Garlic Chicken & Creamy Lemon Spaghetti
with Peas & Scallions
- Wheat
- Milk
Garlicky seared chicken sits atop pea-studded spaghetti tossed in creamy lemon sauce—a zesty, satisfying dish that transports you straight to the trattoria. Top these loaded pasta bowls with scallion greens, lemon zest, and a final squeeze of fresh lemon juice, then twirl in that lucky fork for a 20-minute meal that can’t be beat.
Ingredients
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
6 ounce
Spaghetti
(Contains: Wheat)
2 unit
Scallions
1 unit
Lemon
4 ounce
Peas
4 ounce
Cream Sauce Base
(Contains: Milk)
½ ounce
Vidalia Onion Paste
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
2 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. • Meanwhile, wash and dry produce. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Zest and quarter lemon. • Once water is boiling, add spaghetti to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes. • Reserve ½ cup pasta cooking water, then drain.
• While spaghetti cooks, pat chicken* dry with paper towels and season all over with half the garlic powder (you’ll use the rest later), salt, and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. • Turn off heat; transfer to a cutting board and tent with foil to keep warm. Wipe out pan.
• Once spaghetti is drained, heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for chicken over medium-high heat. Add scallion whites and cook, stirring, until softened, 30-60 seconds. • Stir in drained spaghetti, peas, cream sauce base, onion paste, remaining garlic powder, and a squeeze of lemon juice. Cook, tossing, until sauce has thickened and everything is evenly coated, 1-2 minutes. (If sauce seems too thick, stir in reserved pasta cooking water a splash at a time.) Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Slice chicken crosswise. • Divide pasta between plates. Top with chicken, scallion greens, a squeeze of lemon juice, and as much lemon zest as you like. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: The creamy lemon sauce and peas won fans, but many found the overall dish mild — add extra seasoning, fresh garlic, or a squeeze of lemon to boost flavor 🍋.
- Ease of prep: Most found this quick and straightforward to pull together on a weeknight.
- Suggestions: Add grated Parmesan, fresh garlic instead of garlic powder, or a splash of heavy cream for a richer, creamier sauce. Reserve your pasta water — skipping it makes the sauce very difficult to bring together.
- Leftovers: The dish reheats reasonably well, though the pasta absorbs sauce quickly, so add a splash of water or cream when warming it up.
- Sauce: Many felt the sauce quantity was too small for the amount of pasta — use all the reserved pasta water and consider adding extra cream to keep things saucy.
- Chicken: Season the chicken generously and avoid overcooking thin cutlets; some found slicing it before adding to the pasta helped with both texture and eating ease.
- Peas: Opinions on the peas were split — some loved the freshness they added, while others preferred to swap them for broccoli or asparagus.
Reviews from our home cooks
It was 🔥 and garlic spaghetti was great, Delicious!!! Chicken was cooked really well. Lemon was zesty and packed with flavor.
Super easy, super yummy!! Loved the pasta and chicken, the scallions bring the flavor and peas were a nice veggie add in
This was very good. Great combination of cream, lemon peas and chicken. The peas were very fresh! I will order this again
Flavor profile was great! I would recommend using the fond from the chicken to flavor the spaghetti and creamy lemon sauce.
For being a spaghetti pasta with a cream sauce, it was actually very light. The peas in it were delicious. The whole family loved. We had enough for 5 servings. Would definitely choose again.
Delicious. I used garlic with herbs on the chicken and added a sprinkle of parmesan on top of pasta when finished.
I loved the contrast of the cream and lemon flavors. The peas were fresh which added a brightness to the cream base.
Loved the lemony flavors and how this meal helped me hit my protein goals. Very tasty and the peas really upped the protein
It was good, not as exciting as I expected but it was nice to have peas with the spaghetti and the simple chicken with just garlic seasoning was a refreshing change from all the Italian seasoning & Tuscan heat spice & ranch spice etc etc etc. I just wish there had been more veg, like spinach or artichoke or zucchini as well.
This was good and made a hearty portion of pasta. Definitely took me an hour versus 20 mins, but I'm still a beginner. Also, I felt the pasta/dish was missing a cheese flavor. It could be enhanced by adding in some grated Parmesan to the skillet with the pasta, sauce and peas. Although arguably, the dish is healthier without it. May add just a touch next time.
