{"id":5851,"date":"2025-09-05T22:25:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T22:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=5851"},"modified":"2025-09-05T22:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T22:25:28","slug":"lemon-garlic-butter-chicken-with-creamy-parmesan-pasta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/05\/lemon-garlic-butter-chicken-with-creamy-parmesan-pasta\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken with Creamy Parmesan Pasta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients<\/p>\n<p>For the Chicken:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 large chicken breasts (sliced in half horizontally to make 4 cutlets)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup all-purpose flour (for dredging)<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>Juice of 1 lemon (about 2\u20133 tbsp)<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic (minced)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped, for garnish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the Creamy Parmesan Pasta:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 oz (225 g) linguine or fettuccine<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic (minced)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>1 cup chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>Zest of 1 lemon<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>Optional: red pepper flakes for a little heat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udf73 Instructions<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cook the pasta\n<ul>\n<li>Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside (reserve \u00bd cup of pasta water).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Prepare the chicken\n<ul>\n<li>Mix flour, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Dredge chicken cutlets in the flour mixture, shaking off excess.<\/li>\n<li>Heat olive oil and 2 tbsp butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken for 4\u20135 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through. Transfer to a plate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Make lemon garlic butter sauce for chicken\n<ul>\n<li>In the same skillet, add minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in lemon juice and scrape up browned bits. Simmer 1\u20132 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Return chicken to skillet, spoon sauce over, and keep warm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Prepare creamy Parmesan pasta\n<ul>\n<li>In another pan (or same skillet after removing chicken), melt 2 tbsp butter.<\/li>\n<li>Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 sec).<\/li>\n<li>Stir in heavy cream, chicken broth, and lemon zest. Simmer 3\u20134 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add Parmesan cheese and stir until melted and smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Toss in cooked pasta. If sauce is too thick, add a splash of reserved pasta water.<\/li>\n<li>Season with salt, pepper, and optional red pepper flakes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Assemble &amp; Serve\n<ul>\n<li>Plate the creamy pasta, top with lemon garlic butter chicken.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with fresh parsley and extra Parmesan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients For the Chicken: 2 large chicken breasts (sliced in half horizontally to make 4 cutlets) \u00bd cup all-purpose flour&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken with Creamy Parmesan Pasta - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"Ingredients For the Chicken: 2 large chicken breasts (sliced in half horizontally to make 4 cutlets) \u00bd cup all-purpose flour (for dredging) 1 teaspoon garlic po"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5853,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5851\/revisions\/5853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}