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Creamy chicken pasta with fresh herbs
Juicy chicken pasta with creamy parmesan sauce.

Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses
This creamy chicken pasta creates a velvety sauce through 'mantecatura': the marriage of starchy pasta water, cheese, and cream. It coats the noodles perfectly instead of pooling at the bottom.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 35 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 710 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Italian-American

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Large pot
  • Large skillet
  • Colander
  • Grater

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

Boil salted water. Cook pasta. Cube chicken.

Tip: Water should be salty like the sea.
2 ✓

Sear chicken in oil until golden.

Tip: Don't overcrowd pan.
3 ✓

Add garlic, cook 30 sec, add cream. Simmer to thicken.

Tip: Reducing cream concentrates flavor.
4 ✓

Drain pasta 1 min early, saving water.

Tip: Finish cooking in sauce.
5 ✓

Toss pasta with sauce, splash of water, and cheese. Stir vigorously.

Tip: Creates emulsion.
6 ✓

Serve immediately with pepper.

Tip: Sauce thickens as it cools.

Recipe FAQ

Why save pasta water?
It's full of starch, acting as a natural binder to create a smooth emulsion.
Clumpy cheese?
Sauce was too hot. Remove from heat before stirring in cheese.

Ingredients

  • 14 oz Penne or Fusilli
  • 1 lb Chicken Breast
  • 1 1/4 cups Heavy Cream
  • 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 pinch black pepper
  • 1/2 cup pasta water (reserved)