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    Home » Savory Dishes

    Lemon Garlic Cream Pasta

    By Elizabeth Waterson // Nov 30, 2013 (Updated Oct 25, 2025) // Leave a Comment

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    Lemon Garlic Cream Pasta on a blue plate with silverware sitting on a wood board

    Can you believe Thanksgiving has come and gone?! Heck 2013 pretty much is over. I can honestly say I am SOOOO ready for 2014. The year 2013 was crap, I am OVER it! No one I know has loved 2013. My nan even said she knew it was going to be a bad year, she had a feeling. Then all of her grandchildren broke up with their significant others. Needless to say its been an interesting year, I have learned a LOT and can honestly say I will never forget all of the events that have happened this year.

    Lemon Garlic Cream Pasta served on a blue plate on a wood board

    One good thing that happened this year?! I have been SUPER busy, so busy I don't have time to visit my favorite restaurants. It's kind of depressing. But that's my life right now, so I am okay with it. But the good in that is I have been forced to cook more. And cooking delicious things is kind of amazing.

    Lemon Garlic Cream Pasta on a blue plate with a container of chopped garlic in the background on a wood board

    I made this Garlic Lemon Cream Pasta one afternoon when I had exactly 1 hour break in between leaving work and going back to work. Like I said I have had some loooooooooooong days lately. Anyways, I threw it together and let me tell you I was obnoxiously pleased with it. My sister and I begged for it. We ate one dish each, looked at each other and I said to Lydia "Should I blog it?" naturally she said "YES!" so we plated it up I photographed it and then proceeded to eat the rest of the pasta even though we were both so full.

    This pasta was SOOO tasty, so easy and I am newly obsessed with this recipe.

    Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, I am off to cater and Afternoon Tea for 75 people at a local museum in honor of the Unofficial Downtown Abbey Cookbook. Wish me luck 😉

    ★★★★★ Please let me know if you make this recipe by leaving a star rating and comment below!

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    Easy recipe for Lemon Garlic Cream Pasta served with chicken!

    • Total Time: 25 minutes
    • Yield: 2 Servings 1x

    Ingredients

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    • 2 tbsp olive oil
    • 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts, fresh or defrosted
    • 3 tbsp butter
    • 1 tbsp flour
    • ⅔ cup heavy whipping cream
    • ½ cup parmesan cheese blend
    • Zest of 1 lemon
    • Juice of 1 lemon
    • 3 tbsp chopped garlic
    • ½ cup chopped green beans
    • 1 cup diced tomatoes
    • 6 oz cooked pasta noodles

    Instructions

    1. In a large skillet place over medium heat place, olive oil then add chicken breasts cook until fully cooked and no pink remains, the internal temperature of 165F. Place chicken on a plate set aside. Once cooled for a few minutes cut chicken into bite-size chunks.
    2. In the same skillet add butter until melted then whisk in flour to make a rue, then add cream, parmesan, lemon zest, lemon juice, and garlic. Whisk until fully combined.
    3. Add green beans to the sauce and cook over medium heat for 4 minutes. Add in tomatoes, cook for another 2 minutes. Add in cooked chicken and pasta noodles. Mix together and let cook for another few minutes on low heat. Enjoy.

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    Notes

    **Use Shrimp instead of Chicken

    • Author: Elizabeth Waterson I Confessions of a Baking Queen
    • Prep Time: 5
    • Cook Time: 20
    • Category: Dinner
    • Method: Cook
    • Cuisine: American

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