Easy Chicken Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, until al dente. Drain well.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large grill pan over medium high and add chicken. Grill until golden and completely cooked. Remove to a plate and slice.
• Add the garlic and red pepper flakes to a saute pan with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and saute until fragrant. Add the cooked pasta and turn heat off. Mix all together.
• Remove pasta to a large bowl. Add chicken to the warm pasta and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle in chopped parsley. Add the juice of 2 lemons and mix. Before serving top with Parmesan.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallot and cook until slightly softened, about 1 minute. Add the celery, carrots, thyme, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook until the vegetables soften, about 2 minutes. Add the sherry and cook until slightly reduced, about 2 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream and nutmeg and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken to the sauce; increase the heat to medium and simmer until just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Add the gruyere and parmesan and continue simmering, stirring occasionally, until the cheese melts and the sauce thickens, about 2 minutes (do not boil). Add the parsley; season with salt and pepper.
• Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook as the label directs. Drain, then add to the sauce and toss. Sprinkle in the peas; serve topped with celery leaves.

Steps:

• Brown chicken breasts in a large skillet over medium heat in olive oil, clarified butter or a combination until juices run clear.
• Remove chicken from pan and keep warm.
• Saute garlic in pan drippings til softened.
• Add cream soup and diced tomatoes to pan, stir to combine thoroughly.
• Add Italian seasoning and cinnamon.
• Adjust seasonings, more or less of each, to your family's tastes.
• If you intend to freeze the dish for later, go lightly on the seasonings as the flavors usually intensify with freezing.
• Bring to a boil then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10-20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare pasta according to package directions.
• Add chicken on top of sauce.
• Top each breast with shredded cheese.
• Cover and heat until cheese is melted.
• Place pasta on a platter, top with sauce and chicken breasts.
• Pass parmasan cheese at table.
• The sauce is very, very good made fresh but is fantastic when reheated, making it a great make-ahead dish.
• Follow the directions below.
• Freezer directions: Cool sauce and chicken (do not put mozzarella on chicken breasts at this time!).
• Place sauce and chicken breasts, without mozzarella, in freezer bag.
• Remove air, seal, label, date and freeze.
• Keep pasta and mozzarella on hand for serving day.
• To serve, thaw sauce and chicken.
• Reheat on medium-low to medium heat until chicken is hot throughout.
• Proceed with recipe as directed above.
• Alternately, sauce and chicken may be reheated in the microwave at 50% power.

Steps:

• Toss all ingredients and refrigerate.
• Can be made up to 2 days ahead.
• Serve chilled or at room temperature.
• Can be easily doubled.

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the linguine, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Add the chicken and garlic to the skillet. Cook and stir until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in the white wine. Toss the pasta with chicken in the skillet until the chicken is evenly distributed.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, adding frozen vegetables and chicken to boiling water.
• Drain and cool.
• Toss with bottled dressing, serve cold.

Steps:

• In 10 inch skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter; add chicken.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink, about 3 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, spaghetti sauce and seasonings; heat to boiling.
• Add uncooked pasta, stirring to coat with liquid.
• Cover; reduce heat. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes or until most liquid is absorbed.
• Remove from heat; stir in Parmesan cheese. 5 servings (1 cup each)

Steps:

• Combine butter and olive oil with onion and garlic in a skillet over medium heat; saute for 3 minutes. Add chicken, Cajun and chicken seasonings, and salt. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• Remove 2 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water and add it to the chicken along with the heavy cream, onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper. Stir until well combined and lower the heat; cook for 2 minutes.
• Drain penne, toss with the chicken, then add in mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Sprinkle in parsley and green onions and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Melt butter in skillet.
• Add chicken, onions and garlic and sautee until chicken is browned.
• Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• Add chicken broth, tomatoes, broccoli and pepper.
• Cook till tender.
• Add chicken and simmer another 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in cream cheese until melted.
• Add cooked pasta and toss.

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions. Three minutes before the pasta is cooked, throw the broccoli into the pasta water and continue to boil.
• While the pasta is cooking, gently heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok. Tip in the chicken and fry, stirring occasionally, until the chicken pieces are cooked and golden, about 8-10 minutes, adding the garlic for the last 2 minutes.
• Mix the mustard with the orange juice in a small bowl. Pour the mixture over the chicken, and gently simmer for a minute or two. Drain the pasta and broccoli, reserving 3 tablespoons of the pasta water. Toss the pasta and broccoli with the chicken, stir in the pasta water and the almonds, season well and serve.

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package; drain. Return to pan.
• Add remaining ingredients; toss lightly.