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Tangy One Pot Chicken and Veggie Pasta Dinner

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A Quick ‘One Pot Meal’ that your family will love: Chicken and Veggie Pasta!

Have you discovered one pot meals yet?   Dump some ingredients all in one pot, let it cook together, and in the end you have a complete meal with minimal clean up!  We love one pot meals here and this chicken and veggie pasta is a dish that keeps returning in our line up of favorite dinners.

With one pot meals, the possibilities are endless.  We usually take a protein, a grain, and some veggies  to make a huge variety of combinations and flavors.  For this dinner idea, we used chicken, pasta, and broccoli.  Although these are three foods that always go well together, we included some creamy, cheesy flavors as well as some sun dried tomatoes to really get my kids excited about it.

One Pot Pasta Recipe

I’ve played around with the method and the ingredients and have found when the pasta cooks in chicken stock it lends the best flavor. The pasta’s starch helps thicken the sauce naturally. It’s creamy, but doesn’t have any cream! I made a healthy swap and used Greek yogurt, which gives us a similar creaminess, but is much lighter.

If you have a pasta-loving kid, this recipe is a great way to help them enjoy broccoli. I’ve found that if you have a food your child is reluctant to eat, it’s much easier to have him accept it if you pair it with a favorite food. In this case, creamy and cheesy pasta makes broccoli much more appealing than it normally is to an average kid!

Yes, this is a delicious dinner. But what really makes the one pot pasta recipe a winner is how quick and easy it is.  Start to finish, you can have a complete dinner (that everyone loves!) ready in 30 minutes.  You must try this!

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Tangy Lemon Chicken Pasta

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Marinating1 hour
Total Time1 hour 35 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 416kcal

Ingredients

Chicken Marinade

Pasta

Instructions

  • For the marinade: In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, brown sugar, and seasonings. Whisk to combine.
  • Cut the chicken into strips or bite-sized pieces. Put the chicken into a shallow bowl or ziplock bag. Pour the marinade over the chicken. Refrigerate for at least an hour, or for up to 12 hours.
  • For the pasta: Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, green onions, and parsley in a small bowl. Stir to combine.
  • Cook the pasta in lightly salted water according to package directions. Drain, and return the pasta to the pot. Pour the lemon juice/green onion mixture over the pasta and toss to combine.
  • Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and the marinade to the skillet. Spread out into an even layer and cook for 5-6 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
  • Add the chicken and cooked marinade over the pasta and toss everything together. Add the fresh parmesan cheese and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 614mg | Potassium: 428mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 399IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1mg
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Instead of Greek Yogurt ( since my local grocery doesn’t carry it) I used Sour cream. Also ( same grocery store) didn’t have sun dried tomatoes so I instead used canned diced tomatoes with garlic and oregano. It turned out absolutely amazing!! Family ate every bit of it! This is definitely going down into the cookbook! Thanks so much!

This was surprisingly amazing! I used an extra cup of stock and swapped sundries tomatoes for spinach and also added some garlic. Even my VERY picky husband enjoyed this! Yum!

5 stars
Chris and the girls liked it. Chris wanted more parm cheese. he liked the sauce (the greek yogurt). Next time cook the pasta seperate (in the broth) so that it doesn’t fall apart) in the big pot.

4 stars
This is so easy to make and I’ve received many compliments. The grandkids like it. I use boneless chicken thighs. Much better flavor. And a good chicken stock. The tomatoes are a nice pop of color but I prefer artichokes.

5 stars
thank you so much for this recipe. I replaced the Greek yogurt with a heavy cooking cream, I also replace the broccoli with diced up zucchini. Just worked with what I had in the fridge. Mmmmmm