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crock pot olive garden chicken pasta in creamy sauce on serving spoon in slow cooker.
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5 from 23 votes

Crockpot Olive Garden Chicken Pasta

This easy crockpot chicken pasta recipe is inspired by the Olive Garden. It’s made with cream cheese, Italian dressing and Parmesan cheese and ready in about 3.5 hours. The whole family will love this easy meal — it’s perfect for busy weeknights!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time3 hours 40 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Author: Dee
Cost: $15

Equipment

  • 1 crock pot

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 16 oz Olive Garden salad dressing
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 16 oz penne pasta
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened and cut into cubes
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese divided
  • ½ cup half and half or heavy cream

Instructions

  • Spray the bottom of the slow cooker with non stick spray
  • Place chicken into the crockpot and sprinkle garlic powder over chicken
  • Pour the entire bottle of dressing over the chicken, and cover
  • Cook for 2-3 hours on high or 5-6 hours on low or until chicken is 165℉ internally
  • Cook pasta according to directions on package, and drain, reserving a cup of pasta water if desired to add to the pasta
  • Shred chicken with 2 forks
  • Mix shredded chicken, cooked pasta, cubed cream cheese and 1/4 cup Parm together in the slow cooker. Add half and half
  • Cover and cook for an additional 30 minutes on low or until cream cheese is melted and pasta is heated through. Top with more Parmesan before serving

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Notes

Cook time may vary with different slow cookers.
I highly recommend adding the cream cheese after cooking the chicken as it may separate and turn grainy. You can add cream cheese along with chicken and cook together if cooking on low.
Make sure to use the small bottle of Olive Garden dressing. If you only have a large bottle, use 2 cups of dressing and not the whole bottle.
You can sub another bottle of creamy Italian dressing, but it may not taste the same. Do not use regular Italian dressing as it will be too tangy.
If you feel the pasta needs more sauce, you can add more cream, dressing or reserved pasta water.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 415kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 604mg | Potassium: 445mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 362IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 1mg

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