Ready to make this weeks viral recipe? We tried out the slow cooker olive garden chicken pasta and mmm, mmm, good!! Its so easy to see why this simple chicken smothered in olive garden dressing, parmesan cheese and cream cheese is a few family favorite recipe.
And because its a slow cooker recipe, makes cooking a breeze! Scroll below for a video recipe and at the very bottom, a printable version of this recipe and get making Olive Garden (inspired) chicken pasta tonight!
Lately I have been seeing this viral recipe for an inspired Olive Garden slow cooker recipe that includes soft fork tender chicken and spiral pasta. It’s made with Olive Garden dressing (picked ours up at Walmart), which I found super intriguing, so we knew we had to try this one and show case a good copycat recipe for you! First of all, this recipe is like a dump and go. I love slow cooker recipes because they really just rely on dumping in the ingredients and then letting it cook low and slow all day.
The kitchen stays clean and dinner is ready when you are ready for it! Overall my family gave this recipe 2 thumbs up. My only feedback is that its SUPER filling and adding pasta almost seems like an overkill after the thicken saucy chicken breasts. You could just as easily make this with less carbs over spiraled spaghetti squash if you want to kill some carbs and still enjoy the Olive Garden flavors.
Olive Garden Slow Cooker Chicken
When you are prepping ingredients for this olive garden chicken pasta, you will notice that there are 2 olive garden dressing sizes. You can buy the smaller version if you prefer, but it will really only leave you enough for this recipe.
If you intend to use the dressing on any side salads, make sure to purchase the larger bottle.
- 2 cups of Olive Garden Italian Dressing
- 1/4 cup Freshly Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- Black Pepper
- 8 oz. Block of Cream Cheese
- 3-4 thawed boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- pasta of choice
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How to make TikTok Olive Garden Chicken Pasta
First prep your slow cooker by spraying down the inside of it. I always prep my slow cooker just to be sure nothing is going to accidently stick. Alternatively, you can use a slow cooker liner.
Place 3-4 thawed boneless, skinless chicken breasts (with any excess fat trimmed) in bottom of the slow cooker.
Pour 2 cups of Olive Garden Italian dressing over the top of chicken breasts.
Add 1/4th cup shredded parmesan cheese over the top.
NOTE: You can add grated cheese but I prefer shredded
Sprinkle with black pepper.
Now tear up one block of cream cheese and place around or on top of chicken. It doesn’t really matter where you put the cream cheese because the low heat will slowly soften the cream cheese and it will be stirred in well at the end.
Place lid on slow cooker and heat low for 5-6 hours or high for 4 hours.
Chicken is done when fork tender.
Take two forks and shred chicken apart.
Mix together combining chicken, dressing, and cream cheese well.
Adding Pasta to Slow Cooker
For the pasta portion, you can either add in pasta directly to the slow cooker OR simply serve the shredded chicken over a bowl of pasta.
Pasta Choices
- Spiral Pasta – Spiral pasta (like Rotini Pasta) is the most commonly used in this slow cooker chicken pasta recipe
- Penne – I like penne for a thicker pasta that also grabs a lot of the dressing on the inside of the pasta, which makes it a more flavorful bite.
- Gnocchi – Gnocchi is really filling but is a delicious way to eat this slow cooker chicken.
- Spiralized spaghetti squash or zucchini – pasta isn’t the only way to go! Serve over veggies too!
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Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta
TikToks Viral Recipe for Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta - slow cook your chicken all day in creamy Olive Garden dressing, add in Parmesan cheese and cream cheese and serve up with pasta for a filling, and delicious, family friendly meal without the fuss.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of Olive Garden Italian Dressing
- 1/4 cup Freshly Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- Black Pepper
- 8 oz. Block of Cream Cheese
- 3-4 thawed boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Rotini Pasta
Instructions
- First prep your slow cooker by spraying down the inside of it or adding a slow cooker liner.
- Place 3-4 thawed boneless, skinless chicken breasts (with any excess fat trimmed) in bottom of the slow cooker.
- Pour 2 cups of Olive Garden Italian dressing over the top of chicken breasts.
- Add 1/4th cup shredded parmesan cheese over the top.
- Sprinkle with black pepper.
- Now tear up one block of cream cheese and place around or on top of chicken.
- Place lid on slow cooker and heat low for 5-6 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
- Chicken is done when fork tender.
- Take two forks and shred chicken apart.
- Mix together combining chicken, dressing, and cream cheese well.
Adding Pasta to Slow Cooker
- For the pasta portion, you can either add in pasta directly to the slow cooker OR simply serve the shredded chicken over a bowl of pasta.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 307Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 109mgSodium: 235mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 29g
Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.
Amanda says
Hi this slow cooker olive garden children recipe looks yummy and I’m planning on making it for supper tomorrow night, but I can’t seem to find how many cups of pasta to we use, can you please let me know thank you.
Trisha says
Hi Amanda! That’s because the recipe is the chicken and you can serve with pasta (or rice) optionally…simply make enough pasta for your family and serve the chicken and sauce over it. You can also just eat the olive garden chicken without the pasta. Typically I just make about half a box for my family.
Amanda says
Ok great thanks for letting me know.
Elaine says
Can I double the recipe ? and if so should I cook it longer ?
Trisha says
You can and you shouldnt have to cook it any longer – the chicken should still cook about the same rate.
Sk says
How do you get rid of tartness
Trisha says
If its tart, thats the dressing itself and the flavors in the dressing. Its part of their signature. There really isnt a way to change the flavor of THAT dressing but if you do not like it, substitute with other brand. 🙂
Jill says
Should you cook the pasta separately before adding it or are you able to add it dry and it cooks in the mixture, if so how long per how much?
Trisha says
This recipe is only for the chicken that you could then add to cooked pasta or rice. I would not add any dry pasta in and expect it to cook properly. It would be fine to cook and then add right before you serve.
Kim says
This recipe tastes like straight Olive Garden Italian dressing. The chicken absorbed all of the vinegar in the dressing. I do not recommend nor would I make it again.
Trisha says
Hi Kim! If you do not like Olive Garden dressing it def would not be a recipe you would enjoy, but if you want to slow down some of the iconic tanginess, add more cream cheese and cut the dressing. Its a fairly straight forward recipe to alter.
Trisha
Dana says
I’m confused on the serving size…it just says “1”. Is it 1 cup?
Trisha says
The way these auto calculate is you add how many serving sizes in (i said 6) and then how many each size accounts for in the nutrition, which is 1 serving sized based on 6 equal portions. We do not have any control how that displays…its not really done by cup but by sizes. So if I said 6 servings but 2 people eat 2 servings, it would calculate based on 2 out of the 6. I know, its kinda wierd.
Leah Morgan says
Can I make this in the oven
Trisha says
You could make it in the oven, I would just flatten chicken down or cut into smaller pieces and bake for about 45 min on 375 or until chicken is no longer pink. The thing is with oven cooking is it wont shred your chicken down to pull apart like this, so just bake it normal w/ the sauce.
Jessica says
Can you make this in the instapot??
Trisha says
I dont see why not but my biggest concern is cream cheese in the instant pot – I would assume the instant high heat could make it clump up. The truth is I dont know till it gets made how the recipe would react. It might be fine to make the chicken first, shred, then add rest of ingredients and warm. That would be how I did it if I was going to convert.
William Vina says
I added a few items. In a bowl add 1 can of sweet peas, sliced black olives, minced garlic. Combine it with the salad dressing. Then add the mixture to the chicken and then follow the steps of the recipe. When done garnish with fresh diced tomatoes and fresh parsley. With garlic bread it’s unbelievable.
Danielle says
I would not recommend this recipe at all. I personally love Olive Garden dressing. This dressing however is not meant to be cooked. It’s awful!!!! It tastes like rotten dressing and the smell is putrid! My sisters and sister in-law all tried this same recipe and had the same outcome. Don’t waste your ingredients on this!!
Trisha says
hi Danielle! Thanks for commenting. I fully understand when a recipe isn’t compatable with all taste buds but all the reviews on the recipe card and on under the pinterest pins, many people love it. Some people find the Italian dressing from Olive Garden quite tart and it may be that you should add more cream cheese to help balance that out. Or, if you do not like warm dressing (after all, we are used to it really cold), maybe add that at the end with less cooking time. The great thing about recipes is experimenting.
Trisha
KM says
This was absolutely delicious! I did add another 4oz of cream cheese to correct the tartness but under no circumstances did this taste like “rotten dressing”. Common sense would tell you that if you don’t like Olive Garden dressing you probably won’t like this recipe 🤷♀️🙄 I served over rice instead of pasta! Delish!
Dee says
I use 1 cup dressing and 1 cup chicken bone broth with all of the other ingredients and add additional Italian seasoning . As my husband can’t tolerate much oil .
Turns out great!
Trisha says
That is great, so glad you and your spouse enjoyed!
Trisha