Description
Enjoy a delicious Olive Garden Chicken Scampi made easy at home with tender chicken tenders and colorful bell peppers in a creamy, herb-infused sauce. This hearty Italian dish is perfect for a family dinner and ready in just 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoon olive oil or cooking oil of choice
- 2 lbs chicken tenders or thinly sliced chicken breast or thighs
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 lb angel hair pasta cooked al dente
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or cooking oil of choice
- 1 red bell pepper sliced into thin strips
- 1 yellow bell pepper sliced into thin strips
- 1 green bell pepper sliced into thin strips
- 1 red onion sliced into thin strips
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 ½ cup chicken broth store bought or homemade
- ½ cup dry white wine or sub with chicken broth
- ⅔ cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- Parmesan cheese grated
- Fresh basil finely chopped
- Fresh parsley finely chopped
Instructions
- Mix flour, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning in a wide shallow bowl and coat the chicken tenders well, shaking off excess flour.
- Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then cook chicken for 2-3 minutes per side until golden and fully cooked, then keep warm covered with foil.
- While chicken cooks, boil salted water for angel hair pasta and cook according to package instructions, reserving 1 cup pasta water, then drain and set aside.
- Clean the skillet and warm 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat, add sliced peppers and red onion, sauté for 3-4 minutes stirring frequently until softened.
- Add butter and garlic to the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes until the vegetables are tender and fragrant.
- Pour in white wine and scrape the pan bottom to lift browned bits, then add chicken broth and simmer over medium heat for 2 minutes.
- Stir in heavy cream, salt, and Italian seasoning, bring the sauce to a gentle boil while stirring often.
- Reduce heat to low, toss in the cooked pasta and coat evenly with sauce, cooking for 1-2 minutes, adding some reserved pasta water if sauce is too thick.
- Place the cooked chicken atop the pasta and garnish with grated Parmesan, chopped basil, and parsley before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Calories: 621kcal
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 2002mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g + 10g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 41g
- Cholesterol: 143mg