Easy Creamy Garlic Butter Chicken Bowtie Pasta Dinner
A rich and comforting one-skillet pasta dish featuring tender chicken and a luxurious garlic butter cream sauce.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Non-Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 to 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pat dry and cut into bite-sized pieces
- Bowtie pasta (Farfalle), cooked until al dente
- 1 whole head of fresh garlic, minced
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Fresh chopped parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Prep the chicken and aromatics by patting the chicken breasts dry, seasoning with salt and pepper, and mincing the garlic.
- Cook the pasta by bringing a large pot of salted water to a boil and cooking according to package directions.
- Sear the chicken by heating olive oil and butter in a skillet and cooking the chicken until golden brown.
- Make the garlic butter base by adding minced garlic to the skillet and sautéing until fragrant.
- Build the sauce by pouring in chicken broth, scraping up brown bits, and adding heavy cream to simmer until thickened.
- Finish the sauce by stirring in Parmesan cheese, then returning the chicken and pasta to the skillet.
- Serve in bowls, garnished with fresh parsley.
Notes
For a quicker option, use shredded rotisserie chicken. This pasta can be frozen without the pasta for best results.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 700
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 40g
- Saturated Fat: 24g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 150mg
Keywords: chicken pasta, creamy garlic pasta, bowtie pasta