Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta

Name: Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400g fettuccine; 2 chicken breasts, sliced; zest and juice of 1 lemon; 1 cup heavy cream; 3 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp capers; ½ cup parmesan, grated; 2 tbsp olive oil; fresh parsley to garnish; salt to taste

Bright, creamy pasta with seared chicken, capers, and a lemon cream sauce that balances richness with zing.

Total time

30 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comfortpasta

Ingredients

400gfettuccine

2chicken breasts, sliced

zest and juice of 1 lemon

1 cupheavy cream

3 clovesgarlic

2 tbspcapers

½ cupparmesan, grated

2 tbspolive oil

fresh parsleyto garnish

saltto taste

Instructions

Season and sear chicken in oil until golden; remove.

Sauté garlic; add cream, lemon zest, and juice; simmer 3 minutes.

Stir in parmesan and capers. Return chicken.

Toss with al dente pasta and pasta water. Garnish with parsley.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

538

Protein

27.1g

Fat

45.7g

Carbs

5.2g

Fiber

0.3g

Sodium

1139mg

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