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Crispy, tender and juicy parmesan crusted chicken over the most incredible creamy lemon garlic pasta! This is a must make meal!Â
 My baby is turning two in just a few months. I am seriously crying big ugly tears over it! ? We all absolutely adore her and she is so much fun. Every month that she grows I want time to stop because she says the cutest little things. We chase her around the house and she runs as fast as her little legs can go and says, “Wun! Get you!”. It has been so much fun watching her grow! Since the weather is warming up we spend every sunny day at our park around the corner. We have such a blast with her everyday.
As it starts to get warm outside and spring is almost here, I love to create lemon inspired recipes.
Promise me ONE thing. You will make this recipe this week!
Lets break this meal down for you. It starts with this amazing and crispy pan fried chicken. The crust is so crispy and the parmesan flavor is incredible. You cut into the chicken and it is so tender and juicy!
But then there is the creamy lemon garlic pasta. OH MY GOSH.
This pasta only requires a few ingredients and it is creamy and amazing. It has just enough lemon to add a tangy flavor to the creamy pasta and it is perfect.
I could not BELIEVE how good this entire meal came together. The crispiness of the chicken and the creamy lemon garlic pasta! We all devoured this meal and couldn’t eat it fast enough.
The great thing about this meal is that it is ready in about 30 minutes. It is quick and easy and full of incredible flavor!
Trust me on this one! You have got to make it! It is a meal that your family is going to rave about!
Crispy Parmesan Chicken with Creamy Lemon Garlic Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 Breasts Chicken sliced in half
- 6 Tablespoons butter divided
- 1/2 cup Italian Bread Crumbs
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
- 1/4 cup flour
Creamy Lemon Garlic Pasta:
- 8 ounce pasta of choice I used thin spaghetti
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- juice of one lemon
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Chopped fresh parsley for garnish if desired
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat melt 2 Tablespoons butter. To make the chicken: Melt remaining 4 tablespoons of butter in a shallow dish. In another shallow dish combine bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, and flour. Dip the chicken in the butter and then coat in the bread crumb mixture and place in skillet.
- Cook on each side for about 3-4 minutes until the outside is crispy and the chicken is cooked throughout. (It shouldn't take too long because the chicken should be thin).
- Meanwhile cook the pasta according to package directions and drain. In a medium sized skillet add the heavy whipping cream, parmesan cheese, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Whisk together and cook over medium high heat until it starts to thicken. Remove from heat and add the pasta to coat in the sauce.
- Serve the chicken with the pasta and garnish with chopped fresh parsley if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Serves: 4
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
I can’t have regular pasta. Will zucchini pasta work?
Hi Jeanie!
Yes, absolutely. It should work out just great! Thanks so much for following along with me!
This is 1 of my most favorite dishes??? soooo yummy and please don’t skimp on the lemon!!!!
We made this a couple nights ago, and the chicken was particularly good. I did reduce the lemon to half, and added a handful of fresh garlic cloves, chopped. The sauce was really subtle, and not at all heavy the way alfredo sauces can get sometimes. We roasted some rainbow carrots in the oven to go with. Nice job with this one! I would absolutely make it again.
Awe! Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! I am so glad that you enjoyed it! Thanks for following along with me!
Used penne gluten free lentil pasta! Used half and half with some chicken broth. still delicious! Thanks so much!!!
Can you use Panko bread crumbs instead of Italian bread crumbs?
Yes, that will work great too! Let me know how you like it!
Hi! Just want to say I have tried this recipe and added it to my weekly dinner night menu. It is sooooo delicious and very flavorful! I have some picky eaters and usually expect to tweak a few things from a recipe but I absolutely love how this turns out 🙂 Thanks so much!
Thank you for sharing! That is great news! I am so glad that it was loved by everyone!
I’m one of those weird people who absolutely hates pasta… call it glorified glue lol. But it’s my husbands favourite food, in any way he can get it. So I have to give in once in awhile and make pasta for him. So always looking for a recipe that I might be able to cope with and I think this recipe fits the brilliantly. Crispy and creamy, who could complain with that. So making this for dinner as a surprise for hubby who has been working so hard! Thanks for this!
Made this last night. It was so good! Next time I’ll make more sauce (we’re a sauce family).
Didn’t need to brine the chicken…it cooked perfectly. Did I say it was so good?!
Made this tonight and it was SOOO good! The sauce is to die for! Definitely double the sauce!
This recipe sounds delicious, however, is it necessary to use whipping cream or
can you inform me of a substitute. Thank you. Being a senior I so enjoy
making meals such as this as I do not mind having the same dinner
2-3 times a week especially when it’s so tasty!!
I made this today for my family and my husband and step son loved it. But my 2 boys didn’t like it. They’re 5 and 8, and they’re used to rice and beans, hard to get them to eat something different. (Spanish household) but I loved it and had I filled my husbands belly. Great recipe !
I have everything except heavy cream, any way to substitute?
Great flavors! Does anyone have a tip for keeping the coating on? I did scrape them up and added them to the finished dish but it didn’t look quite as perfect as yours!?
I made this tonight. It was excellent loved the lemon flavor of the sauce.
I will make this often
Thank you
Thank you for sharing! I do love the lemon sauce! It has so much flavor! Thanks so much for following along with me! XOXO
Can i use half & half? Thats all i have in hand right now. Thank you
Can I use 1/2 and 1/2
Second time I made this using boneless skinless thighs, Delicious!!!
That is great to hear!! I hope it was even better the second time!
Delicious,I too yearned for a little bit more sauce. I also used a mix of butter and olive oil for cooking the chicken. But was a big hit! Used up some trimmings of basil and Greek organo in this and backed off the pepper.
Overall though a great recipe ?
Thank you for your comment! That sounds like IT was a hit! So happy to hear! Thanks for following my blog!
The Recipe Critic,
Alyssa
Fixed this last night, following the directions exactly. I wouldn’t change a thing! My husband is still talking about how good it was. Thank you for a wonderful recipe. I’m now subscribed!
I made this tonight and it was very good; however, next time I will reduce to lemon to half a lemon. We had asparagus with it! Yum! Thanks!
I made this recipe tonight and it was really good! The lemon flavor was perfect and the chicken was flavorful and juicy. I coated the chicken in olive oil instead of butter but I cooked the chicken in the butter as the recipe stated. I also doubled the amount of pasta and sauce to make a whole box of pasta. Great for leftovers!