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 will definitely try this!
How can I multiply this recipe to make for a 100 person crowd ???
Grace, this yields about 4 servings so you may have to multiply this recipe by 25.
My sauce didn’t thicken up?? I used 2C 1/2 and 1/2. Any idea why?
It will thicken slightly – but you can always add cornstarch as needed until the desired consistency is reached. Hope that helps!
Mine didn’t thicken either. I am making it again tonight and will try making a roux before adding the cream.
Had the same issue, gonna try flour or cornstarch next time
I also had the same issue. It didn’t thicken so I felt like I lost some flavor on the noodles. It was still yummy though. The chicken was great.
Mine either. I even added cornstarch. Next time I’ll make a roux or use less half and half. LIVED the flavor of the chicken!
I added Parmesan and an egg yolk to the sauce, it was delicious!
This looks delicious! So does the cream sauce get its flavor and color from the “leftover” spices in the pan from cooking the chicken or am I missing something? The photo shows it to have a creamy yellow/orange color but the cream sauce ingredients are simply cream and garlic.
Yes, that’s exactly right!
Absolutely fantastic recipe . I had a left over chicken breast with exact same seasonings so I fallow the recipe and it was really delicious and so fast . Thank you
I am planning on making this tonight! Did you pour the cream sauce over the chicken as well when it is all done?
Yes! 🙂
This was excellent. I substituted cumin for paprika simply because I didn’t realize until too late I was out. And I used zucchini noodles instead of pasta. I really loved the flavors.
Did you cook the chicken in a non stick or stainless steel pan?
You can choose to use either.
But which one did YOU use?
I used stainless.
I made this tonight and it was delish! The only thing I did differently was I added some roasted cherry tomatoes – put them in a 400 degree oven with olive oil, salt and pepper for 10mins and added to the pasta…provided some perfect sweetness! YUM!
Finally tried this, was really good! Reminded me of a carbonara. Spices were perfect, the red pepper was just right, enough to taste but not enough to make my tongue numb. I have a question: I use chopped/minced garlic from the jar. What does a clove translate to as far as a measuring spoon? I used a tablespoon in this sauce and it was fine but always wonder what a clove means in spoon terms.
1 clove garlic = 1 teaspoon chopped garlic = 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic. Hope that helps!
Did you use flat-leaf or curly leaf parsley? I bought curly because it was not specified in the recipe. Does it really matter?
Nope – doesn’t really matter! 🙂
I made this for dinner last night and it was a hit with everyone. I was afraid the paprika and cayenne would be too much for my girls but they loved it. Thank-you for sharing, I will definitely make this again soon.
Yummmmm. Am eating now. So good! Silly me did not make full sauce —- what was I thinking?!?!? Oh. I was thinking that my kids wouldn’t care too much for it as smoked paprika is a strong spice. (in kitchen I hear ‘Mother, is it ok if I take more of the noodles?’). Sigh. Silly me. 12 yr old, 15 yr old all agree: this is ‘Damn Delicious’!!
If this tasted any better I would for sure think I had died and gone to heaven. Oh-my-gosh, it was damn delicious! My husband had the leftovers the next day and scraped up the sauce left in the container … yum!yum! I used organic boneless, skinless chicken thighs from Costco and didn’t have to cut in half. Soooooo good! Try it, you’ll like it!
I am looking forward to making this over the weekend. A great comfort dish.
Tried that last night – exquisite taste! A true 5 star recipe!
“cut crosswise in half” – does that mean to cut them so each piece is the same width but only half as thick?
Yes, exactly!
I just found this blog, going to try this recipe. Looks simple and delicious.
I buy it in bulk at Winco. .
This looks amazing and I will be making it soon. This recipe (minus the spaghetti) is completely low carb and will be legal on my low carb diet. I will substitute the pasta with spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles. I’ve lost over 50 pounds in 7 months eating food like this, so I’m not afraid of the butter or the cream…both of which are very low in carbs! Thanks for sharing!!
Congratulations on your weight loss!
I bought the zucchini noodles for this recipe, does anyone know how you would cook them?
You can stir the noodles into the sauce (as you would for the cooked pasta) in step #6.