Recipe: Chicken ScampiDescription: A delicious and flavorful chicken dish with garlic, butter, and lemon sauce served over pasta.Serves: 4 people Total Time: 40Difficulty: Easy to follow Ingredients needed: 500 g chicken breast, 2 tablespoon olive oil, 0.5 teaspoon salt, 0.25 teaspoon black pepper, 4 tablespoon butter, 4 cloves garlic, 0.5 cup white wine, 2 tablespoon lemon juice, 0.25 cup parsley, 300 g pastaInstructions: Cook the pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken breast pieces with salt and black pepper. Add to the skillet and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until golden and cooked through. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside. In the same skillet, add 2 tablespoons of butter and minced garlic. Sauté for 1 minute until fragrant. Add white wine and lemon juice to the skillet, bring to a simmer, and let it reduce by half, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in the remaining butter and parsley, then return the chicken to the skillet. Toss to coat the chicken in the sauce. Add the cooked pasta to the skillet and toss everything together until well combined. Serve immediately, garnished with additional parsley if desired.Perfect for: Meal planning, weekly preparation, home cooking Tags: Italian, Pasta, ChickenThis Chicken Scampi recipe is designed for easy meal planning and preparation. It serves 4 people and can be made in 40 minutes. Great for weekly meal prep and family dinners.
Italian
Pasta
Chicken

Chicken Scampi

A delicious and flavorful chicken dish with garlic, butter, and lemon sauce served over pasta.

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Prep: 15 min
Cook: 25 min
Serves: 4
August 22, 2025
Chicken Scampi - delicious recipe with step-by-step cooking instructions
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
1.1 poundschicken breast

cut into bite-sized pieces

2 tablespoonsolive oil
0.5 teaspoonssalt
0.25 teaspoonsblack pepper
4 tablespoonsbutter
4 clovesgarlic

minced

0.5 cupswhite wine
2 tablespoonslemon juice
0.25 cupsparsley

chopped

0.7 poundspasta

like linguine or spaghetti

Instructions
Follow these steps to create your dish
1

Cook the pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside.

2

Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

3

Season the chicken breast pieces with salt and black pepper. Add to the skillet and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until golden and cooked through. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.

4

In the same skillet, add 2 tablespoons of butter and minced garlic. Sauté for 1 minute until fragrant.

5

Add white wine and lemon juice to the skillet, bring to a simmer, and let it reduce by half, about 3-4 minutes.

6

Stir in the remaining butter and parsley, then return the chicken to the skillet. Toss to coat the chicken in the sauce.

7

Add the cooked pasta to the skillet and toss everything together until well combined.

8

Serve immediately, garnished with additional parsley if desired.

Nutrition Information (per serving)
Approximate values based on ingredients
493
Calories
24.5g
Fat
20.9g
Carbs
42.9g
Protein
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