Best 14 Easy Pasta Chicken Recipes

EASY LEMON PASTA WITH CHICKEN

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.

EASY CHICKEN PASTA ALFREDO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add tortellini. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tortellini float to the top and the filling is hot, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken breast in hot oil until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Melt butter in another skillet over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms and garlic powder until mushrooms begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir heavy cream into mushrooms and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Add Parmesan cheese, parsley, and salt. Continue to cook until cheese is melted, about 1 minute.
• Stir tortellini and chicken into mushroom-cream sauce. Simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes.

EASY CHICKEN BROCCOLI PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, adding the broccoli during the last 5 minutes of cooking., Meanwhile, sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, saute chicken in oil until lightly browned. Add pepper; saute 3-5 minutes longer or until chicken is no longer pink and pepper is tender., Drain pasta mixture; add to the pan. Reduce heat to low. Stir in wine, then Alfredo sauce; cook and stir until heated through.

EASY CURRY CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on box. Meanwhile, in large bowl, stir together seasoning mix (from salad box), mayonnaise, sour cream and curry powder.
• Drain pasta; rinse well with cold water. Shake to drain well.
• Add drained pasta, chicken, spinach, tomatoes and carrots to curry mixture; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cashews. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

EASY CHICKEN BROCCOLI PASTA FOR TWO

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, adding the broccoli during the last 5 minutes of cooking., Meanwhile, sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a small nonstick skillet, saute chicken in oil until lightly browned. Add pepper; saute 3-5 minutes longer or until chicken is no longer pink and pepper is tender., Drain pasta mixture; add to the pan. Reduce heat to low. Stir in wine, then Alfredo sauce; cook and stir until heated through.

EASY CHICKEN-PASTA PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Cook and drain fettuccine as directed on package--except add broccoli and carrot 1 minute before fettuccini is done.
• While fettucine is cooking, heat oil in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken and garlic in oil 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until chicken is no longer pink in center; remove from heat.
• Stir dressing, cheese and basil into chicken. Toss with fettucine and vegetables.

QUICK AND EASY HERB MARINATED CHICKEN WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Mix together oil, vinegar, lemon juice, basil, parsley, oregano, and pepper flakes together in a shallow bowl.
• Add chicken and toss to coat.
• Marinate for at least 30 minutes or as long as 2 hours.
• Grill or broil chicken until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees, or until throughly cooked.
• Serve by spooning warmed sauce over hot pasta, slice the chicken and arrange on top.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI WITH PENNE PASTA; DELICIOUS AND EASY ONE PO

Steps:

• Cut 2 half chicken breasts into bite sized pieces.
• Sauté garlic in a large frying pan with high sides in the olive oil until tanned. Discard.
• Sauté chicken pieces in the olive oil stirring frequently until just cooked through. Remove to a holding bowl capturing all juices.
• Add a package of frozen broccoli florets and sprinkle with Tuscany seasoning. Sauté until they defrost, brown and are cooked to desired tenderness. Remove them to the holding plate.
• Add the pasta and most of the chicken broth to the pan. Bring to a boil. Add additional broth or water until absorbed and pasta is cooked al dente.
• Mix in the chicken, broccoli, and graded parmigiana to taste.
• To make a creamier sauce, stir in cream cheese desired consistency while the pan is still hot.

EASY CHICKEN ARTICHOKE ROTELLE PASTA

Steps:

• Prepare chicken breasts by trimming any extra fat Pound out gently between two sheets of plastic wrap to flatten and thin breast to a 1/4".
• Cut into 1" cubes.
• Toss with Salt& Pepper; set aside.
• Drain artichoke hearts and slice them into 1/8's.
• Slice garlic thin.
• In a deep saucepan over medium-high heat, pour in olive oil and add chicken.
• Brown cubed chicken till lightly golden.
• Lower heat; add garlic and cook with chicken for 1 minute or just until slightly tan.
• Do not brown the garlic.
• Add the artichokes and diced tomatoes stirring to lift all the brown chicken flavor bits on the bottom of the pan.
• Cover and cook for about 10 minutes.
• Cook Pasta and drain.
• Pour chicken sauce over and mix in cheese.
• Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• It's so quick and easy and tastes GRRRREAT!
• Leftovers are even better the next day!

EASY CHICKEN PASTA

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.

EASY GRECO CHICKEN AND PASTA

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.

EASY CHEESY SALSA CHICKEN PASTA RECIPE - (4.8/5)

Steps:

• 1. Cook pasta as directed on package. Drain and return to pot. 2. Add chicken, salsa, tomato sauce, water, and shredded cheese to drained pasta; stir to combine. 3. Pour into 13×9 baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. 4. Sprinkle with French Fried Onions. 5. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. 6. Uncover and cook additional 10 minutes.

EASY PASTA CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown the chicken in oil over medium low heat until cooked through and juices run clear. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside. Add the soup, water and vegetables. Heat to a boil.
• Add uncooked pasta to soup mixture in skillet (the pasta cooks right in the soup!). Stir all together and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring often. Add cooked chicken and cook another 5 minutes or until pasta is done, stirring often.

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN & PASTA POMODORO

Steps:

• Boil water in stock pot and cook noodles.Season chicken with lemon pepper and saute in pan til juices run clear. Remove from pan and slice into strips, set aside. Add olive oil to pan and add garlic, mushrooms and pine nuts, saute til done being careful not to burn the garlic.Add drained noodles to oil along with chicken, capers, tomatoes, and parsley. Add parmesan to taste.Toss well. Also serve parmesan at table so extra can be added for those who like it.