Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta is a Tiktok chicken recipe that went viral. 7 ingredients are all that is needed for this Olive garden penne pasta recipe. Creamy pasta, shredded chicken, and slow-cooked to perfection.
Start by adding your chicken breast into your slow cooker. Then sprinkle on salt and pepper, along with Italian Seasoning.
Pour your Olive Garden Italian dressing over the chicken.
Place the cream cheese in the center on top of the chicken, don't push it down. Then sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
Place lid on the slow cooker and cook the Olive Garden chicken for 6-8 hours on low, or 4-5 hours on high. Or until the chicken reaches 165 degrees internally.
Once the chicken is done, cook your penne pasta as directed on the box on the stovetop.
Shred your chicken and mix it up, and then pour the drained pasta in the slow cooker and stir.
Top your Olive Garden chicken pasta with more parmesan cheese and serve with your favorite side dishes.
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Instant Pot and Ninja Foodi Directions For Olive Garden Chicken Pasta
Cut chicken into cubes, around an inch in size. Toss into the Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi. Now toss in the dry Penne pasta.
Pour in 3/4 cup Olive Garden dressing, 3 1/2 cups chicken broth, Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste. Press the pasta down into the liquid to make sure the pasta is covered.
Place cream cheese on top, DO NOT STIR. Place lid on the Instant Pot and pressure cook 3 minutes, with 5-minute natural release of pressure. Then press off the remaining pressure.
Open the lid, and stir! Now, if the liquid is too runny, turn to saute and mix 2 teaspoons cold water and 2 teaspoons cornstarch in a bowl. Stir in the cornstarch slurry to thicken!
Tips:
Same for slow cooker if you are worried about the Olive Garden dressing being too rich do 1 cup dressing, 1 cup broth.
The internal temperature of the chicken needs to be 165 degrees.
You can use tenderloins or even boneless chicken thighs in this slow cooker chicken recipe