One Pot Lemon Chicken Pasta

An overhead shot of a dutch oven style pot, full of rotini pasta, and chicken pieces, in a creamy sauce with rosemary pieces on top.

5 from 2 votes

This one pot lemon chicken pasta is a delicious 30-minute dinner. It's a delicious creamy lemon sauce, covering pasta noodles, and chicken for a hearty, flavorful meal, everyone will love!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Pasta

Servings: servings

Calories: 404kcal

Author: Ellen

Ingredients

1 TBS olive oil
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 1/2 cups water
2 cups Rotini Pasta
1-2 Grilled Chicken Breast (sliced)
3/4 cup cream
2 TBS lemon juice
zest of 1 lemon
1 tsp salt (or to taste)
1/2 tsp black pepper (or to taste)
1 TBS snipped rosemary
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

In a medium saucepan add 1 TBS olive oil over medium heat. Add in minced garlic cloves, and sauté in the oil for 1-2 minutes, or until golden and tender.
Add in the water, and pasta noodles, and cook until the pasta is al dente, about 8-9 minutes.
Add in the chicken, heavy cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, pepper, and rosemary.
To the saucepan; add cream, lemon juice and zest, chicken strips, salt & pepper, and rosemary. Stir it all together.
Continue to cook the mixture until the chicken is hot throughout.
Stir in the Parmesan cheese
Serve warm. Garnish individual bowls with more cheese, fresh rosemary, or lemon zest if desired.

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