Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Week 16 of 52 in 2010...

This recipe was found by my sister, Caroline, and I had to give it a try. The only difference to the original is that I didn't have time to grill the chicken so I just chopped my chicken in to bite size pieces and sauteed them in some EVOO with salt and pepper and some lemon zest.

Easy Lemon Pasta with Chicken
By: Gina and Pat Neely

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dried penne
  • chicken cutlets, cut into fingers
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
  • 2 lemons, juiced
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Directions

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, until al dente.Drain well.
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large grill pan over medium high and add chicken. Grill until golden and completely cooked. Remove to a plate and slice.
Add the garlic and red pepper flakes to a saute pan with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and saute until fragrant. Add the cooked pasta and turn heat off. Mix all together.
Remove pasta to a large bowl. Add chicken to the warm pasta and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle in chopped parsley. Add the juice of 2 lemons and mix. Before serving top with Parmesan.

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