Chicken Ranch Dijon

Chicken breasts in a ranch and Dijon mustard sauce are served atop angel hair pasta for a main dish that's tasty and quick.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 723 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 10 ounces angel hair pasta
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, or to taste
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - trimmed and pounded thin
• 0.33333334326744 cup butter
• 0.33333334326744 cup dry white wine
• 0.5 cup Dijon mustard
• 0.75 cup ranch dressing

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil and set heat to medium-low; keep the water at a low boil while you complete remaining steps.

Step 2

Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and black pepper. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook chicken breasts in the hot butter until browned and no longer pink inside, about 8 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a platter, cover loosely with aluminum foil, and keep warm.

Step 3

Whisk ranch dressing and Dijon mustard together in a bowl. Pour white wine into skillet; scrape and dissolve any browned bits of food in the bottom of the skillet into wine. Whisk ranch dressing mixture the skillet, reduce heat to low, and bring sauce to a simmer.

Step 4

Cook angel hair in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain pasta and toss lightly with ranch sauce.

Step 5

Divide pasta between 4 serving plates and top each serving with a chicken breast. Spoon remaining sauce over chicken breasts and sprinkle with parsley.