The whole family will fall in love with this Chicken Scampi recipe. Featuring perfectly cooked al dente pasta and tender chicken pieces tossed in a zesty garlic butter sauce, it's bound to be a hit with both adults and kids.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: chicken scampi, chicken scampi recipe, chicken scampi with pasta
2poundsboneless, skinless chicken thighs,cut into cubes
2tablespoonsbutter
2tablespoonsolive oil
1wedgeMeyer lemon,juiced
For the pasta and the sauce
1tablespoonsalt,for the pasta water
1poundspaghetti
½cupplus 2 tablespoons butter,divided and cut into cubes
5clovesgarlic,minced
1cupwhite wine
¼cupfresh lemon juice
1teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
salt and pepper,to taste
½cupchopped fresh parsley
Instructions
Dredge the chicken. Whisk together the flour, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Toss the chicken pieces in the flour mixture to thoroughly coat.
Cook the chicken. In a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the olive oil. Stir in the chicken and the lemon juice and saute until golden brown and cooked through. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
Cook the pasta. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add 1 tablespoon of salt. Add the spaghetti to the pot and cook per the package’s instructions to al dente. Drain the pasta and set aside.
Saute the garlic. In the same pan you cooked the chicken in, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
Deglaze. Pour the wine into the pan and cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally and scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
Finish it off. Add ½ cup butter to the pan and cook until the butter has melted, stirring occasionally. Turn the heat to low and stir in the lemon juice and red pepper flakes.
Season. Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper if needed.
Put it all together. Stir the pasta and the chicken into the sauce. Keep stirring until every noodle and every bite of chicken is coated in sauce. Stir in the parsley.