Description
This Cowboy Butter Lemon Bowtie Chicken with Broccoli is a quick and easy weeknight dinner featuring tender chicken, pasta, and broccoli coated in a flavorful cowboy butter sauce with a lemon twist. It’s a delightful combination of savory, smoky, and zesty flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500g (1 lb) chicken breast, cubed
- 60g (¼ cup) unsalted butter, cubed
- 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 30ml (2 tbsp) lemon juice
- 2g (½ tsp) smoked paprika
- 2g (½ tsp) ground cumin
- 1g (¼ tsp) dried oregano
- 5g (1 tsp) kosher salt
- 2g (½ tsp) black pepper
- 10ml (2 tsp) honey
- 120ml (½ cup) low-sodium vegetable broth
- 250g (½ lb) bowtie pasta
- 300g (10 oz) broccoli florets
- 15g (½ cup) parsley, chopped
- 15g (¼ cup) sliced almonds, toasted
- Lemon wedges, for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare Chicken: Season chicken cubes with salt and pepper.
- Cook Pasta: Boil pasta until al dente, reserving pasta water.
- Blanch Broccoli: Blanch broccoli for 2 minutes, then shock in ice water.
- Create Butter Base: Melt butter and oil in a skillet.
- Bloom Spices: Sauté garlic, paprika, cumin, and oregano.
- Sear Chicken: Sear chicken until golden brown and cooked through.
- Build Sauce: Add lemon juice, zest, honey, and broth; simmer.
- Emulsify Butter: Stir in remaining butter until melted.
- Combine & Finish: Toss pasta, broccoli, and chicken in sauce.
- Garnish & Serve: Garnish with parsley and almonds.
Notes
Using high-quality butter is key for the best flavor. Reserve pasta water to help emulsify the sauce.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg
Keywords: chicken,pasta,broccoli,cowboy butter,lemon,easy dinner,weeknight meal,comfort food