Grilled Chicken Spaghetti
Grilled Chicken Spaghetti with homemade red sauce is filled with vegetables for a hearty meal that is sure to be a real family pleasing dinner. The grilled chicken adds amazing flavor to the spaghetti and can be cooked ahead for busy weeknights.
Meal Prep Chicken is one of our favorite grilling recipes to make easy dinners for busy weeknights and this Italian Grilled Chicken can be prepared with the same idea. We cooked three large chicken breasts that we turned into 2 meals including this Grilled Chicken Parmesan Soup, it’s such a time saver.
This grilled chicken spaghetti is a great dinner to change up a tired dinner routine. Serve it up with salad and garlic cheese biscuits or grilled garlic bread for a family favorite meal.
Ingredients Needed
For the Chicken
- Chicken Breasts, boneless, skinless.
- Salted Butter
- Italian Rub
For the Spaghetti
- Olive Oil
- Bell Peppers
- Onions
- Carrots
- Tomato Sauce
- Salted Butter
- Brown Sugar
- Granulated Garlic
- Dried Basil
- Dried Thyme
- Dried Oregano
- Black Pepper
- Kosher Salt
- Cooked Spaghetti
- Fresh Basil
Step By Step Directions
Grill the Chicken
- Remove chicken from packaging and pat dry with paper towels.
- Melt the butter and inject it into the chicken breasts and rub over the outside.
- Sprinkle the chicken with Italian Rub.
- Place chicken onto the grill and cook with the lid closed.
- Continue cooking until chicken reaches 165° using a digital meat thermometer.
- Remove chicken from the grill and allow to rest about 5 minutes.
- Use a sharp knife to cut into thin slices. Set aside half of the chicken for another meal.
Prepare the Pasta and Sauce
- Cook the pasta according to package directions.
- Add peppers, onions and carrots to a pan with olive oil and cook over medium heat, stirring often until vegetables are softened.
- Stir in tomato sauce, butter, garlic, Italian spices, brown sugar, salt and pepper.
- Continue cooking, stirring often until heated through. Lower to simmer and keep warm.
- Mix sauce with cooked and drained pasta.
Serve
Serve sliced chicken over pasta and garnish with basil.
How to Store and Reheat
Store leftover spaghetti in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 4 days. Store chicken separately in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 4 days.
Reheat pasta with sliced chicken in a pan with a few tablespoons of water over medium heat, stirring until heated through.
If you are looking for a quick and easy dinner, give this Grilled Chicken Spaghetti a try. The homemade red sauce if filled with hearty vegetables and pairs perfectly with the Italian grilled chicken.
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Grilled Chicken Spaghetti
Ingredients
For the chicken
- 2 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3 tablespoons salted butter melted
- ⅓ cup Italian Rub
For the Spaghetti
- 12 ounces spaghetti cooked according to package directions
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup sliced bell peppers
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 carrot shredded
- 15 ounces tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- fresh basil optional garnish
Instructions
- Prepare a grill fire to 300°, we used a pellet grill with competition pellets for this cook.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of butter and inject it into the chicken breasts and rub over the outside. Coat the chicken with Italian Rub.
- Place chicken onto the grill and cook with the lid closed.
- Continue cooking until chicken reaches 165° using a digital meat thermometer.
- Remove chicken from the grill and allow to rest about 5 minutes.
- Use a sharp knife to cut into thin slices. Set half of the chicken aside for another meal.
- Cook the pasta according to package directions.
- Make the sauce Add peppers, onions and carrots to a pan with olive oil and cook over medium heat, stirring often until vegetables are softened.
- Stir in tomato sauce, butter, brown sugar, garlic, dried basil, dried thyme, dried oregano, salt and pepper.
- Continue cooking, stirring often until heated through. Lower to simmer and keep warm. Mix sauce with cooked and drained pasta.
- Serve sliced chicken over pasta and garnish with basil.
Notes
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