Chicken Scampi Recipe

This Chicken Scampi Recipe is bursting with flavor from the white wine, sauteed peppers, Italian spices, and rich white sauce. It’s also super easy and quick to make!

If you love a solid  PASTA recipe like our Shrimp Scampi Pasta be sure to serve it with an antipasto salad, fluffy focaccia bread, and garlic herb bread dipping oil. Now that’s what I call a done deal meal!

How to Make chicken Scampi (just like Olive Garden)

1. Dredge the chicken- tenders in a combination of flour, salt, Italian spices, and black pepper. Then brown the chicken in a skillet filled with olive oil over medium-high heat. Then remove and set aside.
2. Cook the vegetables- In the same skillet, cook the minced garlic, chopped onion, and bell peppers. Then add the white wine and let it cook out for a few minutes. At this point, go ahead and add the salt and Italian spices.
3. Cook the pasta- al dente and reserve 1 cup of pasta water. Then add the pasta water, heavy cream. Bring it to a simmer and toss in the parmesan cheese and cooked pasta.

What to serve with chicken scampi

• Salad- Since there is already meat here you want to go for a light salad like our easy spinach salad or chopped italian salad.
• bread- focaccia is a classic, but a crusty harvest bread or rustic bread will pair well too.
• soup- another Olive garden copycat would be chicken gnocchi soup or even Zuppa Toscana.

What kind of pasta goes in Olive Garden Chicken scampi recipe?

I find that using angel hair pasta works best here. But honestly, you can use whatever pasta you have on hand. Whether you’re making shrimp scampi or cajun chicken pasta, all pasta tastes the same.

What kind of wine is in chicken scampi?

Any dry white wine will work in this recipe for optimal flavor. I used dry sherry. Typically you want to use dry white wine for savory dishes like chicken marsala and a sweeter wine for desserts like tiramisu.

What kind of chicken is in chicken scampi pasta?

Olive Garden chicken scampi pasta uses chicken tenders. If you don’t have chicken tenders, you can always just cut the chicken breast into smaller cutlets.

Ingredients for Olive Garden chicken scampi copycat:

• For the chicken– You want to dredge the chicken tenders in a combination of flour, salt, pepper, and Italian spices. Then pan sear it with some oil and butter in a skillet
• Vegetables- You will need yellow onion, bell peppers, and fresh garlic.
• Sauce- Make sure to reserve some pasta water, then you will need dry white wine, heavy cream, and of course parmesan cheese.
• Pasta- This 30 minutes pasta recipe is usually served with angel hair but you can use whichever kind you like.

More Italian recipes to try!

• Cheesy Eggplant Parmesan (VIDEO)
• Italian pasta salad
• Pesto pasta salad
• spaghetti and meatballs
• Chicken gnocchi soup

Chicken Scampi

This chicken scampi is a delicious chicken pasta dish that is very easy and quick to make. Its loaded with crisp peppers, garlic, and a creamy white wine sauce.

5 from 8 votes

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: chicken scampi

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 661kcal

Author: Dina from SimplyHomeCooked.com

Ingredients

For the chicken

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp Italian spices divided
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp salt divided
• 1 1/2 lb. chicken tenders
• 2-3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter

Vegetables

• 1/2 cup onion chopped
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1 green bell pepper julienned
• 1 yellow bell pepper julienned
• 1 red bell pepper julienned

Sauce

• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1 cup pasta water
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 lb. angel hair pasta

Instructions

Dredge chicken and cook in the skillet

• Combine 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 tsp Italian spices, 1/2 tsp black pepper, and 1 tsp salt in a flat dish.
• Dredge both sides of each chicken tender in the flour mixture.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Fully cook both sides of the chicken tenders. Remove from the skillet and set aside.

Sautee the vegetables

• In the same skillet, and the butter, minced garlic, and chopped onion. Cook over medium heat until the onion is translucent.
• Add the green, yellow, and red bell peppers to the skillet and cook until softened.

Add sauce ingredients

• Pour in the white wine and cook it out for about 3-4 minutes. Then add 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp Italian spices.

Add cooked pasta and toss together

• Cook the angel hair pasta according to the package and reserve 1 cup of the pasta water. Add the pasta water and heavy cream to the skillet.
• Once the heavy cream has warmed, add the Parmesan cheese and cooked pasta. Toss to combine.

Notes

What to serve with chicken scampi

• Salad- Since there is already meat here you want to go for a light salad like our easy spinach salad or chopped italian salad. 
• bread- focaccia is a classic, but a crusty harvest bread or rustic bread will pair well too.
• soup- another Olive garden copycat would be chicken gnocchi soup or even Zuppa Toscana. 

How long does it keep?

Homemade chicken scampi can be kept in the fridge for up to 5 days. Just be sure to keep it covered for best taste. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 661kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Cholesterol: 189mg | Sodium: 920mg | Potassium: 583mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2030IU | Vitamin C: 60.9mg | Calcium: 230mg | Iron: 1.5mg

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Ps: We’ve updated some of the photos in this chicken scampi recipe post. Here are some of our old photos.

This recipe was originally posted on Feb 10, 2016, we’ve tweaked it a bit since then.

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