Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta
1,741 Comments May 11, 2020
Updated Oct 17, 2024
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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!
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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
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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The recipe as is was mediocre. Like most in the comment section I felt it needed to be elevated. The Italian dressing was overwhelming. I added roasted garlic, charbroiled red and yellow bell peppers and crushed red peppers.
My family loves this! It has become a staple in our house- at least once a month now. Thanks!
This was awesome!!! I did make some additions. I’m the crock pot I added 1 onion chopped, 3 bell peppers chopped. Triple the black pepper and dashes of onion powder and cayenne pepper. I used Amish noodles and it was fantastic! I had fresh spinach to add in the the peppers and onions were perfect so I didn’t. This recipe is so versatile that you can add whatever veggies you like.
Thankfully I tried it before I added the second 1/4 cup of Parmesan because it was super salty. I added a whole bag of mixed veggies and this helped cut it down. The family loved it though!
Not good- way too strong of an Italian dressing flavor- my garbage disposal loved it!!!
This was almost perfect with some alterations. I made my own creamy Italian so it was not salty. Once I made and shredded the chicken I felt there wasn’t enough sauce so I added about 1/2 cup chicken stock. This was excellent. Tasty thick and creamy but I’m planning on using less chicken next time as I felt there was too much. Great dinner.
Has this over the Holidays for the first time. Very good recipe.
Can you use frozen chicken breast in this?
I recommend thawed for all my recipes.
I thawed chicken breast tenders. It was great
We made this over Christmas holiday!! A little alteration. Doubled the chicken and cream cheese, used Sargento aged Parmesan and added a 1/2 cup heavy cream. Once the chicken was pulled apart added a couple bags of fresh baby spinach let that cook down then add the noodles and remaining Parmesan. It was a big hit especially for leftover, it was even better!!!!
Wow your add ins sounds amazing.
I gave it a three. The flavor was ok, but the Italian dressing was a little too strong.