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Chicken Pasta with Creamy Cilantro-Lime Alfredo Sauce

Published: Jul 30, 2015 | 30 Comments

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Cilantro-Lime Chicken Pasta – delicious spaghetti in a creamy white cheese sauce with lots of flavor!   The sauce is made by cooking garlic, adding freshly squeezed lime juice and cilantro and then mixing everything in a homemade alfredo sauce! Delicious Summer pasta!

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If you’re looking for quick and easy chicken dinner ideas – cilantro lime chicken pasta is a fantastic choice. The recipe takes only 30 minutes from start to finish and it uses very simple, basic ingredients. You’ll love the lime, garlic, and cilantro flavors combined in this creamy dish! Perfect dinner in the Summer!

Cook’s tips

  • Use freshly squeezed lime juice. Squeeze 1 large lime to produce about 2 tablespoons of lime juice. If you do use bottled lime juice – use smaller amount than indicated in the recipe. Freshly squeezed lime juice is very flavorful, and that’s what should be used in this recipe.
  • Save some cooked pasta water. If your creamy sauce gets too thick, add pasta water to the sauce to thin it out.

Substitutions

  • Use either chicken breast or skinless boneless chicken thighs or chicken tenderloins. Slice the chicken before cooking.
  • To make this pasta gluten free, use gluten free brown rice pasta. If you use gluten free pasta, make sure to rinse it after you cooked it in boiling water – it will prevent it from getting mushy.
  • Use either shredded Mozzarella cheese or shredded Parmesan cheese to make the sauce.

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Creamy Cilantro-Lime Chicken Pasta
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

Chicken Pasta with Creamy Cilantro-Lime Alfredo Sauce - delicious spaghetti in a creamy white cheese sauce with lots of flavor!  Easy to make: only 30 minutes from start to finish!  Delicious Summer recipe. 

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 611 kcal
Author: Julia
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 lb chicken breast , sliced
  • salt and pepper
  • 3 garlic cloves , minced
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice , freshly squeezed, use less if bottled juice
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro fresh, chopped
  • 2/3 cups heavy cream
  • 2/3 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese or parmesan cheese, shredded
  • 8 oz spaghetti pasta (for gluten free, use gluten free brown rice spaghetti)
  • reserved cooked pasta water
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro fresh, chopped
Instructions
  1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium-hot heat. Generously season sliced chicken with salt and pepper, add to the hot skillet and cook for about 5 minutes until done. Remove sliced chicken from the skillet.
  2. To the same skillet, add minced garlic, lime juice and chicken broth. Cook for 1-2 minutes on high heat, deglazing and scraping the skillet until the liquid is reduced and making sure garlic does not burn and brown too much. Mix in chopped cilantro.
  3. Add heavy cream and milk. Bring to boil, the immediately add cheese and mix in until melted, while boiling. Then, remove from heat.
  4. Cook pasta according to package instructions, drain, reserving some cooked pasta water.
  5. Add pasta to the sauce, along with the half of the chicken. Mix everything in and season pasta with more salt, if needed.
  6. Top with the remaining half of the chicken and more chopped cilantro.
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Nutrition Facts
Creamy Cilantro-Lime Chicken Pasta
Amount Per Serving
Calories 611 Calories from Fat 261
% Daily Value*
Fat 29g45%
Saturated Fat 13g81%
Cholesterol 142mg47%
Sodium 309mg13%
Potassium 660mg19%
Carbohydrates 47g16%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 36g72%
Vitamin A 780IU16%
Vitamin C 5.6mg7%
Calcium 164mg16%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Filed Under: Chicken, Dinner, Gluten Free, Pasta, Recipe Published: Jul 30, 2015 30 Comments

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  1. Kimberly

    Sep 03, 2020 at 1:54 pm

    I love this recipe but what do you do with the reserve pasta water?

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    • Rebecca Keyes

      Dec 14, 2020 at 7:57 pm

      In a lot of pasta recipes the reserve pasta water is used to thin the sauce in case it thickens too much. I’m guessing this is what it is for as well.

      Reply
      • Julia

        Dec 21, 2020 at 10:33 pm

        Yes, that’s exactly what it’s for. If the sauce is too thick, use the pasta water to thin it out.

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