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    Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta

    Jan 25, 2019 · 14 Comments

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    Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta is an easy to make weeknight dinner! Parmesan crusted chicken on top of amazing lemon garlic pasta! Comforting, easy and delicious, it comes together fast in only 30 minutes!Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta

    This creamy lemon garlic chicken pasta is a simple but flavorful homemade dinner that can be on the table in under 30 minutes. Incredibly easy to make, it makes perfect sense for quick weeknight dinners! or date nights. The chicken is tender, and the sauce is so delicious and comforting! Perfect restaurant quality meal that is super easy to make at home.Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta

    How to make Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta

    My favorite part about this creamy chicken pasta dish is that it’s super easy to make. I divided the process into 4 easy parts.

    1. First things first, prepare the cheese, bread crumbs and egg for your chicken in 3 separate bowls. Coat the chicken cutlets in cheese and Panko bread crumbs and pan sear them until golden.
    2. Meanwhile boil your pasta according to package instructions, drain, and set aside. I like to cook my pasta in salty water in order to give it better flavor.
    3. Next, make your sauce, adding heavy cream and wine to the same pan where you seared your chicken.
    4. Lastly all you have to do now is to add pasta to the sauce, and then serve the chicken over your cooked pasta.

    Coat the chicken cutlets with the Parmesan and Panko breadcrumbs before pan searing them.Breaded chicken breasts

    Prepare the creamy lemon garlic sauce, add you cooked pasta and season generously.Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta

    Should I slice my chicken?

    I prefer to cut my chicken into bite-sized pieces before serving. Basically, I cook the chicken breasts whole, keep them removed from the pan after cooking, slice them up, and then mix all of the chicken together with pasta sauce.

    Can I make Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta in Advance?

    If you don’t have time to make this dish fresh, you can make it in advance to serve later. I recommend that you prepare everything ahead, but keep in mind that the pasta will absorb a lot of the sauce, so your dish will be less creamy. In that case, add extra chicken broth when reheating the pasta.

    You can also prepare everything except for the pasta, and then to cook the pasta fresh when you are ready to serve and add it to your other ingredients after reheating them.Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta

    More chicken pasta dishes to try!

    Made with thin chicken breasts, pasta, Parmesan cheese and white wine, this Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta recipe is one of our family’s favorite meals.

    Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta
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    4.24 from 34 votes

    Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta

    Amazingly delicious creamy sauce with white wine and Parmesan cheese!
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time25 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Italian
    Keyword: cajun chicken pasta
    Servings: 4
    Author: Olya

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb chicken breasts (4 or 5 thin chicken cutlets)
    • salt and pepper, (to taste)
    • ½ cup grated parmesan cheese, (more for serving)
    • 1 egg
    • ½ cup panko bread crumbs, homemade or store-bought
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 10 oz. fettuccine
    • 2 tablespoon butter
    • 3 cloves garlic, minced
    • juice from 1 lemon, (or less to taste)
    • ½ cup white wine
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • 2 teaspoon Italian seasoning, (or more)
    • fresh Parsley, (chopped, for garnish)

    Instructions

    • Prepare 3 bowls for each of the following: Parmesan cheese, egg and bread crumbs. Dip each chicken breast in the Parmesan, then in the egg, and then coat in the bread crumb mixture.
    • Preheat large skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil. Once oil is bubbling, place coated chickens onto the skillet.
    • Cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side until the outside is crispy and the chicken is cooked through. Remove onto a plate. Slice them into bite size pieces or keep them whole.
    • Meanwhile cook the pasta according to package directions and drain. 
    • Add butter to the skillet. Once it melts, add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes. Now add lemon, wine and heavy cream.
    • Add cooked pasta into the sauce. Season generously with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning, to your liking. Stir well into the sauce and reheat. Add sliced chicken breasts into the pan to reheat.
    • Serve hot, with chopped parsley and additional Parmesan.
    • Garnish with chopped fresh parsley.
    Nutrition Facts
    Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 710 Calories from Fat 279
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 31g48%
    Saturated Fat 14g88%
    Cholesterol 237mg79%
    Sodium 481mg21%
    Potassium 697mg20%
    Carbohydrates 59g20%
    Fiber 3g13%
    Sugar 2g2%
    Protein 41g82%
    Vitamin A 865IU17%
    Vitamin C 2.1mg3%
    Calcium 239mg24%
    Iron 2.8mg16%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Natalie says

      January 15, 2023 at 12:02 pm

      Made the dish according to the recipe and it was a huge hit with my family! They said they preferred the sauce over Alfredo. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Olya says

        January 15, 2023 at 10:46 pm

        So glad you enjoyed it!

        Reply
    2. Will Cresenzo says

      January 30, 2022 at 7:02 pm

      I hope you don’t actually make money posting this garbage

      Reply
    3. Malerie says

      October 15, 2020 at 7:21 pm

      I have made this several times and it is delicious!

      Reply
    4. Erika says

      June 21, 2020 at 3:05 pm

      I’m curious if you will post this (?) I thought it was a pretty good recipe. I enjoyed the crispiness of the Panko, but found the chkicken itself a little bland. If i made it again I’d spice it up prior to breading. A good, basic recipe.

      Reply
      • Olya says

        June 26, 2020 at 5:06 pm

        Can’t go wrong with extra spicing!

        Reply
        • Allan says

          September 06, 2021 at 5:29 pm

          A I am going to try this recipe it sounds great

          Reply
    5. Tiana says

      April 04, 2020 at 1:24 pm

      Could I use half and half instead of heavy cream?

      Reply
      • Olga says

        April 04, 2020 at 1:35 pm

        Absolutely!

        Reply
    6. Kathy says

      December 29, 2019 at 7:24 pm

      This is amazing! I used chicken tenders. Is their something else I could use instead of the white wine? I would like to make it for my son’s family and they are expecting and I don’t think I should use the wine. Maybe more lemon juice? My husband and I really enjoyed this!

      Reply
      • Olga says

        December 30, 2019 at 12:23 pm

        I’m so glad you liked it Kathy! You can definitely substitute wine by combining 1 tablespoon of lemon juice with 1/2 cup of chicken broth

        Reply
    7. Linda says

      November 17, 2019 at 3:06 am

      This chicken lemon pasta looks amazing

      Reply
    8. Gary says

      June 04, 2019 at 9:51 pm

      Delicious! Made it several times already for a family of 3.

      Reply
    9. Nora says

      January 25, 2019 at 7:03 pm

      This was amazing! I added 1/2 lb. ground italian sausage to chicken.

      Reply

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