Chicken Lazone
Chicken breasts pan-fried in butter and a homemade seasoning mix with the most amazingly, out-of-this-world cream sauce! And it’s so easy!
The new house is slowly, but surely, coming together. I have no office or table just yet, nor a dining table or sofa, but the kitchen should be fully operational by tomorrow.
Now this is the last recipe I shot at the old house, and we definitely ended with a bang.
I mean with a cream sauce like this, you can’t go wrong. You just can’t.
Now I’ll let you decide what you want to do with that cream sauce.
Whether you want to guzzle it down, slurp it with a spoon, or put it over a bed of pasta, it is completely 100% up to you. There’s no judgments here. I promise.
Chicken Lazone
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut crosswise in half
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 1 pound linguine
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups half and half*
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
For the seasoning
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- To make the seasoning, combine paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, oregano and basil in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- In a gallon size Ziploc bag, add chicken, olive oil and paprika mixture, shaking to coat thoroughly.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken and cook, flipping once, until cooked through, about 4-5 minutes on each side. Set aside and keep warm.
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.
- Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in the skillet. Add garlic, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in half and half until slightly thickened, about 4-5 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Stir in pasta and gently toss to combine.
- Serve immediately with chicken, garnished parsley, if desired.
Notes
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I tried this recipe last night and it was amazing!!! I highly recommend this and I will be making it again. Husband approved. I actually did add in cornstarch to the cream to thicken it a little bit but as it cooled, it became much more thick than I liked so I don’t think Ill do that again. Follow the recipe to a T! 🙂
Damn Delicious.
This looks really good. Looking at the nutrition facts, I’m wondering what the serving size is? There are 4 servings, but is the serving size 4 servings or 1 serving? 837 calories for 1 serving seems pretty steep for dinner. That would only allow me to eat 363 calories for lunch and breakfast on a 1200 calorie diet. Thanks!
1 serving = 365.6 calories.
Was looking for something different to make with chicken breasts when I came across this recipe. Hubby and I thought it tasted really good. I was out of smoked paprika so I used regular paprika and it tasted just fine. This will be going on our meal rotation for sure. Just disappointed that the sauce really didn’t thicken – I will try again and maybe just simmer it even longer. Did anyone put flour or cornstarch in theirs?
Thank you so much for the oh-so-yummy recipe! This is going into my regular dinner rotation…everyone loved it and I’m sad we didn’t have leftovers! I used the Costco chicken breast tenderloins, which were the perfect size.
For everyone that says their sauce didn’t thicken up; make sure that you simmer the sauce for 4 to 5 minutes as the directions say. Do NOT rinse your pasta noodles and when you add the pasta to the pan, and toss to coat, the starch from the noodles will help to thicken the sauce!
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My 7 year old had seconds. He’s licking his plate as I type.
Bravo!!
Would this pair well with garlic mashed potatoes instead of pasta?
Yes, absolutely.
Much more flavorful if you cut chicken into stew-sized pieces. Omit the cornstarch and it’s a perfect keto dish.
OK, I’m going to make this for dinner tomorrow, I’ll let you know how everyone likes it!
We liked the chicken, but the pasta was dry and for that many calories, I want something with oomf! I’ll be making the chicken again, over jasmine rice and with sautéed broccoli or string beans on the side.
I made this for dinner but am not hungry at the moment but my husband is scarfing it up. Instead of putting parsley which I was fresh out of I added fresh baby spinach after garlic before half and half and I had to use corn starch to thicken sauce.
The seasoning is for the chicken, correct?
Yes, that is correct.
My family loved this recipe! It was a little spicier than my usual fare but well received! Thank you for sharing this. I doubled the recipe so we have leftovers. I will need to make more pasta but that is no problem.
Delicious recipe, easy to make and my 3 year old housed it. Thank you!!
Tried this tonight with about 3/4 portion. Very very good seasoning and spices. I only had 1 cup half and half so I added 1/2 cup cream also and it worked. I think I will make my chicken this way often!!! Whole family loved it.
This recipe is super easy to follow. I just made this and it look wise didn’t turn out even close. It tasted ok but was missing something. I think I messed up but have a question with the sauce. The leguine soaked up the sauce and I didn’t really have extra sauce to use for chicken
Family loved it regardless
Thanks for the recipe! I just made this based on how yummy is looked and the reviews. We love spice and lots of flavor in our house – so this was on the bland side to me as is. Next time, I would definitely add 1/2 tsp more garlic powder, cayenne and more salt as well. After I added the 1lb of pasta, it soaked up the sauce way too much and was a bit dry. I was hoping for creamy like the picture shows. Next time I will either 1/2 the noodles or double the sauce. Looking forward to making it again and adjusting those few things.
Hi,
I actually end d up omprovising since I didn’t have the whole milk(we only drink SILK) and I used sold soy milk, sugar, flour and butter, and the only other thing is I used blackened season versus paprika and my family LOVES it!
Thank you
That should be Deebi27 not 28!!!
Thank you for this amazing dish! Served it up with some fried green tomatoes! My hubby was in heaven! My brother (a chef) makes an out of the world seafood pasta! Hubby said the seafood pasta is the only meal better than your dish! That’s big from the hubster! Will definitely make this awesome dinner many many times more!!!
I am pregnant and have been feeling terrible and not wanting to cook. So i was researching new easy recipes. This looks simple and yummy! My only concern is i am so sensitive to spicy foods right now. If I cut the cayenne pepper and paprika in half, will it still taste alright? I bought linguine to go with it. I am just afraid of it being spicy. Thank you!!
Yes, it should still be fine! 🙂