Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta
1,778 Comments May 11, 2020
Updated Mar 01, 2025
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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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I made this exactly as recipe stated and I thought it was awful. Would not make it again. Very strong tasting like the dressing. I couldn’t tast any of the other ingredients.
can you use greek yogurt to sub for the cream cheese?
You can, but when I stir greek yogurt into hot recipes it turns liquidy and doesn’t make a dish quite as creamy as cream cheese.
What is 1 serving of this? I cant find it on the nutrition list
1/8th of the recipe. We do not measure.
I did not like. Don’t eat this if you don’t like dressing. My mom told me this was chicken Alfredo. It is not chicken Alfredo. This dish is a disappointment. I love my mother but if she makes this again I will call cps on myself.
I made it this evening but I have so much leftover. Can I freeze and reheat on another day?
I don’t see why not. I’ve had people say this is actually good cold, like pasta salad the next day.
So, I made this for dinner tonight. I did read through all of the comments before making the recipe. And sidenote my grocery store didn’t have the Olive Garden Italian dressing so I bought wishbone. I only added half of the container of Italian dressing. I have to say it turned out pretty bland. I ended up having to add some garlic powder onion powder and garlic salt as well as garlic and pepper to spice it up a bit
Im making it now and I was seriously considering doing just that. Thanks for the suggestion
This was too rich for my husband and I. It upset our stomachs. I will need to modify this if I ever prepare it again.
I loved it but I made changes based on comments that I think is what made it good. I used half the dressing and two cups of chicken broth. Added some frozen broccoli as well as some extra shredded mozzarella cheese i had. Added a little garlic powder onion powder red pepper…tasted more like an Alfredo sauce than straight Italian dressing. I also used the Olive Garden Light Italian dressing and it was still good.
Hi Sarah,
I was wondering if Frozen chicken is used how much time is added for cooking?
Thank you!
Hi Jacquie, I do not recommend using frozen chicken in the slow cooker. I do not test them with frozen chicken and there are many studies that suggest that cooking frozen meats isn’t safe.
Well I’m currently using 2 chicken breasts that are not fully thawed out. So I will let you know how it turns out. Also Im adding extra seasonings and not using a full bottle of Olive Garden dressing
Well I have it in the crockpot but haven’t set time yet, I’m worried I won’t car for it after reading comments but I don’t like to strong is there any way of making it not taste so strong after putt in all the dressing??? Help
I used half the dressing, cream cheese and 14 oz of chicken broth and it turned out perfect. Don’t forgot to add the extra cheese and black pepper.