Here it is — a show-stopping, restaurant-quality Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken with Creamy Parmesan Pasta.
Everything cooks fast, tastes luxurious, and the lemon-garlic-butter sauce ties it all together beautifully.

🍋 Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken with Creamy Parmesan Pasta

⭐ What You’re Getting

✓ Juicy, golden chicken
✓ Silky lemon-garlic butter pan sauce
✓ A rich, creamy parmesan pasta on the side
✓ All ready in about 30 minutes

🐔 Ingredients

For the Chicken

2–3 chicken breasts or thighs (boneless)
1 tsp garlic powder
Salt + pepper
1 tsp paprika (optional)
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
3–4 cloves garlic, minced
Juice of ½–1 lemon
½ cup chicken broth (or water)
1–2 tbsp fresh parsley (optional)

For the Creamy Parmesan Pasta

8 oz (225g) pasta (linguine, fettuccine, or penne)
1 tbsp butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup heavy cream (or half-and-half)
½ cup grated parmesan
Salt + pepper
Zest of ½ lemon (optional but amazing)

🔥 Instructions

1. Prep the Chicken

Season chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.

2. Sear the Chicken

Heat butter + olive oil in a pan.
Sear chicken 4–6 minutes per side until golden and cooked through.
Remove from pan and set aside.

3. Make the Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

In the same pan:

Add minced garlic and sauté 20–30 seconds.
Add lemon juice + chicken broth.
Scrape up the golden bits from the pan.
Simmer 2–3 minutes until slightly reduced.
Add a small knob of butter for creaminess.

Return chicken to the pan and spoon sauce over it.

4. Make the Creamy Parmesan Pasta

While chicken cooks, boil the pasta.

In another pan:

Melt butter and sauté garlic.
Add heavy cream and simmer on low until slightly thick.
Stir in parmesan until melted and smooth.
Season with salt, pepper, and lemon zest.
Add pasta and toss to coat.

🥗 Serve

Plate the creamy parmesan pasta, top with the chicken, and spoon extra lemon-garlic butter sauce over everything.
Finish with parsley, extra parmesan, or lemon slices.

⭐ Pro Tips

Add spinach or sun-dried tomatoes to the pasta.
For extra silkiness, add 1 tbsp pasta water to the cream sauce.
Use thighs if you want extremely juicy chicken.

If you want, I can also give you:
🍷 A wine-enhanced version
🌶 Spicy lemon garlic butter chicken
🧀 Extra-cheesy creamy pasta
🥬 A healthier, lighter version

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