olive garden chicken pasta recipe crockpot
This creamy Olive Garden chicken pasta recipe made in the crockpot is rich, tangy, and incredibly easy. A comforting weeknight dinner ready with minimal prep.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Total Time: 5 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Crockpot
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5–2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 16 oz Olive Garden Italian dressing
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 16 oz penne pasta, cooked and drained
- Extra parmesan and herbs for garnish (optional)
Instructions
1. Place chicken breasts in crockpot.
2. Pour in Italian dressing, parmesan, and pepper.
3. Add cream cheese on top.
4. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hrs or LOW for 5–6 hrs.
5. Cook pasta separately.
6. Shred chicken, add pasta, and stir.
7. Garnish and serve warm.
Notes
You can use other pasta types such as rotini or ziti.
Optional: add spinach during the last 30 minutes of cook time.
Use light Italian dressing for a lower sodium version.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 568
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 852mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 51g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 91mg