Description
Cowboy Butter Chicken Linguine is a quick, flavor-packed pasta dinner with tender chicken, silky linguine, and a rich cowboy butter sauce ready in 30 minutes.
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
½ tsp smoked paprika
¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
Salt and black pepper, to taste
For the Pasta:
8 oz linguine
Salted water, for boiling
¼ cup reserved pasta water
For the Cowboy Butter Sauce:
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
2 garlic cloves, minced
¼ cup chicken broth
¼ cup heavy cream
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
1. Cook linguine in salted water until al dente. Reserve 1/4 cup pasta water and drain.
2. Season cubed chicken with garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
3. Heat olive oil and butter in a skillet. Sear chicken until golden and cooked through. Remove and keep warm.
4. Add softened butter to the same skillet. Stir in garlic and sauté briefly.
5. Whisk in chicken broth, lemon juice, and Dijon. Simmer 2 minutes.
6. Stir in cream and Parmesan. Let sauce thicken gently.
7. Return chicken to pan. Add linguine and toss with sauce. Add pasta water if needed.
8. Finish with parsley and serve immediately.
Notes
Add spinach or mushrooms for extra veggies.
Increase lemon for a brighter flavor.
Use more red pepper flakes for added heat.
Food safety: if you cook the chicken yourself, make sure it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C), as recommended by the USDA and Health Canada.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 720
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 38g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 165mg