Easy Chicken Scampi Recipe
This Easy Chicken Scampi Recipe features juicy chicken tenderloins in a creamy garlic sauce with delicious vegetables, perfect for a quick dinner.
Equipment
- skillet
Ingredients
Pasta and Chicken
- 8 ounces angel hair pasta
- 1.5 pound chicken tenderloins they're called mini chicken fillets in the UK
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoon salt divided
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Sauce and Vegetables
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium red onion sliced into half-moons
- ½ medium red bell pepper sliced thinly
- ½ medium yellow bell pepper sliced thinly
- ½ medium green bell pepper sliced thinly
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- ½ cup dry white wine
- ½ cup whipping cream
- ½ cup parmesan cheese grated
- ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes optional
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- In a medium-sized saucepot, boil water and salt it. Add your pasta, and cook according to the package instructions. When the pasta is cooked, reserve 1 cup of the pasta water and drain the pasta.
- Dredge the chicken tenders in flour seasoned with Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon of salt, and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet, and brown the chicken (about 3 minutes on each side) until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken from the skillet, cover and set aside.
- Melt butter in the skillet, and add the onions and the bell peppers. Cook for a couple of minutes or until the peppers are slightly softened, then add the garlic and cook for a minute.
- Add the wine, deglaze the pan, and allow it to reduce a little (about 4 minutes).
- Add reserved pasta water, and whipping cream to the sauce. Once the sauce starts simmering, add the parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon of salt, chili flakes if desired, and the pasta.
- Toss to combine, and add the chicken tenders. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve warm.
Notes
Feel free to use shrimp instead of chicken. I don't recommend omitting the wine, but if you don't want to use it, then substitute with ¼ cup chicken stock and ¼ cup of white grape juice or apple juice. Serve over zucchini noodles or cauliflower rice to make this a low-carb meal.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 778kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 51gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 173mgSodium: 1632mgPotassium: 969mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1348IUVitamin C: 63mgCalcium: 202mgIron: 3mg
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