Olive garlic chicken pasta is another one of our 30 minute delicious and simple recipes. It’s as easy as grabbing up some olives, pasta, a bit of seasoning, garlic, and chicken. Put them together and you have another one of our 30 minute midweek meals. It’s usually one of my Wednesday throw togethers. Serve it up with a garden salad and garlic bread and you have a restaurant style meal at home.
Olive Garlic Chicken Pasta
Description
As I've said a hundred times, I love simple and easy 30 minute meals. I often call them the lazy person's midweek dinner. This olive garlic chicken pasta certainly meet this expectation. The great thing is, it comes out restaurant style.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Season the chicken with half the salt, pepper, chilli flakes, and Italian seasoning on both sides.
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Place the chicken in a pan over medium high heat and fry on both sides until cooked through and browned. Set aside on a plate.
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In the same pan add in the onion, garlic, remaining pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Saute over medium heat until the onions are translucent and the garlic is fragrant.
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Add the olives in and saute for two or three minutes.
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Place the pasta in along with about half a cup of the pasta water. You can add more or less depending on how watery you want it. Toss until well combined.
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Plate, slice the chicken and place it on the side, and sprinkle some Parmesan over the top along with some olive oil. Garnish with parsley. Serve and enjoy.
Servings 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 580kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 15.98g25%
- Cholesterol 53.97mg18%
- Sodium 1200mg50%
- Potassium 820mg24%
- Total Carbohydrate 32g11%
- Dietary Fiber 6g24%
- Sugars 1g
- Protein 22g44%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. Nutritional values are a within reason estimate and my vary depending on several factors.
Note
As always, you can adjust the seasoning according to your liking.
I use chicken breast, but you can use thighs as well.
