04/07/2026
Saturday quick dinner in less than 30 mins. Creamy, cheesy, garlicky, pasta dish I whipped up today. Really very yummy! I made mine with chicken but can be just as good as a veggie dish without.
Cheesy Garlic Butter Chicken Pasta
600 - 700g boneless skinless chicken thighs or chicken breasts - cut into bite size pieces
300g pasta - I used Spirali
90g butter
8 tsp minced garlic
250ml double cream
10g grated Parmesan
50g cream cheese
I ball mozzarella- shredded
2tbsp olive oil
Freshly ground salt & pepper
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp paprika
2tsp garlic granules
3 tbsp freshly chopped basil
150ml reserved pasta water
- Place the chicken in a bowl. Add salt, pepper, paprika, Italian seasoning, paprika, garlic granules.
- Cook pasta in salted water as per instructions. Drain but reserve at least 150ml of the pasta water.
- Heat 2tbsp butter & olive oil in a large pan
- Drop the seasoned chicken into the pan and cook on a medium high heat until browning around the edges - around 6-7 mins.
- Remove the chicken & set aside
- Melt rest of butter, add minced garlic. Cook for 1 minute
- Pour in cream & gently simmer. Stir in cream cheese, add Parmesan & mozzarella. Stir until creamy. Add enough pasta water a little at a time to make a good creamy sauce.
- Put pasta into the sauce and then the chicken. Stir in. Sprinkle with fresh chopped basil.
- Serve hot.
