Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta
1,849 CommentsUpdated Jan 18, 2026
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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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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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Do not use the whole bottle. Even half might be too much. I wish I had read the comments before hand. The taste itself isn’t bad and perhaps if you’re used to really strong foods it will be fine, but I usually do not eat dressing so this recipe did not sit well in my stomach. I am ashamed to say this has led me to strain chicken for the first time in my life. Literally the little sauce remaining on the chicken was enough to make a cream-based sauce for my noodles (thankfully I did not add my noodles first, therefore my chicken-straining endeavors was much easier). If you’re contemplating whether listening to the comments is worthwhile, I assure you from personal experience, you will not regret choosing another recipe. Please don’t become a chicken strainer like me
My Friends on makes this and I absolutely love it!!! Never gets old. Thanks So Much.
This is amazing!! My kids and husband all loved it.
Love it and supper easily. Even mom loved it, that is a high honor.
This was awful. Do not recommend. 2 out 10 🙁
My husband asks for this dish for dinner. I have made it several times, as written. It’s delicious!
Definitely don’t use the whole bottle of dressing! It’s way too strong.
Very salty. Would recommend doing less than a bottle.
I made this awhile back for my boyfriends family and we all loved it. It was very delicious.
Do not waste your time…this is aweful. I felt horrible that my kids ate this. I wasn’t hungry when they ate, so i didnt taste it right away. It’s so bad! This isnt a personal shot at the poster, because this recipe is everywhere…its just such a huge let down.
Very nasty comment, I thought it was a really good recipe. But rude Comments like this is ridiculous, if you don’t like it that’s fine but maybe don’t be so rude.
Lol that comment isn’t rude at all. What are you talking about? She thought it was awful so she commented as such. You’re supposed to comment your experience with recipes posted.