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Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken Pasta
Creamy lemon garlic chicken pasta with crispy Parmesan chicken, white wine sauce, and fresh herbs—an easy 30-minute Italian-inspired weeknight dinner.
Servings: 4
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
Bread chicken breasts
- 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.
Cook chicken
- Preheat large skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil. Once oil is bubbling, place coated chickens onto the skillet.
- Cook (fry) 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.
Make pasta
- Meanwhile cook the pasta according to package directions and drain. Do not rinse.
- This should be done in parallel with cooking chicken.
Make sauce
- Add butter to the skillet. Once it melts, add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Now add lemon, wine and heavy cream and swirl everything in.
- Let the sauce simmer for 5-7 minutes on low heat.
Assembly
- 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
% Daily Value*
Fat
31
g
48
%
Saturated Fat
14
g
88
%
Cholesterol
237
mg
79
%
Sodium
481
mg
21
%
Potassium
697
mg
20
%
Carbohydrates
59
g
20
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
41
g
82
%
Vitamin A
865
IU
17
%
Vitamin C
2.1
mg
3
%
Calcium
239
mg
24
%
Iron
2.8
mg
16
%
* 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.
