Chicken Scampi With Pasta
Chicken Scampi is a classic Italian-American dish that features tender chicken sautéed in butter and olive oil, then tossed with garlic, white wine, lemon juice, and parsley. This simple and flavourful dish is perfect for a quick and easy weeknight dinner or a special occasion. Serve it over pasta or rice.
Ingredients
- 500 g Chicken (bone less) Cut into 2 to 3 inch slices
- 5-6 clove Garlic Chopped
- 2 tbsp Parsley Chopped
- ½ cup Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Black Pepper Ground
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest Zest
- 1 tsp Chili flakes
- ½ cup Plain Flour
- ½ cup Corn Flour
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 2 tbsp Salt
- ½ cup White Wine
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the packet instruction and drain the water and set a side. Don't forget to reserve about ½ cup cooked pasta water for the sauce.
- Clean and cut the chicken into 2 to 3 inch size pieces and dry off excess water.
- Get another bowl and mix plain flour, corn flour, black pepper and salt together and dredge the chicken in flour.
- Heat a pan with 2 tablespoon of olive oil. Then fry the chicken about 2 minutes until golden brown.
- Take off the chicken and add 1 tbsp olive oil and butter to the same pan. Add garlic, chili flakes and white wine. Cook about 1 minute and add lemon juice and Pasta stock. Finally add chopped parsley and salt.
- Add chicken and cook about 2 minutes. Add pasta and mix all together. Sprinkle parsley over and Enjoy your Chicken Scampi.