Here’s a simple, comforting one-pan chicken with buttered noodles recipe that’s quick, tasty, and easy to clean up 🍗🍝🧈
🥘 One-Pan Chicken with Buttered Noodles
🧾 Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or thighs)
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil or butter
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 8 oz egg noodles (or pasta of choice)
- 2–3 tbsp butter
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
- Fresh parsley for garnish
👩🍳 Instructions
- Season the chicken
- Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, and garlic powder
- Cook chicken in one pan
- Heat olive oil or 1 tbsp butter over medium heat
- Sear chicken 3–4 minutes per side until golden (doesn’t need to be fully cooked yet)
- Remove chicken and set aside
- Cook noodles in the same pan
- Add chicken broth to the pan and bring to a simmer
- Stir in noodles, cover, and cook according to package directions (usually 7–9 minutes), stirring occasionally
- Finish cooking the chicken
- Nestle chicken back into the pan on top of the noodles
- Cover and cook another 5–7 minutes until chicken reaches 165°F (74°C)
- Add butter & cheese
- Stir in butter and Parmesan for creamy, rich noodles
- Garnish with parsley
✨ Tips
- Add frozen peas or spinach in the last 2–3 minutes for extra veggies
- For more flavor, add a splash of lemon juice or white wine when simmering the noodles
- Use chicken thighs for juicier meat if you prefer
If you want, I can give a creamy garlic version where the noodles soak up a rich buttery sauce without needing cream, all still in one pan.
