Lemon Pasta with Chicken
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- Number of Servings: 5
Ingredients
1lb penne pasta2 chicken cutlets (appx 6oz total)Salt and Pepper1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes(MAYBE LESS IF YOU dont like spice-but tasty)1 1/2 tbsp olive oil1lemons,juiced3 tblsp fresh cut parsely3 cloVes of garlic- sliced(MORE IF YOU PREFER)
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 to a saute pan with olive oil. Now add red pepper flakesn then garlic 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. Sprinkle in chopped parsley. Add the juice of 1 lemon (you can add 2 because I was a bit skepical but it probably wld have been better!) and mix.
OPTIONAL Before serving top with Parmesan (1/4c)
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RPBC9906.
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 to a saute pan with olive oil. Now add red pepper flakesn then garlic 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. Sprinkle in chopped parsley. Add the juice of 1 lemon (you can add 2 because I was a bit skepical but it probably wld have been better!) and mix.
OPTIONAL Before serving top with Parmesan (1/4c)
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RPBC9906.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 330.4
- Total Fat: 5.9 g
- Cholesterol: 21.4 mg
- Sodium: 255.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 54.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
- Protein: 14.9 g
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