Best 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.

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN AND TOMATO PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Boil pasta for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Sprinkle chicken with seasoned salt, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in drained black olives and mushrooms. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until chicken is golden brown. Strain chicken juices from pan, and reduce heat to low. Stir in tomatoes, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Toss the pasta and chicken mixture together, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and serve.

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.

QUICK AND EASY GARDEN CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Toss all ingredients and refrigerate.
• Can be made up to 2 days ahead.
• Serve chilled or at room temperature.
• Can be easily doubled.

EASY CHICKEN/PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, adding frozen vegetables and chicken to boiling water.
• Drain and cool.
• Toss with bottled dressing, serve cold.

EASY BLACKENED CHICKEN W/ CREAMY GARLIC PASTA

Steps:

• 1. Cook pasta al dente, drain and set aside.
• 2. Coat chicken with olive oil. Then generously coat with cajun seasoning. Heat up iron skillet medium high heat. When hot add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil to pan. When it's almost smoking add chicken. Cook on one side until the chicken is black then flip and cook until black as well. Once chicken is blackened turn heat down to medium low and continue to cook until done. About 5-10 minutes depending on how thick your chicken breast are. Let rest while cooking sauce. Slice before serving on top of pasta.
• 3. In a sauce pan melt your butter. Add garlic and cook for about 1 min. Once you really start smelling that garlic it's done. Don't burn the garlic it taste bad. Now add the flour and mix well cooking for another minute or so. Add your chicken broth and heavy cream. Cook until sauce boils and thickens stirring frequently. Add cheese and season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir until cheese is melted. Add pasta and let simmer for a few minutes to finish cooking that pasta and this lets the sauce adhere better to the pasta.

QUICK 'N' EASY ITALIAN CHICKEN & PASTA FOR TWO

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 Tbsp. dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 1 min. Add broth and vegetables; stir. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on low heat 5 min.
• Drain pasta. Add to chicken mixture along with the remaining dressing and Italian seasoning; mix lightly. Simmer 2 to 3 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with cheese.

EASY CHEESY CHICKEN & PASTA VEGGIE SKILLET

Steps:

• Spray a non-stick skillet with cooking spray and cook chicken until juices run clear and chicken is no longer pink;drain.
• Add soup and 2 cups of water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Stir in 2 cups of shells macaroni.
• Reduce heat to medium-low;cover with tight-fitting lid.
• Simmer 12 minutes or until macaroni shells are tender.
• Add the Velveeta, thawed vegetables, mushrooms and cumin; stir until the Velveeta is melted and the vegetables are heated through.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• Add a little bit of crushed red pepper to the dish if you'd like it to have a bit of a kick!

EASY CHICKEN & PARMESAN PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package; drain. Return to pan.
• Add remaining ingredients; toss lightly.

EASY CHICKEN & FARFALLE PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt and adding peas and carrots to the boiling water for the last 3 min.
• Meanwhile, cook and stir chicken in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 3 to 4 min. or until lightly browned. Remove from skillet; cover to keep warm. Add onions and dressing to skillet; cook 5 min. or until onions are crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Return chicken to skillet. Stir in broth and basil. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 3 min. or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally.
• Drain pasta mixture. Add to chicken mixture in skillet; mix lightly. Serve topped with cheese.

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.

EASY PARMESAN-GARLIC CHICKEN AND PASTA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Mix 1/3 cup cheese, dressing mix and garlic powder. Moisten chicken with water; coat evenly with cheese mixture. Place in single layer in shallow pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 20 to 25 min. or until chicken is done (165°F).
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package; drain and set aside. Add sauce to saucepan; cook on medium-low heat 5 to 6 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Reserve 3/4 cup sauce. Add pasta to remaining sauce; mix lightly.
• Spoon pasta mixture onto 6 plates; top with chicken, reserved sauce, basil and remaining cheese.

EASY CHICKEN AND PASTA PARMESAN

Steps:

• In 10 inch skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter; add chicken.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink, about 3 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, spaghetti sauce and seasonings; heat to boiling.
• Add uncooked pasta, stirring to coat with liquid.
• Cover; reduce heat. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes or until most liquid is absorbed.
• Remove from heat; stir in Parmesan cheese. 5 servings (1 cup each)

EASY CREAMY CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• Melt butter in skillet.
• Add chicken, onions and garlic and sautee until chicken is browned.
• Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• Add chicken broth, tomatoes, broccoli and pepper.
• Cook till tender.
• Add chicken and simmer another 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in cream cheese until melted.
• Add cooked pasta and toss.

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.

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.

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 THAI CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• In a large pot, cook the linguine by following the package directions; rinse and drain; set aside.
• In the same large pot, heat 2 tablespoons sesame oil.
• Over medium-high heat, saute the chicken for 5-7 minutes or until no longer pink.
• In a mixing bowl, stir together the peanut butter, cream, soy sauce, garlic, vinegar, 1/3 cup sesame oil, sugar, ginger, and red pepper; set aside.
• Add the vegetables to the pot with the chicken; saute 4-5 minutes or until veggies are tender.
• Add the cooked linguine and peanut butter mixture to the pot; toss until coated.
• Lower heat and cook 3-5 minutes, or until thoroughly heated but do not boil.

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!