Chicken Alfredo Primavera

Name: Chicken Alfredo Primavera
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 26 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons Butter; 3 tablespoons Olive Oil; 5 boneless Chicken; 1 teaspoon Salt; 1 cut into 1/2-inch cubes Squash; 1 Head chopped Broccoli; 8-ounce sliced mushrooms; 1 red Pepper; 1 chopped onion; 3 cloves garlic; 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1/2 cup white wine; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 16 ounces bowtie pasta; pinch Salt; pinch Pepper; chopped Parsley

By The Spice & Simmer Kitchen · Published May 3, 2026

A one-pot Chicken recipe with Italian flavors, built for busy weeknights when you want real food without a sink full of dishes. Comes together in roughly 85 minutes, serves about 4, and uses ingredients you can find at any normal grocery store. The technique is simple: build a base in your pot, layer in the main ingredients, simmer until everything has had time to talk to each other, and serve straight from the pan. If you're cooking for picky eaters, this one tends to land — the flavors are recognizable, the texture is comforting, and there's nothing weird hiding in the ingredient list. Perfect for the kind of evening where you want dinner on the table by 7pm and the kitchen empty by 7:30.

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings · 40 min total

2 tablespoons Butter
3 tablespoons Olive Oil
5 boneless Chicken
1 teaspoon Salt
1 cut into 1/2-inch cubes Squash
1 Head chopped Broccoli
8-ounce sliced Mushrooms
1 red Pepper
1 chopped Onion
3 cloves Garlic
1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
1/2 cup White Wine
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
16 ounces Bowtie Pasta
pinch Salt
pinch Pepper
chopped Parsley

Step-by-step instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon of butter and 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Season both sides of each chicken breast with seasoned salt and a pinch of pepper.
Add the chicken to the skillet and cook for 5-7 minutes on each side, or until cooked through.
While the chicken is cooking, bring a large pot of water to a boil.
Season the boiling water with a few generous pinches of kosher salt.
Add the pasta and give it a stir.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 12 minutes.
Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water before draining the pasta.
Remove the chicken from the pan and transfer it to a cutting board; allow it to rest.
Turn the heat down to medium and dd the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and olive oil to the same pan you used to cook the chicken.
Add the veggies (minus the garlic) and red pepper flakes to the pan and stir to coat with the oil and butter (refrain from seasoning with salt until the veggies are finished browning).
Cook, stirring often, until the veggies are tender, about 5 minutes.
Add the garlic and a generous pinch of salt and pepper to the pan and cook for 1 minute.
Deglaze the pan with the white wine.
Continue to cook until the wine has reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
Stir in the milk, heavy cream, and reserved pasta water.
Bring the mixture to a gentle boil and allow to simmer and reduce for 2-3 minutes.
Turn off the heat and add the Parmesan cheese and cooked pasta.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Garnish with Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley, if desired.

Why this works on a weeknight

Chicken Alfredo Primavera lands at about 40 minutes total — a little longer than our 30-minute target, but most of that time is hands-off simmering, which is why it earned a spot in our One-Pan Pasta collection. The technique is forgiving, the ingredient list is grocery-store standard, and the active cooking time is short enough that you can answer a text message in the middle without ruining dinner.

Cleanup notes

This is a single-pan recipe, so the cleanup is exactly one pan, one cutting board, and one knife. While the dish rests, fill the pan with hot soapy water — by the time you are done eating, the residue lifts off with a single pass of a sponge. Skip the steel wool on cast iron; a stiff brush and warm water are all you need to keep the seasoning intact.

Make-ahead and leftovers

Leftovers keep covered in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat in a dry pan over medium-low with a splash of water or stock to loosen the sauce. Chicken Alfredo Primavera actually improves overnight as the flavors keep talking to each other, so doubling the recipe and packing tomorrow's lunch is a high-leverage weeknight move.

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