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!
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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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
What should I serve with olive garden chicken pasta?
Chose one or more of these great dishes to go along with this dish:
- Olive Garden Salad – Recipe by The Cookie Rookie
- Olive Garden Bread Sticks – Recipe by Lil Luna (or buy them premade, I get mine at Safeway)
- Slow Cooker Copycat Gnocchi Soup
- Slow Cooker Copycat Zuppa Toscana
- Slow Cooker Copycat Minestrone – Recipe by Tammilee Tips
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Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta
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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
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This was absolutely delicious and easy! Thank you.
I decided to make this recipe with a little twist and it turned out excellent. The olive garden dressing is over powering but I was able to balanced it out with adding a little water, parmesan grated cheese, 1 -1/2 cream cheese, and parmesan shredded cheese. Three chicken breast was enough along with the shrimp and penne pasta. My family loved it and I did too.
Will not make again, but if do will only use 1/2 bottle of Italian dressing! Whole bottle was way to much. Terrible.
Made the chicken the same as the recipe but made the noodles using an Olive Garden Alfredo recipe and mixed together and it was very good! My husband said it was a little salty but not to bad! Not sure if we will try again, but maybe! Gave me lots of ideas to tweak and retry tho!
Overall, this was good. I love salty food, but this was way too salty. Next time I will cut the dressing in half and add water to replace it. I added a can of drained diced tomatoes and some spinach.
I made this tonight and both my husband and I thought a while jar of the Olive Garden Italian dressing was too much for just under 2 lbs of breasts (2). Was just ok. “If” I make again, I’ll only use 1/2 jar and maybe a can of cream of chicken soup.
I made this for my family tonight. It was definitely a decent meal. I followed the recipe as written. Everyone really enjoyed it!
I didn’t have italian dressing so I used thousand island. Added corn and mozzarella cheese. Used my mixer to shred the chicken. Super easy
How did it turn out? I have 2.5 lbs of chicken and Tuscan dressing, I’m making tomorrow. I like your idea of broccoli with it.
Try replacing the broccoli with roasted eggplant. Scrumptious!
Can this be done in an instant pot?