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Creamy chicken and vegetable pasta served hot
Simple and tasty chicken vegetable pasta

Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Pasta

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses Quick Meals
This dish utilizes the 'pan sauce' technique. Instead of making a separate sauce, we use the flavorful bits left from searing the chicken. The pasta water—liquid gold full of starch—helps thicken the cream, integrating the pasta into the sauce rather than just sitting on top.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 25 mins
⌛ Total Time 45 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 620 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Large Pot: For boiling pasta.
  • Wok or Deep Skillet: To toss everything together.
  • Colander: For draining.

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Wheat

Instructions

1 ✓

Boil water for pasta. Salt it generously—it should taste like the sea.

Tip: Pasta absorbs salt only while cooking. Salting later just makes the surface salty.
2 ✓

Cube chicken. Heat oil in skillet until smoking, sear chicken until golden and cooked. Season, remove.

Tip: Don't overcrowd the pan, or the meat will steam instead of brown.
3 ✓

Julienne carrots, cut broccoli into small florets, cube zucchini. Crush garlic.

Tip: Uniform sizes ensure even cooking.
4 ✓

Add pasta to boiling water. Cook 2 minutes less than package directions.

Tip: It will finish cooking in the sauce later.
5 ✓

While pasta cooks, sauté carrots in the chicken pan for 2-3 mins. Add zucchini and garlic, sauté 1 min.

Tip: Carrots need more time than watery zucchini.
6 ✓

In the last 2 minutes of pasta boiling, add broccoli to the pasta water. Reserve 1 cup of starchy water, then drain.

Tip: Blanching broccoli preserves its bright green color.
7 ✓

Return chicken to the skillet with veggies. Add cream and 1/4 cup pasta water. Simmer until slightly thickened.

Tip: Starchy water helps emulsify the cream into a smooth sauce.
8 ✓

Toss pasta and broccoli into the sauce. Cook 1-2 mins until pasta is al dente and sauce clings to it. Garnish with parsley.

Tip: The rough surface of the pasta absorbs the creamy sauce.

Recipe FAQ

My sauce is clumpy/split?
Add a splash of hot pasta water and stir vigorously. The water helps re-emulsify.
Can I use whole wheat pasta?
Yes, but it absorbs more water and has a stronger flavor, so you might need more cream or liquid.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Chicken Breast Fillets
  • 12 oz Penne or Fusilli Pasta
  • 2 whole Carrots
  • 5 oz Broccoli Florets
  • 1 small Zucchini
  • 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 3/4 cup Heavy Cream or Half-and-Half
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 bunch Fresh Parsley