Description
Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta is the ultimate comfort food with tender chicken, al dente pasta, and a luscious garlic-infused cream sauce. It’s perfect for weeknight dinners or cozy weekends, bringing restaurant-quality flavors to your home. This dish is versatile, easy to make, and loved by all ages, making it a dinner-time hero.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1 tsp Italian herbs
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- 8 oz fettuccine or penne pasta
- Fresh parsley or basil, chopped
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Season chicken with salt, pepper, and herbs.
- Sear in butter and olive oil until golden and cooked through. Rest chicken.
- Sauté garlic in same skillet until fragrant.
- Pour in cream, simmer, then add Parmesan, red pepper flakes, and herbs.
- Cook pasta until al dente; reserve pasta water.
- Slice chicken and return to sauce, then add pasta. Toss gently.
- Finish with lemon juice and garnish with parsley/basil.
Notes
- Rest chicken for juiciness.
- Adjust sauce thickness with pasta water.
- Add white wine for depth of flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 120mg