Chicken Scampi

Ingredients for Chicken Scampi

Pasta – use 12 oz spaghetti and salt the water

Chicken Tenders – the easiest and most forgiving chicken to work with

Salt, Pepper, Flour – to dredge the chicken

Olive Oil, Butter– to cook the chicken and make sauce (do not skimp on the butter)

White Wine – use a dry wine such as chardonnay or sauvignon blanc

Garlic – 4 cloves, or 1 Tbsp minced garlic

Lemon – you’ll need 1 tsp of zest and 1/4 cup lemon juice from 1 large or 2 medium lemons

Parsley – finely chopped and added at the end

How to Make Chicken Scampi

Prep – before firing up the stove, chop, zest and juice your ingredients. Season chicken tenders and dip in flour, dusting off the excess.

Cook Pasta in salted water until al dente, reserve 1/2 cup pasta water then drain and tranfer to a serving platter.

Saute Chicken – while pasta is cooking, sautee chicken in butter and oil for 2 minutes per side (or until 165˚F on a thermometer) then transfer to a plate.

Make Sauce – Deglaze the pan with 3/4 cup white wine and cook 5 minutes to reduce down to 1/4 cup liquid. Add butter then garlic and simmer 30 seconds. Off the heat add lemon juice, zest, parsley and salt to taste.

Combine – return chicken to the pan and turn to coat in sauce. Spoon extra sauce over the pasta and toss. Top the pasta with chicken and any remaining sauce.