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
Equipment Needed:
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!
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Nutrition Information:
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Hi. Can you put the uncooked pasta in the Crock-Pot with the chicken towards the end?
Uncooked pasta turns out gummy and chalky in the slow cooker, the slow cooker doesn’t get hot enough.
Super easy and yummy! It is tangy and flavorful. Next time I’ll skip the noodles and serve over brocolli.
How much is a serving? I have to keep track of everything that I eat including my macros.
Hi, I don’t include that info. I apologize.
I’ve made this many times and we love it, it is definitely stong but if you like olive gardens Italian drsg than i think you will like this.
So tasty and so easy!
I used this for a work pot luck. I had so many people ask me to make it again!
I’ve made this a couple of times and it is a big hit.
It was easy to make but it taste awful. It taste like salad dressing with chicken . I tried topping it with extra Parmesan cheese to mask the bitter salad dressing taste but did not change the taste . I do not recommend this recipe.
Hello
About how much olive garden dressing
& hiw much chicken broth could. should i use one person said to cut the tangy
I am. try this tomorrow
I used 1 cup of dressing and 1 cup of chicken broth to cut the tanginess. It was very good, I’m making it again tonight.
Hello Kolina
I used about a little more than half of dressing & about a half of chicken broth. Half of a can
Came out yummy
Amazing!!!!! I brought this to my Art teacher’s Christmas party, and they loved it. I followed the recipe exactly, but added more chicken. 5 people asked for the recipe.
Not great. We ate it because we were hungry, but I will not make this again. Flavor was way to powerful. Cut it with some milk and chicken broth to try and calm it down but still wasn’t something I would eat again by choice.
I agree . It wasn’t very good.
Waste of time .
can we use the pressure cooker? if so, how long?
Making this tonight! I will be using frozen chicken breasts, though. 2 (13oz) breasts. How long on high would you suggest?
Hi! I don’t give advice on frozen chicken for some studies suggest it isn’t safe.
It’s perfectly safe to do. I don’t find that it really changes the cook time much at all, maybe like a half hour or hour longer.
My teenage said this is one of his favorite meals! Thanks for sharing
Sauce tastes wierd and too tangy
I agree, it was terrible.
Was thinking of cutting back on dressing so it could be used for sandwiches. Your thought?
I don’t see why not!