Description
A warm and hearty meal featuring bowtie pasta, cubed chicken, and broccoli, all tossed in a creamy, zesty sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups bowtie pasta
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 unit lemon, juiced and zested
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Optional: Fresh parsley, chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Begin by cooking the bowtie pasta according to the package instructions. Make sure to salt the water to infuse flavor into your pasta.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the unsalted butter.
- Add the minced garlic to the skillet, stirring for about a minute until fragrant.
- Toss in the cubed chicken breast, season with salt, pepper, and paprika, and cook until the chicken is golden brown, approximately 6-8 minutes.
- When the chicken is perfectly cooked, stir in the broccoli florets and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Squeeze the fresh lemon juice over the skillet and add the lemon zest.
- Finally, gently toss in the cooked bowtie pasta and mix until the pasta is coated.
- Serve warm, topped with freshly chopped parsley.
Notes
For a cheesier variant, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving. This dish can also be made ahead of time and frozen for later enjoyment.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 39g
- Cholesterol: 135mg