Best 9 Low Fat Garlic Chicken Pasta Recipes

CREAMY GARLIC CHICKEN PASTA {WITH TOMATO & SPINACH}

Steps:

• Prep Pasta: Boil water in a large pot and cook pasta al dente according to package instructions.
• Season both sides of chicken breasts with salt garlic powder, Italian seasoning, paprika, and a generous pinch of salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large heavy duty pan over medium-high heat and cook chicken breasts 5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Remove from heat and set aside.
• To the same pan, add the butter and garlic and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add the tomato and spinach and cook 2-3 minutes or until the tomato and spinach are soft and wilted.
• Reduce the heat and add the heavy cream and parmesan cheese. Whisk until fully incorporated and creamy. Add a pinch of salt and pepper to taste.
• Drain pasta and slice chicken into thin slices or cubes and return to the same pan. Stir to combine and serve!

ONE POT GARLIC CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• In a non-stick pan, heat oil on medium heat.
• Add chicken, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
• Cook until chicken is golden brown.
• Add butter, ginger and garlic and cook on medium heat until fragrant. (Make sure not to burn the garlic and ginger).
• Add lemon juice, lemon zest, additional salt and pepper (if necessary), water and mix everything together.
• Add spaghetti and mix again.
• Cook without lid on medium heat until the water is almost evaporated. Make sure to stir often or else the pasta might stick to the pan.
• When pasta is almost cooked, add cream cheese and mix together.
• Remove pan from the heat and sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
• Garnish with cilantro/ parsley and some lemon slices. Enjoy!

LOW FAT GARLIC CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• Boil a pot of water.
• Add wole wheat pasta and cook for 3-5 min.
• Pour out water from pot.
• Peel garlic clove and cut into tiny pieces.
• Chop up 1/2 cup of raw onions.
• Cut cooked chicken into small pieces.
• Pour extra virgin olive oil onto saucepan and sautee with garlic, onions, and pepper until tender.
• Turn heat to med-low and add the dressings, onion powder, and chicken.
• Cook together until sauce is completely blended with the chicken.
• Pour sauce onto pasta and mix until distributed evenly over entire pot.
• Sprinkle mozzerella over hot pasta and stir.
• Serve immediately.

LOW FAT GARLIC CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta until done, drain, return to pan.
• Stir in spinach, tomatoes and 2t oil.
• Cover to keep warm.
• While pasta is cooking: in 12 inch saucepan, heat remaing 1t oil over med heat.
• Add onion, cook and stir 1 minute.
• Add chicken, and garlic.
• Cook and stir until chicken is done.
• Stir in chicken broth, salt, and pepper.
• cook 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat, stir in parsley and butter.
• Add chicken mixture to pasta mixture in saucepan,
• Toss to mix.

MEAL-PREP GARLIC CHICKEN AND VEGGIE PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet with 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium-high heat.
• Add in diced chicken breast, followed by 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and 1 teaspoon oregano. Cook until no longer pink. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
• Add carrots to skillet and sauté for 2-3 minutes until tender.
• Add in zucchini and yellow squash, and sauté for an additional minute until they become slightly translucent.
• Add in the kale, followed by 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Sauté until kale begins to wilt.
• Move veggies aside with spatula and add in garlic. Sauté for about 30 seconds and then combine with the veggies. (This works best if you add garlic to the center of the skillet where there is more heat.)
• Add in the cooked rotini pasta and chicken, followed by 1 teaspoon oregano and mix until evenly incorporated. Remove skillet from heat.
• If using plastic tupperware for your weekday meal prep, allow pasta to cool for about 10 minutes before filling the containers. Refrigerate up to 4 days.
• Or serve immediately for a family dinner.
• Enjoy!

HEALTHIER CHICKEN ALFREDO PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil over a skillet and add chicken. Season with salt and pepper, and cook 5-8 minutes, or until no longer pink.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
• In the same pan, add the garlic and sauté for one minute over medium heat.
• Sprinkle the flour over the garlic and slowly add in the chicken stock.
• Quickly stir to avoid lumps.
• Add in the skim milk, stir ,and allow to reach a boil to thicken sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
• Once the sauce is thickened, add in the spinach and stir until wilted.
• Remove from heat and add in the cooked penne, chicken, and parmesan. Stir to coat.
• Top with fresh parmesan.
• Enjoy!

HEALTHY CREAMY CHICKEN AND PASTA

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in penne and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.
• Cook and stir olive oil and garlic in a large skillet over high heat just until brown and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add chicken and mushrooms; stir to coat with garlic and olive oil. Cook chicken until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in cream of mushroom soup; gradually add 1/2 cup of water about 1 tablespoon at a time, adding enough to make sauce light and creamy.
• Reduce heat to medium-low heat and gently fold pasta into the chicken and sauce until coated. Add garlic salt and red pepper to taste; remove from heat and serve.

GARLIC CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into bitesize pieces and shallow fry in the butter, preferably in a pan with high sides so the pasta can be added later.
• Boil the water for the pasta and then cook according to instructions.
• Once the chicken has cooked through, add the other ingredients, leaving the garlic until last to keep in the flavour.
• Once the pasta is cooked, drain and add to the chicken. If there isn't enough room, add the chicken to the pasta instead.
• Stir in the creme fraiche. Season to taste.

GARLIC SHRIMP AND PASTA (LOW FAT RECIPE)

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, mix cornstarch, broth, garlic, parsley, lemon juice and pepper.
• Over medium-high heat, cook until mixture boils and thickens.
• Stir constantly.
• Add shrimp.
• Cook for 5 minutes or until shrimp turns pink.
• Stir often.
• Toss with spaghetti.