Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta
1,842 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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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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Th only thing we don’t like about this recipe is its too greasy. Other than that, it’s really good. What can I do to make it not so greasy?
This was way too salty and greasy. My husband and I did not like this and we love Olive Garden. This tasted nothing like what theirs taste like.
I thought it was very good! I only used 3/4 of the bottle of dressing since about half the comments say it’s too strong. It was perfect for our household. I also used spaghetti noodles instead of penne.
Can I use frozen chicken on high 4 hrs?
No but you could use the Instant pot recipe w frozen chicken breasts.
Can I add raw shrimp to this, or should I boil it first and add with the pasta?
I think you can add it to the chicken near the end of the cooking time.
Great recipe! I used chicken thighs & cut back a little bit on the Olive Garden dressing—threw in a splash of low sodium broth I had in my fridge & about 1/2 cup of pasta water once the pasta was done. If you don’t like salty food then use less dressing—it’s not rocket science. We used fusilli pasta & served with steamed broccoli. Yummy! Such an easy dinner.
Horrible! I always read reviews before trying new recipes and I completely forgot to with this one! I had to throw out the whole thing. Complete waste of money. It took a long time to get the taste out of my mouth.
Agree. This is awful and tastes nothing like OG. Now im stuck with an entire crockpot of this nasty mess. Im slowly giving it ti the dog. What a disappointment.
I should have known we wouldn’t like this, not fans of Olive Garden food. Don’t waste your time and money on this unless you like Olive Garden. Really didn’t like the flavor profile of the dressing, ended up throwing it out. Ugnh.
I’m not sure why there are so many “bad” reviews. I follow the recipe as is and I think it tastes pretty good. It’s not exactly the healthiest recipe so I only make it occasionally but have made it a few times and I’m a fan.
I made it more than a few times and my family likes it. And matter fact I’m making it for dinner tonight. And I follow the recipe as it saids on here. It’s delicious to me and my family
Can you use ranch dressing
Yes!