Chicken Kiev Pasta

4.84 from 6 votes

This 30-minute super easy one-pot Chicken Kiev Pasta recipe takes an already delicious Eastern European classic and playfully spins it into an incredibly tasty pasta dish!

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: European

Servings:

Calories: 791kcal

Author: Joanna Cismaru

Ingredients

Pasta

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons butter unsalted
1 pound chicken breasts skinless and boneless, cut into bite size pieces
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon dried parsley
3 cloves garlic minced
1 medium onion chopped
salt and pepper to taste
12 ounces penne pasta uncooked
2½ cups chicken broth
2 cups milk
¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
1 cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated

Topping

1 tablespoon butter
½ cup breadcrumbs preferably Panko
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon dried parsley

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Instructions

Add the oil and butter to a Dutch oven or large skillet and heat over medium heat. Season the chicken with the garlic powder and dried parsley then add to the pot and cook until no longer pink and starts to brown.
Add the onion and garlic and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes until the onion starts to soften a bit. Season with salt and pepper.
Add the penne pasta, chicken broth and milk to the pot, stir and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 15 minutes until the pasta is fully cooked, stirring occasionally. Add more liquid if needed.
Stir in the Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.
Add the tablespoon of butter to a skillet and melt over medium heat. Stir in the breadcrumbs, 1 teaspoon garlic powder and 1 tablespoon of dried parsley. Cook until crispy and golden.
Sprinkle breadcrumbs over pasta and serve.

Notes

Brown the chicken well. You really want to cook the chicken breast properly before adding the other ingredients. All those little brown bits on the bottom of the Dutch oven produced when sauteing the chicken add layers of flavor to the dish.
Don’t overcook the pasta. Set a timer after you add the pasta to make sure you don’t forget and overcook it. Keep in mind that pasta continues to cook for a few minutes even after being removed from the heat.
Use quality ingredients. This simple pasta dish will have a lot more flavor if you use high-quality butter with at least 80% fat content, a better parmesan cheese, fresh garlic cloves, and fresh chopped parsley.

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