Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta

Nothing says comfort food like a bowlful of creamy garlic chicken pasta. Succulent chicken breast pieces tossed with freshly cooked pasta in an easy creamy, garlicky cheese sauce. Grab your fork!

This creamy garlic chicken pasta is just so mouthwateringly good! Delicious, tender chicken breast pieces tumbled together with gigli pasta in a super easy, super creamy, super cheesy sauce with loads of garlic.

It's a great weeknight family dinner recipe. And delicious served with a side of air fryer asparagus.

And oh my goodness it just smells so good as it cooks, the kind of sauce where you want to grab some bread and wipe it around the pot and devour it!

Creamy garlic sauce is a good thing, right? Now, let's talk about that Gigli pasta, it's absolutely my new favourite pasta shape! (if that's a thing) Gigli pasta is such a lovely shape, like a little frilly flower cones, in fact gigli is the Italian word for Lilies!

Ingredients For Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta

Everything you'll need to make this delicious easy chicken recipe!

• 1 tbs olive oil - you can swap this for knob of butter if you prefer

• 650g chicken breast - diced. You could use chicken mini fillets for this recipe if you prefer.

• ½ teaspoon garlic powder - feel free to add more as you like

• ½ teaspoon onion powder

• 1 teaspoon dried Italian mixed herbs

• 100ml wine

• 150ml double cream

• 50g Parmesan - finely grated, plus a little more for serving

• 350g pasta - I used Gigli which I picked up in Tesco, but feel free to use any shape you like

• Salt and pepper to taste

Equipment Needed

• Tablespoon

• Teaspoon

• Measuring jug

• Grater

• Large saucepan x 2

• Wooden spoon

How To Make Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta

You'll just LOVE how easy our creamy, garlicky chicken pasta is to make - super simple!

Step One - cook the chicken

• Fry the chicken - add the olive oil to a large saucepan, then add the chicken and fry over a medium heat for a couple of minutes.

• Add the seasonings - add the garlic powder, onion powder, Italian mixed herbs and season with salt and cracked black pepper, then turn the heat up and pour in the wine, sizzle for a few minutes then reduce the heat and continue to cook for a further 10-15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through properly.

Step Two - cook the pasta

• Cook the pasta - whilst the chicken cooks, it's time to get the pasta cooking - follow the packet instructions and cook the pasta, then drain and set aside.

Step Three - add the cream and cheese

• Next add the cream - stir the cream through the chicken and warm through gently.

• Add the Parmesan - tip in the grated cheese and stir through the garlicky, creamy chicken sauce.

Step Four - mix in the pasta

• Then add the pasta - stir the pasta through the sauce and toss everything together so that the pasta is nicely coated in flavoursome sauce - then it's ready to serve.

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Make Creamy Garlic Pasta Your Way

You can make our creamy chicken pasta recipe with your own twist. Try...

• Skip the pasta - don't fancy pasta? Just use the creamy garlic chicken and sauce and serve with chips, fluffy mashed potatoes or even rice.

• Add spice - fancy a kick of heat? Then add a pinch of dried red chilli flakes. Or turn this into a chorizo pasta dish and add some diced chorizo with the chicken.

• Add some vegetables - fancy adding in some vegetables, try adding in mushrooms or grilled baby courgettes.

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What Side Dishes Go With Pasta?

• Garlic bread with brioche rolls - this easy recipe for homemade garlic bread is the perfect side dish to pasta and one the kids just LOVE!

• Tomato salad - a classic tomato salad is just made to go with pasta. Simply slice up juicy tomatoes then drizzle with olive oil, Balsamic vinegar and scatter over basil leaves and salt and pepper.

• Beetroot salad - A tasty vibrant beetroot salad with chickpeas and spinach makes a great side dish to a creamy pasta recipe.

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Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta Recipe

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