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Dairy & Gluten-free Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta

October 2, 2017 by Megan Lavin 34 Comments

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A creamy lemon pan sauce slathers perfectly-textured gluten-free pasta to make for a comforting pasta night at home. Free of gluten, dairy, egg, soy, peanut and tree nuts, this dietary friendly dish gives you all of the flavor without the typical allergens. This Dairy & Gluten-free Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta is sure to be in your regular dinner rotation from here on out–especially since it’s done in under 30 minutes!

How to make lemon chicken pasta gluten and dairy free

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With temperatures quickly dropping here in Utah, I need a dinner with some zest and brightness. And, nothing does that better for me than the perky flavors of lemon.

But, it can’t just be any lemon dish. I need it to also be comforting–so pairing the tart flavors of lemon with pasta is the perfect solution.

Best recipes for barilla gluten-free pasta

This recipe has been in the works for months. Months I tell you! So, let me apologize now for sitting on it for so long. It’s gone through quite a few renditions, because to me–a creamy lemon chicken pasta is a pretty staple dish. And to claim that this dish is allergy-friendly–it has to be on par. So, my family and I have eaten quite a few variations to make sure we’ve come up with something that will meet the expectations. And I believe we have!

Dairy-free Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta

One thing that I was doing wrong right off the bat was using generic pasta. I told myself it was just as good–but let’s be honest–when you have pasta swimming in a cream sauce, you want the pasta to hold up. You want the pasta to still have that nice bite of al dente, even after it’s sat in a hot bubble bath of lemony goodness. So, once I made the switch to barilla pasta–that helped the recipe out a TON. Often pasta leftovers aren’t that great with gluten-free pasta because it becomes too gummy, but I was so pleasantly happy when I inhaled the leftovers the next day that the pasta totally held up! It tastes just like regular pasta and is even made with non-GMO rice and corn.

Gluten-free creamy lemon chicken pasta

You’ll find I did some of my old tricks–to make a cream sauce I stuck with my tried and true full fat coconut milk. This is an excellent dairy-free cream replacement. Then, to replace the cheese I did a nice helping of nutritional yeast. My number one recipe on my blog is my Dairy-free Creamy Tuscan Chicken and it’s for good reason–it has these tricks in it. So, if you loved that dish, you’ll love this lemon twist.

Easy gluten-free and dairy-free chicken dish

The last thing I love about this allergy-friendly recipe is that it’s easy enough for a weeknight, but it also looks fancy enough to be served to company. The chicken and the lemon cream sauce are made in the same pan–so there’s few dishes. All you need is an additional pot to boil the pasta in, and you’re done in the dish department! Add to the fact that I simply spice my chicken with lemon pepper seasoning–to avoid having to measure and make my own blend and you’ll see why this is such an easy gluten and dairy-free chicken dinner! #winnerwinner

Allergy-friendly Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta

I hope this also helps you have a comforting pasta dish this fall, one that your whole family can enjoy–no matter their dietary restrictions!

Also–I sometimes get asked where to find these specialty ingredients. The Barilla pasta was bought at one of my FAVORITE stores, Winco. I love them for the bulk spices–it’s so much cheaper! If you just go to the regular pasta isle, you’ll see the sea of blue containers–so you’ll know you’re in the right Barilla section. What’s nice about Winco is that they have the red tags so you can clearly find the gluten-free boxes. Here’s a picture if that helps:

Where to find gluten-free barila pasta at winco

And to help rest assure anyone who has egg allergies like we do: I know some of regular Barilla pasta has an egg warning. I called them and specifically asked about their gluten-free products. They reassured me that their gluten-free pasta is made on a dedicated top-8-free production line. So, that certainly helped me feel better!

Lastly–if you’d like to try Barilla pasta with a discount, I’ve partnered with them to give you this coupon! So, be sure to head to grab this pasta when making this dish.

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How to make lemon chicken pasta gluten and dairy free

Dairy & Gluten-free Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta

Yield: 2-3 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

A creamy lemon pan sauce slathers perfectly-textured gluten-free pasta to make for a comforting pasta night at home. Free of gluten, dairy, egg, soy, peanut and tree nuts, this dietary friendly dish gives you all of the flavor without the typical allergens. This Dairy & Gluten-free Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta is sure to be in your regular dinner rotation from here on out--especially since it's done in under 30 minutes!

Ingredients

  • CHICKEN INGREDIENTS:
  • 2 Chicken Breasts, sliced in half
  • Olive oil
  • Lemon pepper seasoning
  • CREAMY LEMON SAUCE INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 cup full-fat canned coconut cream (found in the Asian isle)
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • PASTA INGREDIENTS:
  • half of a 12 oz box of Barilla gluten-free spaghetti
  • large stock pot of water
  • 1 Tablespoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon of dried minced garlic
  • OPTIONAL TOPPINGS:
  • cherry tomatoes, or chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. In a large stock pot filled with water over medium high heat, add the salt and dried minced garlic. Bring to a boil. Once it's boiling, add your barilla pasta and boil for 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  2. While your pasta is boiling, add a generous amount of olive oil to a pan over medium heat. While it's heating, thinly slice your chicken breasts and season generously with lemon pepper seasoning. I did about 1/4-1/2 a teaspoon on each piece. Add the seasoned chicken to the olive oil and cook until done.
  3. Set the chicken aside and add to the pan all of the sauce ingredients. Use a flat whisk to thoroughly stir and combine. Once the sauce is heated through, add in your pasta and stir to coat. Top with your cooked chicken breasts. Garnish as desired and serve.
  4. Leftovers keep well for a day in an air-tight container.

Notes

Adapted heavily from: The Recipe Critic

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About Megan Lavin

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Comments

  1. Candace Sturges

    January 14, 2021 at 8:56 PM

    Seriously just made this. Just recently was able to self diagnose me with Celiacs disease after months of getting false diagnoses. This is absolutely delicious. I even put cherry tomatoes in it. It tastes like one of those expensive Italian dishes you would get from a restaurant. Amazing!

    Reply
    • Megan Lavin

      January 14, 2021 at 9:26 PM

      I am so happy you liked it. Thank you for the kind feedback.

      Reply
  2. Meredith Garrish

    January 7, 2021 at 7:56 AM

    do you think this sauce would freeze well?

    Reply
    • Megan Lavin

      January 7, 2021 at 10:13 AM

      Hi Meredith. I’ve never tried it so I can’t say for sure.

      Reply
  3. Cora Roth

    June 14, 2020 at 7:19 AM

    I was looking for a nice kosher way to have a creamy chicken dish, and two of your recipes are exactly what I was hoping for. In addition, I appreciate the way you organize your site. I have walked away from other sites because they won’t just give me the recipe and let me go. Yours, by contrast, invites me to jump to the recipe and then offers me a quick print. Thank you for this.

    Reply
    • Megan Lavin

      June 17, 2020 at 3:21 PM

      I’m so happy my site organization worked better for you–thanks for letting me know. I’m so happy my chicken recipes have worked for your kosher diet. Take care!

      Reply
  4. Jenny

    June 1, 2020 at 8:33 AM

    I have a yeast allergy and cannot due nutritional yeast. Is there an alternative to use our if left out would it change the taste of the dish too much?

    Reply
    • Megan Lavin

      June 5, 2020 at 5:03 PM

      I’d just omit it. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Mariah

    April 17, 2020 at 6:07 PM

    Mine tasted…. interesting at first.. I realized I didn’t use the same pan as the chicken so I cut up the chicken at the end and mixed it in with the pasta and cheese sauce- definitely added to the flavor. Everyone loved it! My daughter is EF,DF,GF … so we try to compromise on our meals. Luckily we all loved this one tonight. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Megan Lavin

      April 18, 2020 at 4:53 PM

      You’re very welcome!

      Reply
  6. Lauren

    February 10, 2020 at 8:46 PM

    I made this tonight and my picky 6 year old loved it!! That’s a huge win! I loved it too. We just went GF and DF and the dairy part is hardest for him. Thanks so much for this!! I added in some baked paleo turkey bacon pieces and roasted carrots sliced up. So good! I posted it and now everyone wants to try it. We are grateful for finding your page!

    Reply
    • Megan Lavin

      February 10, 2020 at 8:47 PM

      Happy to have you here Lauren. And I agree, dairy is soo hard to lose. I’m so glad that you enjoyed this. Thanks for the feedback. If you haven’t yet, please rate it by clicking the stars in the recipe card.

      Reply
  7. Julie

    January 8, 2020 at 6:50 PM

    I don’t normally the the time to comment on recipes, but I just had to tell you how delicious this recipe is! I was a little weary at first with so much lemon juice, but OMG I absolutely love this and will make again! It was really nice having a creamy pasta dinner for a change with my dairy and gluten free lifestyle. I made an olive tapenade to go on some gluten free toast on the side and steamed some broccoli/ cauliflower to put some of the extra sauce on. (I doubled the sauce recipe). My tastebuds are very happy right now. ?

    Reply
    • allergyawesomeness@gmail.com

      January 9, 2020 at 9:44 AM

      Hooray! I’m so glad that you enjoyed it. I always appreciate the feedback.

      Reply
  8. Jessie

    August 3, 2019 at 7:34 AM

    Made this last night and it was amazing! Thank you!

    Reply
    • allergyawesomeness@gmail.com

      August 3, 2019 at 2:08 PM

      Hooray! So glad you liked it. Thanks for letting me know.

      Reply
  9. becca

    October 6, 2017 at 8:07 AM

    I once learned that you should add salt to a pot of water only after it has started boiling, That way It doesn’t Burn on the bottom of the pot While you’re trying to Bring the water to a boil Which could cause A weird Bitter taste

    Reply
    • allergyawesomeness@gmail.com

      October 6, 2017 at 9:06 AM

      Thanks for the feedback–that’s interesting! I’ve never had it burn, but better to be safe than sorry I guess.

      Reply
  10. Alina

    October 5, 2017 at 4:14 PM

    What do you recommend as an alternative for the coconut cream? Coconut is one of my allergens.

    Reply
    • allergyawesomeness@gmail.com

      October 5, 2017 at 8:50 PM

      I would suggest using one of your safe milks (rice or flax would be the ones that I think would give off less of an after-taste), and then you’ll have to play with how much you use, since those are thinner than full fat coconut milk. Good luck and enjoy!

      Reply
    • Lauren

      February 10, 2020 at 8:50 PM

      If you can do nuts, the Nut Pods creamers are great as a thicker alternative or maybe play around with a thinner alternative creamer and tapioca flour etc fo thicken it?

      Reply
  11. Sandi

    October 5, 2017 at 12:01 AM

    This is our favorite gluten free pasta 🙂

    Reply
    • allergyawesomeness@gmail.com

      October 5, 2017 at 8:50 PM

      I can see why!

      Reply
  12. Nicole Dawson

    October 4, 2017 at 10:56 AM

    Before going vegan, lemon chicken was one of my favorite pasta dishes! I can say that this recipe is easily tempting me 🙂

    Reply
    • allergyawesomeness@gmail.com

      October 4, 2017 at 10:01 PM

      Ought oh! Sorry for the temptation!

      Reply
  13. Jereann Zann

    October 3, 2017 at 7:13 AM

    Looks totally scrumptious. I would love to add this to our dinner line up!

    Reply
    • allergyawesomeness@gmail.com

      October 4, 2017 at 10:01 PM

      Thanks! It’s an honor to grace your dinner line up!

      Reply
  14. Sharon @ What the Fork

    October 2, 2017 at 6:57 PM

    Barilla is one of my favorite pastas! Also, my family would absolutely love this delicious pasta recipe!

    Reply
    • allergyawesomeness@gmail.com

      October 2, 2017 at 8:27 PM

      Yes, they really are a great brand!

      Reply
  15. Chrystal @ Gluten-Free Palate

    October 2, 2017 at 10:43 AM

    I love pasta that is easy to make and super comforting. Looks yummy!

    Reply
    • allergyawesomeness@gmail.com

      October 2, 2017 at 8:27 PM

      Thanks! Yes, the jackpot is easy+comforting!

      Reply
  16. Kelly @ TastingPage

    October 2, 2017 at 10:36 AM

    Nice to see more gluten free options. Love your recipe. Looks like a great staple!

    Reply
    • allergyawesomeness@gmail.com

      October 2, 2017 at 8:27 PM

      Yes to more gluten-free options!

      Reply

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