Best Sweet Garlic Chicken Pasta Recipes

Sweet Garlic Chicken With Pasta image

Provided by Chef at Heart

Time 40m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 boneless chicken breasts, cooked and diced
8 ounces garlic, minced (don't skimp on this)
5 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 lb white button mushrooms (or your choice of specialty mushrooms eg, shitake)
2 cups plum tomatoes, chopped
1 cup green onion, chopped
2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
16 ounces bow tie pasta (farfelle)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro (if desired can be substituted with fresh parsley, 1 tsp dried cilantro)

Steps:

Cook bowtie pasta (preferably whole wheat) according to package directions.
Cook garlic, stirring very often in hot oil in large skillet over medium high heat until lightly browned (don't over cook or it will become bitter.
Add mushrooms tomatoes green onions and red pepper flakes. Cook and stir 3-4 minutes.
Add broth, simmer to reduce slightly.
Add chicken, pasta and spice (if desired) Try cilantro dried if you have not tried it. Or use parsley if cilantro is not to your taste.
Heat though, and garnish with cilantro or parsley if desired.
(I like the fresh variety about a ¼ cup, my husband is not so fond of it, so I use either dried cilantro 1 tsp or fresh parsley.
• Don't worry about the amount of garlic. It truly does become, as the title says sweet.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 977.6, Fat 36.8, SaturatedFat 7.9, Cholesterol 188.6, Sodium 173.1, Carbohydrate 108.8, Fiber 7.3, Sugar 6.8, Protein 55.4

Sweet Garlic Chicken Pasta image

Provided by Elysia27

Time 1h15m

Yield Serves 3

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

Heat the 2 tbsp oil in a pan and fry the onion and garlic over a low to medium heat for 5 minutes, or until softened.
Mix the ginger, salt, stock cube and turmeric together in a bowl with the remaining oil until well combined, then add the chicken pieces and mix well to coat.
Add the coated chicken to the pan and fry for 15 minutes, or until golden-brown and cooked through.
Stir in the butter and the tomatoes into the pan, then reduce the heat until the mixture is just simmering. Add the soy sauce and the balsamic vinegar and stir. Sprinkle the top with the sugar and garlic granules and stir.
Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 30 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes or so and adding a tablespoon of water if the mixture appears too dry.
While cooking the chicken, start to boil the water for the pasta, then cook for 9 minutes or until soft.
To serve, spoon the chicken onto serving plates with the pasta on top, serve with grated parmesan.