Description
This recipe delivers a flavorful and easy Cowboy Butter Lemon Bowtie Chicken with Broccoli, perfect for a weeknight meal. Tender chicken, pasta, and broccoli are tossed in a smoky, zesty, and buttery sauce for a delightful experience.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300g chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 250g bowtie pasta
- 200g broccoli florets
- 45ml olive oil
- 60g softened butter
- 5g smoked paprika
- 2g ground cumin
- 0.5g cayenne pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Zest of 1 lemon + 30ml lemon juice
- 60ml low-sodium chicken broth
- 2g sea salt
- 1g black pepper
- 30ml chopped parsley
- 2g toasted pumpkin seeds
- Extra lemon zest (optional)
Instructions
- Season Chicken: Combine chicken with spices and let sit.
- Sear Chicken: Sear chicken in oil until browned and cooked through. Rest.
- Cook Pasta: Cook pasta al dente, reserving pasta water.
- Roast Broccoli: Roast broccoli until tender-crisp.
- Make Cowboy Butter: Combine butter, spices, garlic, and lemon zest.
- Create Sauce: Melt butter, add lemon juice and broth, simmer.
- Combine & Serve: Add chicken, pasta, and broccoli to sauce, toss.
- Plate & Garnish: Plate and garnish with parsley and pumpkin seeds.
Notes
For a richer flavor, use chicken thighs. Adjust cayenne pepper to control spice level. Reserved pasta water helps create a creamy sauce.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet, Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 550 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg
Keywords: chicken,pasta,broccoli,cowboy butter,lemon,easy dinner,weeknight meal,spicy