Description
Cowboy Butter Chicken Linguine is a bold, creamy one-pan pasta dish featuring juicy chicken, linguine, and a rich garlic butter sauce with Dijon, lemon, and herbs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 oz linguine pasta
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp chili flakes (optional)
- 4 tbsp butter
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp lemon zest
- ½ tsp dried parsley
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ½ cup heavy cream
- Fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Cook linguine in salted water according to package directions. Reserve ½ cup pasta water, then drain.
- Season chicken with salt, pepper, paprika, and chili flakes.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken until golden and fully cooked. Remove and set aside.
- Reduce heat to medium and melt butter in the same skillet. Add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in Dijon mustard, lemon juice, lemon zest, parsley, thyme, and oregano.
- Pour in chicken broth and heavy cream, simmering for 2–3 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Add cooked linguine and chicken back to the skillet, tossing to coat. Add reserved pasta water if needed.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and serve warm.
Notes
- Reserve some pasta water to adjust sauce consistency.
- Chili flakes are optional for extra heat.
- Best served immediately, but leftovers can be reheated gently.
- Leftover reheats well in the oven or on the stovetop.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Pasta
- Method: One-Pan Skillet (Stovetop)
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: Not provided
- Sugar: Not provided
- Sodium: Not provided
- Fat: Not provided
- Saturated Fat: Not provided
- Unsaturated Fat: Not provided
- Trans Fat: Not provided
- Carbohydrates: Not provided
- Fiber: Not provided
- Protein: Not provided
- Cholesterol: Not provided
Keywords: Cowboy Butter Chicken Linguine, creamy pasta, garlic butter sauce, Dijon, lemon, one-pan pasta, easy weeknight dinner, chicken linguine