One-Pot Cheesy Garlic Chicken Spaghetti
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This Cheesy Garlic Chicken Spaghetti is quick and easy, and made all in one-pot! Delicious pasta and juicy grilled chicken is mixed with a cheesy garlic sauce and ready in 10 minutes!
A typical weeknight at our house probably looks a bit “zoo-like” to the casual observer. Two kids and a bulldog running around, laundry piled up on the couch, soccer equipment scattered on the floor, dishes piled up on the counter from a day of blogging (and all of the eating we do), homework waiting to be done…. it can get a little crazy!
On those kind of nights where everyone in our house is busy, tired, and hungry, a dinner that’s both quick and easy is a must! Well y’all, if your household is anything like mine and you’re looking for an easy dinner idea, then you are in luck! Today’s recipe is all of those things and it’s yummy to boot!
I actually came up with this recipe a few months ago and have been meaning to post it here ever since. As I was planning what to make for dinner the night before I ran my first half-marathon back in April, I decided that my meal needed some pasta, chicken, and a sauce that wasn’t too heavy. I was thrilled with how it turned out (and how it helped me power through my race!), and I have been making it ever since, especially on busy nights when I just want a quick and tasty dinner that my kids enjoy, too.
To make this recipe even quicker than usual, I used the new Barilla Pronto Spaghetti which is a one-pot, no boil, no drain pasta that cooks in under 10 minutes! I paired it with Tyson Grilled and Ready Chicken Breast Strips which are already fully-cooked, 98% fat free, and have no preservatives. I found both of these quick and easy ingredients at my local Walmart store.
All you have to do is cook a few cloves of garlic, add in some chicken broth, milk, and the Barilla Pronto Pasta and let it cook. Once most of the liquid is absorbed, add in your Tyson Grilled and Ready Chicken Breast Strips along with some shredded cheese. Stir it all up and allow the chicken to cook a bit, and then voila! An easy, peasy, yummy dinner in 10 minutes!
With all of that extra time saved, I was able to help my son with his homework and I got an extra load of laundry folded! Whoo hoo, more room on my couch! 😉
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One-Pot Cheesy Garlic Chicken Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic,, minced
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup milk
- 1 (12 oz box) Barilla Pronto Spaghetti
- 8 oz. Tyson Grilled and Ready Chicken Breast Strips
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese, (I used Monterrey Jack)
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic until golden brown and fragrant, about 1 minute. Be careful not to burn.
- Stir in chicken broth, milk, and Barilla Pronto Spaghetti and increase heat to high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until pasta is cooked and most of the liquid is absorbed.
- Stir in the cheese and the frozen chicken. Allow to cook for a couple minutes more until chicken is thawed and warm. Serve and enjoy!
My crew is almost all against cheese, will the broth and milk thicken up? 😳
You can add cornstarch or a smidge of flour to thicken. Same here my little ones despise cheese
What an easy and delicious dish!! I added about 1/2 c more chicken base/water than the recipe calls for and it turned out wonderfully.
This sounds SO good. I love one pot meals.
Spaghetti is one of the dishes I can never resist! This dish seems wonderful.
You just made me hungry!
I wish I had this dish in front of me tonight! I love that it’s easy to put together!
This is exactly the type of dinner my family goes crazy over. Can’t wait to make it.
I used an extra cup of stock and protein Barilla pasta. It was delicious.
Made this tonight with a few modifications. I doubled the recipe and used regular thin spaghetti and used cheddar cheese. It was amazing! Will be making again!
Did you precook the regular pasta or did you follow the recipe and cook it all together without draining?
How did you cook the noodles? Per recipe or boil noodles first?
I want this now. Cheesy, creamy and garlic? Yes. Adding this to my meal plan for next week!
Nothing I love more than a delicious one-pot meal of pasta!
It sounds delicious! I need to give it a go
I used this recipe tonight and used gluten-free pasta, heavy cream, and mozzarella. Yum! Thank you
So glad to hear that, Valerie!
I just made this recipe and added a couple of twists to it, I doubled the chicken stock and milk mixture, mixed an additional 3/4 cup milk with 1/3 cup flour and a tablespoon of garlic powder, and used 16 + oz. of thin spaghetti and added a mixture of mozzarella and Parmesan cheese! The results…..YUMMMM!!!! My Family absolutely LOVED IT!!!!
I followed the doubling ideas and also used 16 oz of thin spaghetti. I didn’t add the extra milk and flour, but probably should have added the milk. I used 1 1/2 cups of fresh shredded parm because that’s what I had. I had one ear of corn leftover from last night and cut the corn off the cob and put it in too. It was great. Plenty of leftovers for tomorrow, too. Yum!
Can this dish be cooked in a crockpot?
Hi! I’ve never tried it in the crockpot before so I can’t say for sure.
Made this for my family and loved it!! The flavors are relly good! Definitely making it more often
Glad to hear y’all enjoyed it, Lexi!
Could I throw in 8 cups of fresh baby spinarch?
Hellloooooo love that sauce and the flavors! Love a bit pot of pasta, it’s my weakness!
Oh goodness – our house is a complete zoo all the time! This cheesy spaghetti looks like the *perfect* last minute meal that everyone would love!
I know all about the zoo-ish ways of live and the piles of laundry…an excavation of my bed will need to happen to sleep tonight, as the mountain is high. I love dinners like this.
Love this and the added chicken!
This is like the definition of comfort food!
What an awesome dinner for those busy weeknights!! I love everything about this!
Love this quick and easy but flavorful dinner!
One-pot meals are such a simple but delicious option for weeknights! Thanks for sharing!
This looks like the perfect easy weeknight dinner to please the whole family. Love how easy it is to make with Tyson Chicken.
This looks wonderful…totally my kind of dish for sure! I’m also loving the shortcuts with the pasta and the grilled chicken. You know we need all the help we can get around here!