Garlic Butter Chicken with Zucchini, Corn, and Ravioli (30-Minute Recipe) (2024)

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Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite chicken dinner - Garlic Butter Chicken with Zucchini, Corn, and Ravioli. This 30-minute recipe has everything: protein, veggies, and carbs! It's a super easy and delicious meal that is worthy of consideration for your monthly dinner rotation! Perfect for frozen or refrigerated (store-bought) ravioli!

Simple weeknight dinner

This quick and easy recipe features basic ingredients found in any pantry. The chicken is seasoned with smoked paprika and chili powder, and coated with a flavorful garlic butter sauce.

• I use skinless boneless chicken breasts (you can also use thighs - if you prefer darker meat) that come out super moist and flavorful every time!
• Zucchini and corn pair well with garlic butter chicken. You can also use other veggies, such as asparagus, broccoli, green beans, or Brussels sprouts.
• Add pre-made ravioli, and your dinner is made complete!
• What do I love the best about this recipe? You can make it in 30 minutes! You don't have to make your own ravioli! Just buy refrigerated or frozen ravioli of your choice in the grocery store, cook it, and then toss it with this delicious chicken and veggies!

Garlic butter chicken

This 30-minute chicken is simple yet so flavorful! The seasonings are basic: smoked paprika, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Then, garlic and butter enter the picture and take the whole dish to the next level. It tastes like comfort food. Easy enough to make on a busy weeknight. Fancy enough to serve when entertaining company.

What kind of ravioli to use and substitutions

This is a perfect recipe to make using pre-made, store-bought ravioli. Here are some ideas:

• I used cheese-stuffed ravioli to make this a meatless meal.
• You can use mushroom stuffed ravioli or ravioli with spinach and cheese filling.
• For a more comforting version of this recipe, use beef-stuffed ravioli.
• You can even use agnolotti - which is very similar to ravioli. Agnolotti is a stuffed pasta made from a single piece that is folded over. It is usually filled with roasted meat or vegetables.
• This is also a great recipe to use with tortellini.
• Use gluten-free ravioli. I made this recipe with the store-bought gluten-free ravioli made with almond flour - Cappello's brand - spinach and cheese stuffed ravioli.

How to make ravioli from scratch

Are you feeling ambitious and want to make ravioli from scratch? I got you covered! I have quite a few recipes for homemade ravioli on this site that you can choose from:

• Homemade Ravioli with Goat Cheese and Spinach Filling
• Ravioli with Spinach and Ricotta Cheese Filling, in Tomato Cream Sauce
• Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter Sauce and Pecans
• Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sauce and Pecans

What kind of chicken to use

• I used skinless and boneless chicken breasts. They do tend to dry out faster, so be sure to watch your cooking times closely, ensuring that the chicken is cooked all the way through quickly, without drying out. The addition of garlic butter sauce and veggies to plain chicken breasts certainly elevates them.
• Skinless and boneless chicken thighs would be my next best choice! They are juicy and tender and are usually quite forgiving to cook.
• Chicken tenders will also work great! They are already sliced, so that saves you time. Make sure to avoid overcooking as chicken tenders cook fast.

Can you use other veggies?

Garlic butter chicken will pair well with broccoli, asparagus, green beans, or bell peppers.

Other ravioli recipes you might like

Below are recipes I made with frozen or refrigerated (store-bought) ravioli. I dressed them up with veggies and different kinds of sauces. If you want more ideas on how to turn store-bought ravioli into a complete meal, don't miss these recipes:

• Italian Ravioli with Spinach, Artichokes, Capers, Sun-Dried Tomatoes
• Mushroom Ravioli with Spinach
• Chicken Ravioli with Pesto and Veggies (Asparagus, Cherry Tomatoes, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes)