Creamy Chicken Pasta

A creamy, cheesy chicken pasta that feels like comfort in a bowl. The sauce is rich but balanced, and the chicken makes it hearty enough for a full meal. This is one of those easy crowd-pleasers you keep on repeat.

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Table of Contents

• Ingredients

• Step-by-Step Instructions

• Notes from My Kitchen

Ingredients

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For Chicken

• 2.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast

• 1 tbsp salt

• 1 tbsp onion powder

• 1 tbsp garlic powder

• 1 tbsp paprika

• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning

• 3 tbsp avocado oil

For the Sauce/Pasta

• 3 tbsp salted butter

• 6 cloves garlic, grated

• 2 cups heavy cream

• 2 cups shredded mozzarella

• ½ cup shredded parmesan

• 1 tsp black pepper

• 1 tsp Italian seasoning

• 1 tsp chicken bouillon

• Pasta of choice (fettuccini recommended)

• Salted water for boiling pasta

• Reserved pasta water (for thinning sauce)

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Step-by-Step Instructions

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Step 1: Season & Cook the Chicken

• In a bowl, combine chicken with salt, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, Italian seasoning, and oil.

• Toss well to coat.

• Heat a pan over medium-high heat.

• Cook chicken for 7 minutes.

• Flip and cook another 7 minutes.

• Remove and set aside.

Step 2: Cook the Pasta

• Boil pasta in salted water according to package directions.

• Reserve 2 cups of pasta water before draining.

Step 3: Make the Sauce

• In the same pan, lower heat to low.

• Melt butter.

• Add grated garlic and cook briefly until fragrant.

• Pour in heavy cream.

• Add mozzarella and parmesan.

• Whisk for about 3 minutes until smooth and creamy.

• Season with black pepper, Italian seasoning, and chicken bouillon.

Step 4: Combine

• Add cooked pasta directly into the sauce.

• Toss to coat.

• Add 1–2 ladles of reserved pasta water to loosen and extend the sauce.

• Slice or cube the chicken and add back into the pan.

• Spoon sauce over the chicken.

Notes from My Kitchen

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1. Pasta water is the secret to silky sauce.

2. Don’t boil the cream — keep heat low.

3. Perfect for date night or Sunday dinner

Yield: 6-8

Author: Michelle Disla

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Creamy Chicken Dinner

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 30 MinTotal time: 45 Min

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Ingredients

• 2.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp onion powder
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 3 tbsp avocado oil

For the Sauce

• 3 tbsp salted butter
• 6 cloves garlic, grated
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella
• ½ cup shredded parmesan
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp chicken bouillon
• Pasta of choice (fettuccini recommended)
• Salted water for boiling pasta

Instructions

1. In a bowl, combine chicken with salt, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, Italian seasoning, and oil.
2. Toss well to coat.
3. Heat a pan over medium-high heat.
4. Cook chicken for 7 minutes.
5. Flip and cook another 7 minutes.
6. Remove and set aside.
7. Boil pasta in salted water according to package directions.
8. Reserve 2 cups of pasta water before draining.
9. In the same pan, lower heat to low.
10. Melt butter.
11. Add grated garlic and cook briefly until fragrant.
12. Pour in heavy cream.
13. Add mozzarella and parmesan.
14. Whisk for about 3 minutes until smooth and creamy.
15. Season with black pepper, Italian seasoning, and chicken bouillon.
16. Add cooked pasta directly into the sauce.
17. Toss to coat.
18. Add 1–2 ladles of reserved pasta water to loosen and extend the sauce.
19. Slice or cube the chicken and add back into the pan.
20. Spoon sauce over the chicken.

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