Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan Protein Pasta Meal Prep for The Week

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while maintaining texture.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a high smoke point and is healthier.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: panko

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Panko gives a lighter texture, while crushed crackers are often cheaper.

In a slow cooker, combine chicken breasts, jarred tomato sauce, and seasonings. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours, or until the chicken is cooked through.

About 30 minutes before the chicken is done, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.

When the chicken is cooked through, remove it from the slow cooker and shred it with a fork.

Return the chicken to the slow cooker and stir in bell peppers, shredded cheese, and parmesan cheese.

Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

Serve the chicken parmesan pasta over cooked pasta. Enjoy!

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