Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta


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Use Olive Garden Italian Dressing to make this Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta! It’s a creamy pasta dish that has so much flavor.

We love easy pasta dishes for the crockpot! Try my Baked Spaghetti, Feta and Tomato Pasta, or Beef Stroganoff recipes too!

pasta in slow cooker with cheese on top. Breadsticks on the side.

I found this recipe in my Facebook group and had to try it out! You can make this Olive Garden Chicken with or without the pasta! Serve over rice or just with green steamed vegetables.

ingredients for olive garden chicken; italian dressing, chicken, pepper, cream cheese, and pasta.

How to make Olive Garden Chicken Pasta in the Crockpot:

  • Add chicken breasts to the slow cooker.
  • Pour over one 16-ounce jar of Olive Garden Italian Dressing (or any Italian dressing you have on hand.
  • Shake over grated parmesan cheese and ground pepper. Add one block of cream cheese.
Chicken, chicken with italian dressing, chicken with italian dressing, parmesan and cream cheese
  • Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or low for 5-6.
  • Shred the chicken with two forks right in the slow cooker.
  • Cook 16 ounces of pasta according to the package directions on the stove-top. I am using penne pasta for this recipe.
Chicken after cooking in slow cooker
  • Add the drained pasta to the slow cooker along with the sauce and shredded chicken, stir.
  • Sprinkle over more parmesan cheese if desired. I also garnished with a touch of oregano and black pepper.
Chicken, pasta, in a creamy sauce served with bread sticks and salad

Can I serve this chicken with something other than pasta?

  • Serve over rice.
  • Or with steamed vegetables.

Must I use cream cheese?

You can leave it out or add a cup of heavy cream at the end of cooking time is desired. Though the sauce will be thinner.

Does this taste like chicken alfredo?

This Olive Garden Chicken Pasta is thick and creamy like alfredo but has a zesty Italian dressing flavor

chicken penne pasta in white bowl

What should I serve with olive garden chicken pasta?

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Chicken, pasta, in a creamy sauce in the slow cooker

Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta

3.59 from 822 votes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 8
Pasta cooked with Olive Garden Italian dressing, parmesan and cream cheese. Penne pasta is added at the end of the cooking time.
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Ingredients  

  • 1.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast, (1.5-2 pounds works fine)
  • 16 oz. Olive Garden Italian dressing, (or any Italian dressing you like) Note- olive garden dressing is high in sodium and can be salty. Choose a lower sodium dressing if desired.
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 tsp. black pepper
  • 8 oz. cream cheese

Add these items after cooking time is up:

  • 16 oz. penne pasta, cooked according to package directions and drain well
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Instructions 

  • Add the chicken breasts to the slow cooker.
  • Pour over the Olive Garden Italian dressing and sprinkle over the parmesan cheese and pepper.
  • Place the cream cheese on top.
  • Place the lid on the slow cooker. Cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 5-6 hours.
  • When the cooking time is almost done, start cooking the pasta on the stove top as directed on the package.
  • Shred the chicken with 2 forks. Drain the pasta and add to the chicken and sauce. Stir. Sprinkle over the remaining parmesan cheese.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 568kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 852mg | Potassium: 528mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 481IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 121mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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1,778 Comments

  1. Katherine says:

    I didn’t read the reviews first and I have this in the crockpot. I doubled EVERYTHING because my boys love to eat. I am nervous now that its going to be way too salty!

    1. Anonymous says:

      I am the same! Making it for 8 family members right now and I’m stressed it isn’t going to be good at all.

  2. Margaret Farlow says:

    About how many will this recipe serve as written?

    1. Sarah Olson says:

      8

  3. Anonymous says:

    5 stars
    This was so good!

  4. Anonymous says:

    I’m making this tmrw!!! My family and I love That type of dressing, just thinking that it might be too much!! What is everyone opinion on this??

    1. Roberst says:

      1 star
      Awful! Way too much dressing! Will not make again! Had to add extra cream cheese to balance out the flavor…way too salty!

      1. Ann Thomas says:

        1 star
        I agree it was horrible sour tasting . I threw it away . I will stick with Alfredo sauce.

    2. Gina says:

      Yes, I also thought it looked like too much dressing for the amount of chicken breasts! Maybe it should be at least 4 breasts.

      1. Anonymous says:

        I used 4 breasts..My husband said it was salty but not to much

    3. Deb says:

      4 stars
      I don’t think it was too much dressinhg–the amount left the chicken at just the right consistency to pour over the pasta–but it was too salty. The parmesan cheese and the cream cheese each add close to 1,000 mg of sodium to the recipe, but the bottle of dressing added 8,640 mg. I’l make this again, but I’ll look for a less-salty Italian dressing.

  5. Linda says:

    Can this be frozen and eaten later?

  6. Kathy Simon says:

    5 stars
    Made this for guests last night…it was a true hit! I let it sit for a while in the crock pot…all assembled and accompanied it with a green salad, steamed broccoli and garlic bread. All eight guests had seconds! I was thrilled and will definitely make it again. I think part of the trick to success is letting it sit and letting all the liquid soak into the noodles. I was thrilled with the successful dinner party I had – and I could enjoy for a change!

  7. Debbie says:

    5 stars
    YUM!! My version: about 2 1/4 lbs chicken tenders in my rectangular crock pot, same amount and ingredients as in the recipe. Shredded the chicken right in the crock pot, added about 3/4 of the penne. Seemed a tad watery so I added a few spoons of cream cheese and the additional Parmesan. Perfection!! We love the Olive Garden dressing but I can see why some don’t- I’ll give this a try with another brand also.

  8. L says:

    1 star
    Awful. Don’t wasted your ingredients or time.

  9. Linda says:

    I made this but used 1 cup of Italian dressing and 1 cup of ranch dressing. It turned out great.

  10. Sharone says:

    Yeaaaa. I didn’t care for it either. To much Italian dressing flavor.