Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta
1,779 Comments May 11, 2020
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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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Love this Recipe! I used the off brand aldi olive garden dressing. The only things I changed was adding onion, garlic powder, and some dried parsley, and I didn’t add the cream cheese till near the end (because I forgot >_<).
I don't know what is with the negative comments especially when in the recipe you notate the olive garden dressing can be salty. It was not too salty for us nor was it "slimy" (whatever that means, it's pasta with sauce don't know what people expect.) It is rich but we don't eat large portions so everyone in our family was fine.
It is a new family favorite and we will be making it again. Thank you so much for the awesome easy recipe!
The texture was nice and easy to make; however, it upset my stomach. WAY TO MUCH DRESSING, and I only put half the bottle in. If I was to do it again (which my husband is banning me from doing) I would do about 1/4 of the bottle with some chicken store and other favorite seasonings or chicken stock seasoning
I have an iron stomach but i ate about 1/4 of my bowl and currently crawled up on the couch
Made this tonight for my husband and I and we loved it! I used the Aldi brand Italian dressing and followed the directions as stated. Delicious! Will be a staple in our household!
Gross is all I can say. That was way too much dressing. The vinegar in the dressing actually irritated my eyes when I took the lid off the slow cooker
I only used half the dressing and a can of chicken broth. My kids liked it but i wasn’t crazy about it.
I loved this recipe and so did my family. Making it again tonight for the second time!
Did exactly as directed and it was perfect! Thanks for giving us a family favorite!!!
Can you use any kind of noodles
Any will work except egg noodles have a tendency to break apart.
I didn’t like it at all. My family thought it was Ok. Maybe it would have been better with mashed potatoes? Will not make it again.
It was delicious. Will surely make it again. My question is? Can I freeze the leftovers? It was so great.
I don’t see why not!
Lord, I love Olive Garden salad dressing so I was exited to make this. I went exactly by the recipe. It turned out awful. It was extremely tangy. Won’t make this again! Ugh.
Did not like this! My husband took one bite and did not like it. Olive Garden dressy was overpowering!
It was like a bowl of slimy mush!
Delicious! My husband and I both enjoyed this meal.