With just a handful of ingredients you can make a creamy and zesty pasta and chicken in your Instant Pot. An easy weeknight dump and go recipe!

Instant Pot Olive Garden Chicken Pasta

chicken breasts

(16 oz) box penne pasta (uncooked)

Olive Garden Signature Italian Salad Dressing

chicken broth

½ tsp black pepper

cream cheese

(6.7 oz) jar sundried tomatoes, drained and chopped (optional)

basil (optional)

parmesan cheese

cornstarch + 2 Tbsp water

Add chicken to bottom of Instant Pot in an even layer. Then layer with the pasta, dressing, broth, pepper and cream cheese. Don&#8217;t stir. 

Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 3 minutes. When time is up let the pot sit for 5 minutes and then move the valve to venting. Remove the lid.

Stir in the tomatoes, basil and parmesan cheese. 

If sauce is too runny then make a cornstarch slurry. Turn your Instant Pot to the saute setting. In a small bowl stir together 1 Tbsp of cornstarch with 1-2 Tbsp of water, until smooth.Then pour the mixture into the Instant Pot. The cornstarch mixture will thicken up contents of pot quickly. Turn off Instant Pot. Scoop into bowls and serve. 

Hi Karen..love your blog..today I made the Olive Garden copy cat chicken in my IP..turned out perfect..had everything that I needed..I noticed you used the light dressing..mine was regular..I love this dish..quick and delicious..thanks for sharing!

Great recipe! We love cheese so I threw a small amount more of parm! I also used sun-dried tomatoes that weren't packed in oil. I didn't need to use the cornstarch slurry. The only problem was the chicken was a bit rubbery and got lost in the taste of everything else. Would a longer natural pressure release work? But would that affect the cooking of the noodles? Will definitely make agin

This was delicious.  I followed the recipe exactly except used some cooked spinach as I didn’t have basil.  I had corn starch ready to use, but found I didn’t need it at all.  The 3 minute cook time and 5 minute NPR was spot on.  Karen,  I also appreciated the pictures that went along with the directions.  (visual learner here) 😀

Followed the recipe as close as I could.  Turned out excellent.  Might switch things up next time, but definitely will be a next time.

Was tasty but my pasta was a little too well done for our family’s liking.

Made this tonight for dinner. It was delicious!!

I accidently bought sundried tomato PESTO. It was awesome. My family LOVES this. I make it at least twice a month. Left overs heat very well.

I used a 12oz box of Gluten Free penne &amp; reduced broth to 2 2/3 cups. It turned out great. No cornstarch needed. I also added some chopped Swiss chard before the cooking time and used fresh cherry tomatoes (halved) instead of sun dried tomatoes.

Has anyone ever added broccoli to this? And if so when would you put it in?

I don't comment on many recipes, but this recipe was absolutely amazing!  For so few ingredients, it has such a depth of flavor.  This recipe is a real time-saver for anyone looking to make a delicious, flavorful meal virtually hands off and in much less than a half hour including the time to with cut up the chicken.  I followed the recipe to the letter, and found like other reviewers that the slurry wasn't needed once it cooled off a bit.  Thanks Karen for so many scrumptious recipes we can make in our Instant Pots (and slow cookers).

Loved it!!! Even my picky husband said it's a keeper! Super easy! Followed the recipe exactly. Like the other reviews posted, I did not need to use the cornstarch and water slurry to thicken. Thanks for the recipe, I will be sharing it with my friends.

This was very good!  Sun dried tomato and basil were optional but I added them.  Also added spinach because I had some.  I think these extras made it better.  Did not need to make a cornstarch slurry.  Karen, looking forward to trying more of your recipes!

Amazing simple dish. Perfect consistancy and I used mixed Italian shredded cheese. Fresh tomatoes and basil in a tube...get crazy and modify this recipe!

I made this for my family last night and it was a huge hit, even with my 2 year old grandson. I did use the fresh basil and sun dried tomatoes along with some minced garlic. I also doubled the parmesan because there's no such thing as too much cheese! There are so many ways you can prepare this with different spices and dressings, it's going to be a staple in our house for sure!

We just made this for dinner and it's a hit with everyone. Will make it again

Glad I waited on the corn starch slurry. The dish thickened right up in the Instant Pot while we were having dinner. It will be perfect for leftovers.

This was great. Made it for a few friends and it was a big hit. I was wondering, however, if I wanted to add some mushrooms to this, at what step would you recommend adding them?

I added a jar of artichoke hearts and spinach.

Just made this for first time tonight and me and my whole family love it. So good. And my older kids are picky and loved it

Really is a great tasting meal that is easy to make.  it is now on our rotation with the IP.  Thank you

Discovered your blog during quarantine and this is the first recipe i tried- it was fantastic and everyone LOVED it! Thank you so much for posting all these recipes for everyone to try!

My whole family loved this!!!  And I have three boys who don’t usually love pasta!  Made it with gf penne and backed off to 2 and 2/3rd cups of broth.  It was delicious and we ate it all!  This is definitely going to be a regular meal in our house!  I can’t believe how quick and easy it was!  Thank you so much.

Made this for dinner. It would have tasted great if the ingredients list said FRESH CHOPPED BASIL instead of chopped basil. I ruined this pasta because of that specific part of the recipe. 1/2 cup chopped basil seemed like a lot of chopped basil, then after the pasta was done and ready to eat it didn't look right and all I could smell and see was BASIL LEAVES. Should probably make sure to edit that step and add FRESH chopped basil so someone doesn't dump 1/2 cup of just chopped basil. Really need to be specific when it comes to that type of ingredient

I've made this a few times but I set it for 10 minutes instead of three to make sure the chicken is done. Always confess out great! Three minutes I didnt trust for the chicken.  Great recipe!

I checked out your recipe after looking at the slow cooker versions. The amount of salad dressing in the slow cooker recipes seemed overwhelming so I was happy to find your version.   Your recipe was delicious, faster, and easier than the slow cooker version.  We all enjoyed it.  Thanks!

This was so good. I added artichokes and used basil paste. After reading some of the reviews I cooked it for 4 instead of 3 min. But next time I think 3 would be fine. The Chicken was a little dry. No slurry needed.

Super easy. It’s tasty but hear me out. We roasted Brussel sprouts with bacon, drizzled with balsamic and served it on the side. Ended up mixing it in and it took it to another level.  Next time I’m going to play with adding some veggies. Thank you for sharing.

Simply DELICIOUS!!! It Turned out perfectly! This recipe is going on the meal rotation in my home fore sure.  Thank you for the great recipe!

This was so delicious I made it with bowties my family said it taste just like Olive Gardens. Soo GOOD and easy to make.

First time making this recipe.  PFollowed the recipe exactly.  We found it not very flavorful.  So I worked on it and adjusted it to our taste so we could have it for dinner.

My boyfriend gave this an A+ and said it was delicious.  He had no idea how Instant Pots worked so he was really impressed with the 3 min cook time!  :P  Although the sundried toms are optional, I really think they enhance the flavor.  When I microwaved leftovers the next day, it was a tad bland, but a light salting picked it right up.  I also ate some cold and I think it could be a great summer salad.  I'd prob cut the chicken pieces even smaller if I did that, maybe even pulse a bit in the food processor before cooking.

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instant pot olive garden chicken pasta

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes

Total: 18 minutes

Servings: 8

Author : 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking

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