Olive Garden Chicken Pasta
If you’ve ever dined at Olive Garden, you know the magic of their Chicken Pasta. It’s creamy, comforting, and bursting with flavor. This recipe brings that beloved dish right into your kitchen, allowing you to indulge whenever the craving hits. With just a handful of ingredients and minimal effort, you can whip up a dish…
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- ?1 1/2 poundschicken breastsboneless and skinless
- ?16 ounceOlive Garden Italian dressingI recommend homemade click for recipe! Note 3
- ?1/2 cupgrated parmesan
- ?8 ouncescream cheese
- ?16 ouncesuncooked penne pasta
Instructions
Instructions
- Place the 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts in the slow cooker in a single layer if possible.
- Pour the entire 16-ounce bottle of Olive Garden Italian dressing evenly over the chicken.
- Sprinkle ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese over the dressing-covered chicken.
- Cut the 8 ounces cream cheese into chunks and place the chunks on top of the Parmesan.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on Low for 6 hours or on High for 4 hours. The chicken is done when the internal temperature at the thickest part reaches 165°F / 74°C.
- About 15 minutes before the end of the slow-cook time, cook the 16 ounces uncooked penne pasta according to the package directions; drain and set aside.
- When the chicken reaches 165°F / 74°C, shred it in the slow cooker using two forks into bite-sized pieces (avoid shredding it too finely). Stir the shredded chicken in the sauce so the cream cheese melts and combines.
- Add the drained pasta to the slow cooker and gently stir to combine and heat through.
- Serve the pasta and chicken warm.
Equipment
- Crockpot
Notes
Don’t over shred the chicken:You want there to be pieces of chicken with your pasta, so be careful not to shred the chicken so much that it disappears into the sauce.
Storing.Store leftover Olive Garden Chicken Pasta in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Reheat using the microwave.
Important tip:I received feedback from a few readers that their dish turned out a little too salty or too tangy, that’s because they used OG’s store-bought salad dressing. It can be too salty for some people, in this case, I recommend making your own homemade salad dressing andI have the recipe for you! All you need is just a few simple ingredients, and 5 minutes of your time to make it.
Storing.Store leftover Olive Garden Chicken Pasta in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Reheat using the microwave.
Important tip:I received feedback from a few readers that their dish turned out a little too salty or too tangy, that’s because they used OG’s store-bought salad dressing. It can be too salty for some people, in this case, I recommend making your own homemade salad dressing andI have the recipe for you! All you need is just a few simple ingredients, and 5 minutes of your time to make it.