While searching for crock pot chicken recipes that do not suck, I found a version of this.  One of the reviews basically said, “this recipe is great if you don’t make it in the crock pot and you change everything.”  So that is what I did.   I felt the original recipe was modified enough that it deserved a new name, so I asked the family for suggestions.  Jason came up with “Olive Garden” because the dish is so rich that you feel like you are eating out.

Olive Garden

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Ingredients  

• 1 lb pasta
• 1 cup frozen broccoli
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1 sweet onion diced
• 8 oz sliced mushrooms
• 1 lb boneless chicken breasts cubed
• 1 packet ranch dressing seasoning
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 8 oz cream cheese
• ½ cup cooking sherry
• salt and pepper to taste

Steps 

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. During last 5 minutes, add frozen broccoli. When pasta is fully cooked, drain pasta and broccoli and set aside.
2. Sauté onions and mushrooms in butter until tender. Add chicken cubes and season with ranch dressing mix. Brown chicken. Add chicken broth, cream cheese and sherry. Heat, while stirring, until bubbling and cream cheese is fully incorporated into sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Combine sauce, pasta and broccoli and serve immediately.