Chicken Spaghetti With Burrata, Pine Nuts, & Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce
This Chicken Spaghetti with Burrata, Pine Nuts, & Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce is a restaurant-quality pasta dish that’s simple to make at home. It features juicy chicken, creamy burrata, and toasted pine nuts in a bright, garlicky lemon butter sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Main
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Halal
Ingredients
- 12 ounces spaghetti
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, sliced or shredded
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ cup pasta cooking water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- 2 balls burrata cheese
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Cook spaghetti in salted water until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water, then drain.
- Toast pine nuts in a dry skillet over medium heat until golden and fragrant. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, melt butter with olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant without browning.
- Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- Add cooked chicken and a splash of pasta water. Stir to combine and heat through.
- Add drained spaghetti to the skillet and toss with the sauce, adding more pasta water as needed to loosen.
- Remove from heat and tear burrata over the pasta. Gently toss to melt into the sauce.
- Top with toasted pine nuts and chopped parsley before serving.
Notes
- Add arugula or spinach for extra freshness and greens.
- Use grilled chicken for more depth of flavor.
- Substitute burrata with mozzarella or ricotta if needed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 560
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
