Chicken pasta with creamy cilantro-lime Alfredo Sauce – this delicious spaghetti in a creamy white cheese sauce with lots of flavors! The sauce is made by cooking garlic, adding freshly squeezed lime juice and cilantro and then mixing everything in a homemade alfredo sauce (buy Knorr Alfredo Sauce Mix from Amazon)! Delicious Summer pasta!
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!
Chicken Pasta with Creamy Cilantro-Lime Alfredo Sauce Recipe
Chicken Pasta with Creamy Cilantro-Lime Alfredo Sauce – delicious spaghetti in a creamy white cheese sauce with lots of flavors! Easy to make, only 30 minutes from start to finish! Delicious Summer recipe.
Chicken Pasta with Creamy Cilantro-Lime Alfredo Sauce Recipe Summary
- Course: Main Course
- Cuisine: American
- Servings: 4 servings
- Calories: 611 kcal
- Author: Julia from juliasalbum.com
COOKING TIPS AND SUBSTITUTIONS
- 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 a 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.
- 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.
Ingredients you need
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lb chicken breast, sliced
- Salt and pepper
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 tbsp cilantro fresh, chopped
- 2/3 cups heavy cream
- 2/3 cups milk
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese or parmesan cheese
- 8 oz spaghetti pasta (use brown rice spaghetti)
- Reserved cooked pasta water
- 1 tbsp cilantro fresh, chopped
For the detailed instructions, please look here.
