Best Chicken Pasta Peas Recipes

LEMON HERB CHICKEN PASTA WITH GREEN PEAS, SNAP PEAS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it generously. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid. Drain the pasta and set aside.
• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil to a large pan over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F, about 5 minutes per side. Remove the chicken and slice it into strips.
• Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pan. Add the garlic and shallot and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the lemon juice and sugar snap peas and cook, 2 minutes. Add the reserved pasta water and the frozen peas. Cook until the peas are just cooked through, 2 minutes more.
• Add the cooked pasta, spinach, sliced chicken, chopped basil, chopped parsley and the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Toss all the ingredients together to coat, season with additional salt and pepper and garnish with parsley leaves. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN AND PEAS WITH PASTA

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. Dutch oven, saute chicken in oil over medium heat until browned. Add onion, pepper and garlic; saute until tender. Add peas, broth, cream, Italian seasoning and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes. Add pasta and Parmesan cheese; simmer for 5 minutes. Garnish with walnuts.

PASTA WITH CHICKEN AND PEAS

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook fettuccine until al dente, according to package instructions. Drain; set aside.
• Add lemon sauce to pot. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer. Add peas and chicken; cook until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in butter until incorporated.
• Remove from heat. Add pasta and cheese; season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Garnish with more cheese, if desired.

BROTH PESTO WITH PASTA, PEAS, AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the vegetable broth into a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Stir in the pasta, and boil over medium-low heat until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain pasta, and reserve broth.
• Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and stir in half the spring onions; cook and stir until the onions begin to soften, 2 to 3 minutes, then add the vegetarian chicken-style pieces. Cook until vegetarian pieces are browned, about 3 minutes per side, then stir in remaining onion and green peas. Pour 1/2 cup of reserved vegetable broth into the skillet. Bring the mixture to a boil, cook for 1 to 2 minutes to cook the peas, and stir in the pasta and pesto sauce. Mix in an additional 1/2 cup of broth to form a creamy sauce.

CREAMY CHICKEN AND PEAS PASTA DINNER

Steps:

• Cut chicken into strips and place into greased crockpot.
• Combine alfredo sauce, peas and cheese and mix well.
• Spoon peas mix over chicken.
• Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours.
• Serve over noodles.

CREAMY JERK PASTA WITH CHICKEN AND PEAS

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in lots of salted water.
• While the pasta is cooking, make the sauce:.
• Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a large skillet over med-high heat.
• Sprinkle the chicken cubes with salt and pepper, then saute them in the oil until browned on the outside. Take the pan off the heat and remove the chicken. Don't worry if it is not cooked all the way through.
• Add 1 Tbsp to the pan and turn the heat to med-low.
• Add the garlic and cook for 30 sec -- do not allow it to brown.
• Add the chicken broth, the cream cheese, the cream and the jerk sauce. Simmer for about 5 minutes, until the cream cheese melts and the sauce thickens slightly. Taste, and add more jerk sauce if you want more spice.
• Add the chicken, and simmer for 1 more minute, until all chicken is cooked through.
• Add spinach and frozen peas, and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until peas are warm.
• By now the pasta should be cooked. Do not drain the pasta. Rather, use tongs to remove it from the water and put it, still dripping, into the sauce. (The drips of pasta water are starchy and help thicken the sauce.).
• Turn off the heat under the sauce.
• Toss, adding salt and pepper to taste. If using parmesan, add it now, and toss.
• Serve!

CHICKEN AND SUGAR SNAP PEAS PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, cook noodles as directed on package, adding peas during last minute of cooking. Rinse with cold water; drain.
• In large bowl, mix dressing, mint, vinegar and salt. Stir in chicken, onion, noodles and peas. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

CHICKEN PASTA & PEAS

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to manufacturer's package directions.
• After pasta is cooked - Slice off a piece of butter and put into a hot skillet.
• Add chicken to the skillet and cook chicken until golden brown, stirring frequently.
• Turn the heat up to high, add cooked pasta, peas and remaining butter.
• As soon as the butter is melted, add the Cajun Seasoning and stir to distribute completely.
• Cook for another minute or two and serve.

BROTH PESTO WITH PASTA, PEAS, AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the vegetable broth into a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Stir in the pasta, and boil over medium-low heat until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain pasta, and reserve broth.
• Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and stir in half the spring onions; cook and stir until the onions begin to soften, 2 to 3 minutes, then add the vegetarian chicken-style pieces. Cook until vegetarian pieces are browned, about 3 minutes per side, then stir in remaining onion and green peas. Pour 1/2 cup of reserved vegetable broth into the skillet. Bring the mixture to a boil, cook for 1 to 2 minutes to cook the peas, and stir in the pasta and pesto sauce. Mix in an additional 1/2 cup of broth to form a creamy sauce.
• COOK'S NOTE:.
• To make homemade pesto sauce, combine 3 cups chopped fresh basil, 1/2 cup baby spinach, 5 cloves of minced garlic, 1/2 cup of pine nuts, and 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese in a blender or food processor. Slowly add 1/2 cup olive oil while blending. Continue blending until desired consistency is reached; add fresh ground black pepper to taste.

ONE POT CREAMY LEMON CHICKEN PASTA WITH PEAS

Steps:

• 1. melt 1 T butter in dutch oven over med high heat. Add chicken and season gnerously with salt and pepper. Cook until golden brown on all sides about 4-6 min. Remove chicken to a plate.
• 2. Add remaining T of butter. Once melted, add shallot and season with salt and pepper. Cook until softened about 2 min Add garlice and cook about 1 min. Add in flour and cook, stirring for another minute. Add in chicken broth and half and half. Whisk to combine. Add back inthe chiciken along with the pasta dna a large sprig of basil. Bring to a slow boil, stirring occasionally, then immediately reduce toa simmer. Cover and cook for 10-15 min. Remove basil and discard.
• 3. Add in peas, lemon juice and zest. Cook for an additinal minute. Stir in parm and chopped basil. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.

PASTA WITH CHICKEN BACON AND PEAS

Steps:

• Cook pasta. Meanwhile, cut bacon into 1'' pieces. Cut chicken into 1/2 wide strips. Fry bacon until crisp. Remove and drain. Pour off all but 3 Tablespoons of fat. Fry chicken in fat over Medium-High heat until brown. Add peas, bacon, salt and pepper. Cook about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add drained pasta and grated parmesan cheese. Toss and serve.