Creamy Velveeta Chicken Penne in Garlic Butter Parmesan Sauce

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I stole this recipe for Creamy Velveeta Chicken Penne in Garlic Butter Parmesan Sauce from lunameals.com. This quick and easy to make pasta recipe is perfect for a weeknight. Chopped chicken is seasoned and cooked in a skillet. Then garlic is sautéed in butter before adding heavy cream. Next Velveeta cheese and Parmesan cheese are added and cooked until the cheese is melted. Chicken and cooked pasta are added to the sauce and stirred to coat. The pasta is served with additional Parmesan cheese. This recipe is full of cheesy goodness!

The ingredients for this recipe are: 8 oz penne pasta, 200 grams Velveeta cheese, 2 chicken breasts, 3 garlic cloves, 3 tbsp butter, ½ cup Parmesan cheese, 1 cup heavy cream, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper, 1 tsp Italian seasoning and 1 tbsp olive oil

Season chicken with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. In a large skillet over medium heat, add olive oil and sear chicken until golden and cooked through. Remove and set aside.

In the same skillet the chicken was cooked in, melt butter and sauté garlic until golden and fragrant.

Stir in heavy cream and bring to a gentle simmer.

Then add in the Velveeta cheese cubes and stir until fully melted and creamy.

Next add in the Parmesan cheese and stir until incorporated.

Add the cooked pasta to sauce and toss to coat with the sauce.

Return the chicken to the skillet. Mix to coat everything evenly.

Serve hot with additional Parmesan cheese.

If you liked this recipe for Creamy Velveeta Chicken Penne in Garlic Butter Parmesan Sauce then you can also try Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Creamy Parmesan Pasta, Cheesy Chicken Rigatoni or 4 Cheese Mac and Cheese.

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Creamy Velveeta Chicken Penne in Garlic Butter Parmesan Sauce

This quick and easy to make pasta recipe is perfect for a weeknight. Chopped chicken is seasoned and cooked in a skillet. Then garlic is sautéed in butter before adding heavy cream. Next Velveeta cheese and Parmesan cheese are added and cooked until the cheese is melted. Chicken and cooked pasta are added to the sauce and stirred to coat. The pasta is served with additional Parmesan cheese.
Course Pasta
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 225 grams (8 oz) penne pasta
  • 200 grams Velveeta cheese cubed
  • 2 chicken breasts diced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 50 grams (½ cup) Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

  1. Season chicken with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.
  2. In a large skillet over medium heat, add olive oil and sear chicken until golden and cooked through. Remove and set aside.
  3. Boil pasta until al dente, reserve ¼ cup of the pasta water, then drain.
  4. In the same skillet the chicken was cooked in, melt butter and sauté garlic until golden and fragrant.
  5. Stir in heavy cream and bring to a gentle simmer.
  6. Add in the Velveeta cheese cubes and stir until fully melted and creamy.
  7. Add in the Parmesan cheese and stir until incorporated.
  8. Return the chicken and pasta to the skillet. Mix to coat everything evenly.
  9. Serve hot with additional Parmesan cheese.

Recipe Notes

Add the reserved pasta water a splash at a time, if the sauce is too thick.