Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook Time: 10 mins | Total Time: 15 mins | Servings: 4
This Chicken Pasta is an easy and quick weeknight dinner you can make in just fifteen minutes. Tender chicken and pasta in garlic tomato sauce. Top with melted and stringy cheese.
This scrumptious chicken pasta is almost a one-skillet meal. It’s super easy to throw together using simple ingredients and tastes superb! You’ll be tempted to dig right in!
Ingredients
3 cloves of garlic, minced
2 chicken breasts, cut into strips
1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
1/2 bell pepper, chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
1 c. marinara sauce
1/2 c. mozzarella or Italian blend cheese
3 c. cooked pasta 1.5 c. dry pasta
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese optional
1/2 tsp EACH salt, pepper, & garlic powder
How to make Quick and Easy 15 minute Chicken Pasta
Step 1: Bring 2 c of salted water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add 1.5 c of uncooked pasta and 1 tsp salt. Put the lid on and cook the pasta for 10 minutes.
Step 2: In the meantime, slice the chicken breasts, onion, and bell peppers. In a heavy-duty pan or pot, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onion and bell peppers. Saute for 1 to 2 minutes until tender. Then, toss in the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds until lightly golden. Next, add the chicken and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cook further until the chicken is browned and almost cooked through.
Step 3: Pour in the marinara sauce. Cover with the lid and let it simmer for about 5 minutes.
Step 4: Drain and add the pasta to the chicken mixture after 5 minutes. Stir well, then add the cheese. Turn off the heat, but leave the lid on to melt the cheese. You can broil the cheese, if desired, until bubbly.
Step 5: Serve the Chicken Pasta immediately topped with Parmesan. Enjoy!
Quick and Easy 15 minute Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 chicken breasts cut into strips
- 1/2 medium yellow onion chopped
- 1/2 bell pepper chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 c. marinara sauce
- 1/2 c. mozzarella or Italian blend cheese
- 3 c. cooked pasta 1.5 c. dry pasta
- 1/4 c. Parmesan cheese optional
- 1/2 tsp EACH salt pepper, & garlic powder
Instructions
- Bring 2 c of salted water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add 1.5 c of uncooked pasta and 1 tsp salt. Put the lid on and cook the pasta for 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, slice the chicken breasts, onion, and bell peppers. In a heavy-duty pan or pot, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onion and bell peppers. Saute for 1 to 2 minutes until tender. Then, toss in the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds until lightly golden. Next, add the chicken and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cook further until the chicken is browned and almost cooked through.
- Pour in the marinara sauce. Cover with the lid and let it simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Drain and add the pasta to the chicken mixture after 5 minutes. Stir well, then add the cheese. Turn off the heat, but leave the lid on to melt the cheese. You can broil the cheese, if desired, until bubbly.
- Serve the Chicken Pasta immediately topped with Parmesan. Enjoy!
