked anything in the crock from a frozen state – it weirds me out. I do sometimes put it in if it’s not all the way thawed, but never totally frozen.

      Reply
  20. Carmen Mobberly says

    September 13, 2013 at 10:29 am

    I don’t know if my family would eat zucchini noodles. I’d be willing to try it, but…I just don’t know. I suppose I could use pasta, right? This sounds yummy and easy, so I want to try it.

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:06 pm

      Yes, you could. But then it wouldn’t be Cheesy Chicken and Zoodles. 😉

      Reply
  21. Katjo Daniels says

    September 13, 2013 at 10:29 am

    Sounds yummy! Quick question; what’s the easiest way to make “zoodles”?

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:07 pm

      Using a nifty dohickey that I have…which I should have linked. Oops. Will do now. You’ll see it here:
      http://www.stacymakescents.com/parmesan-squash-noodles

      Reply
      • Katjo Daniels says

        September 13, 2013 at 8:17 pm

        Bought it through your linky,
        Thanks for finding such a treasure!!

        Reply
        • Stacy says

          September 13, 2013 at 9:38 pm

          Well, thank you very much! I hope you love it too. 🙂

          Reply
  22. Nikki Thornton says

    September 13, 2013 at 10:11 am

    This sounds delicious! Can’t wait to try it. ( :

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:07 pm

      I hope you love it!

      Reply
  23. Elaine says

    September 13, 2013 at 8:57 am

    Sounds yummy.
    I think that will be dinner tonight. Only difference is that we usually don’t cook the zucchini, So I’ll usually just distribute it on top before serving. I cannot seem to develop a liking for cooked squash and the fam is good either way…..whew.

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:07 pm

      I prefer it cooked…but I feel that way about most veggies. 🙂

      Reply
  24. Cindy B. Atya says

    September 13, 2013 at 7:52 am

    I’m getting a mandolin from Varagesale today, just to try this lol thanks Stacy!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 13, 2013 at 2:08 pm

      Watch out for those things – I’m forever injuring myself on mine. LOL

      Reply
      • Cindy B. Atya says

        September 13, 2013 at 5:19 pm

        LOL as the lady sold it to me today she made me swear I’d be careful to not put it in a drawer and go reach for it lol told me I’d slice my fingers! Yikes! You’re dangerous Stacy LOL

        Reply
        • Stacy says

          September 13, 2013 at 9:40 pm

          I know it….knives and stuff. Proceed with caution.

          Reply


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