Creamy Chicken Pasta With Lemon and Basil

This creamy chicken pasta has a light buttery, lemon cream sauce and fresh basil. It's a quick and easy 30 minute weeknight meal and you probably have a lot of the ingredients already in your fridge.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken thighs
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 tbsp butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 c chicken broth
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 1/3 c heavy cream
• 10 oz penne (or any pasta noodle)
• 5 large basil leaves, chopped
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp dried marjoram
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Boil the pasta and set aside
2. 2Heat your pan on medium heat, with the...: Heat your pan on medium heat, with the olive oil
3. 3Mix together the chicken seasoning ingredients and rub...: Mix together the chicken seasoning ingredients and rub over the chicken thighs
4. 4Cook the chicken thighs in the pan, turning...: Cook the chicken thighs in the pan, turning half way through, cook until no longer pink in the middle then set aside
5. 5Turn heat down to low
6. 6Melt the butter in the pan then add...: Melt the butter in the pan then add the minced garlic and lemon zest, stirring for 2 minutes until fragrant
7. 7Pour in the chicken broth, lemon juice and...: Pour in the chicken broth, lemon juice and heavy cream
8. 8Turn the heat up to get the liquid...: Turn the heat up to get the liquid to a low boil for 2 minutes, careful it's not too hot and burns the sauce
9. 9Turn the heat down to low
10. 10Chop up the chicken and add it to...: Chop up the chicken and add it to the pan along with the cooked pasta
11. 11Chop the basil and add it to the...: Chop the basil and add it to the pan, mix everything together
12. 12The sauce will be very thin at this...: The sauce will be very thin at this point, as it cools it should thicken slightly (keep in mind the sauce for this recipe is intended to be creamy and thin, not super thick)
13. 13Serve