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Rosemary-crusted creamy chicken pasta is a great, easy recipe for fuss-free weeknight dinners and is elegant enough to serve to guests at a dinner party.
Oh hi there glorious creamy chicken pasta. You guys. This pasta recipe is so crazy-good, I can’t wait for you to try it.
The idea for this rosemary cream chicken pasta recipe was born one night when I had very little to work with for dinner (there seems to be a running theme when it comes to my recipes). I wanted something super savory and delicious but didn’t have much in the fridge/pantry and even less want to stand in front of the stove for long.
I grabbed a pack of chicken breasts and the rest just kind of fell in place. I halved the chicken breasts to cut-down on the cooking time and seasoned them generously with fresh rosemary, salt and pepper. A quick fry in a hot pan resulted in gorgeously golden, fragrant chicken. After removing them from the pan I added some stock (although wine would be equally good) and once that had reduced a little stirred in some garlic. I wanted the garlic to be mellow so I didn’t fry it first and then added a good glug of cream, lemon juice and s+p.
The sauce was so good, I could drink it! I sliced the chicken and tossed it with the pasta and sauce and honestly, I could eat this chicken pasta every day. So savory, so easy and completely delicious.
Rosemary cream chicken pasta
Ingredients
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary finely chopped
- 4 chicken breast fillets halved horizontally
- 2 tbsp olive oil
For the cream sauce
- 1 cup chicken stock/wine
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
- 1-2 tbsp lemon juice fresh
- Parmesan to serve
Instructions
- Remove the rosemary leaves from the stalks and finely chop.
- Slice the chicken in half horizontally, resulting in two thin chicken fillets.
- Drizzle the olive oil over the chicken and season well with the rosemary, salt and pepper.
- Cook the chicken in a hot pan until golden brown on both sides and cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside to rest.
- Pour the chicken stock into the pan and scrape the bottom to release all the caramelized bits.
- Allow the stock to simmer and reduce for 2 minutes then add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Pour in the cream and lemon juice and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Season to taste.
- Slice the chicken and add to cooked pasta then pour over the sauce and toss well. Add grated parmesan and serve.
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Fantastic dinner recipe.
Thanks for your feedback Christa!
I came for the rosemary cream chicken pasta but then stayed to comment once I saw the short ingredient list. I ADORE short list recipes that allow the ingredients to speak for themselves. I’m going on vacation next week so I’ll be eating nothing but salad in prep for my trip, but the moment I get back and can relax with a great pasta meal and some wine, I’m making this for dinner! PINNING!
Thanks so much Christina! I love a good short ingredient list. 😉
Looks filling and sumptuous! I like the mix of ingredients and how it’s easy to make. Perfect meal for any occasion.
Thanks Nancy! 🙂
We’ve made this pasta every week for the last couple of weeks and it’s always a hot. Even my picky in-laws love it!
Oh that’s so great to hear Faith! 🙂
Absolutely delicious! Perfect for a working week evening meal.
I’m so glad you liked it Sarah!
You had me at rosemary cream, what a dreamy pasta!
Thanks so much Laura! It’s a firm favourite around these parts.
We loved this recipe! It was a quick, easy but most of all absolutely delicious midweek dinner. We licked our bowls clean!
I’m so glad to hear that! 🙂
I have been craving creamy pasta forever but I’m not eating carbs at the moment so just made the chicken and sauce and had it on zucchini noodles and it was so good. Best chicken pasta recipe I have found on the internet.
What a lovely compliment! Thanks so much. And love the idea of having the chicken on zoodles!
Made this pasta last night but added mushrooms to the sauce and it was very delicious. The chicken was so tasty, I kept out two pieces to make chicken salad with today. Great recipe.
The mushroom addition sounds great! And the chicken is going to be perfect in your chicken salad. 🙂
This chicken pasta looks great. Definitely making this next week.
Let me know what you think once you’ve tried it! 🙂
I love how easy and delicious this sounds Alida. A nice short list of ingredients for a fabulous busy weeknight dinner!
Thanks so much Mary Ann. It sure is a weeknight winner.