Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta
Cozy, comforting and filling creamy lemon chicken pasta. This easy pasta recipe is ready in under 30 minutes and is perfect to enjoy any time of year.
Ingredients
- 320 grams (11.30 ounces) dried noodles such as fettuccine or linguine
For the Chicken
- 200 grams (7.01 ounces) boneless skinless chicken breast or boneless skinless chicken thigh fillets, cut into bite sized pieces
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon black Pepper
- ¼ cup (35 grams, 1.23 ounces) All purpose flour (plain flour) or as needed
- 3 tablespoons (45 grams, 1.60 ounces) Butter
For the Sauce
- 1 teaspoon (1-2 cloves) minced garlic
- 1 cup (250 ml/grams, 8.82 ounces) chicken stock or vegetable stock
- ¾ cup (188 ml/grams, 6.63 ounces) heavy whipping cream (or thickened cream)
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice or to taste
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- ¾ cup (90 grams, 3.17 ounces) Parmesan cheese, finely grated, plus extra to serve
- Fresh parsley roughly chopped, to garnish
Instructions
For The Pasta
- Cook your pasta according to packet instructions. When they are cooked, strain the pasta and set aside. Reserve about 1 cup of pasta water.
For the Chicken
- Season chicken with salt and pepper, and then coat chicken pieces in flour, shaking off any excess.
- In a large frying pan, melt butter over medium to high heat. Once melted, add the chicken pieces and cook until golden and crispy and cooked through. When the chicken is cooked, remove from pan and set aside.
For the Sauce
- Using the same frying pan you cooked the chicken in saute the garlic for a few seconds. If your pan is a bit dry, add a bit more butter.
- Add the chicken stock, cream, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard to the pan over low to medium heat. Bring the liquid to a gentle simmer.
- Add the Parmesan cheese and mix through. Continue to simmer until the sauce thickens slightly.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Mix through the cooked chicken, coating it in the sauce. Turn off heat.
- Mix through cooked and drained pasta. If you want your pasta to have more sauce, mix through some of the reserved pasta water. Adjust seasoning as desired. Serve, garnished with roughly chopped fresh parsley.