Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta Skillet
This Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta Skillet cooks in one skillet in about 40 minutes. A delicious dinner for the whole family to enjoy any night of the week. Try out some of our other recipes like this Baked Shrimp Scampi.
Servings 6
Equipment
- Deep 12-inch skillet
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2.5 cup chicken broth
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 10 ounces uncooked penne pasta
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, more or less to taste
- ¾ cup fat-free half-and-half
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
For the skillet
- Preheat skillet to medium-high heat. Add 1 ½ tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter. Once melted, add chicken pieces, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Cook about 12 minutes, until golden brown. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside.
- Reduce heat to medium, add the remaining olive oil. Add onions and cook until translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and cook another minute.
- Add chicken broth, diced tomatoes, uncooked pasta, red pepper flakes, and cooked chicken pieces. Stir and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes or until pasta is tender.
- Stir in half-and-half and mozzarella cheese.
- Remove from heat and let stand about 10 minutes, until sauce thickens.
- If you think this use of pasta is delicious, check out our other pasta recipes!