Grilled chicken with Lemon Basil Pasta

Name: Grilled chicken with Lemon Basil Pasta Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 grilled chicken breasts sliced; 1 lb pasta cooked al dente; 1/2 sticks butter; 3 whole lemons juiced; 3/4 c heavy cream; 1/4 c half and half; 1 1/2 c grated Parm or Romanon; salt and pepper to taste; 20 whole basil leaves chopped

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

4 grilled chicken breasts, sliced1 lb pasta cooked al dente1/2 sticks butter3 whole lemons, juiced3/4 c heavy cream1/4 c half and half1 1/2 c grated Parm or Romanonsalt and pepper to taste20 whole basil leaves, chopped

Directions

Cook pasta, reserving 1 cup of hot pasta water when you drain. Set Pasta aside in a colander. In the same pot, melt butter over Med. heat. Squeeze in the juice of 3-4 lemons. Whisk together. Pour in cream and half and half. Whisk until hot. Dump in cheese and whisk until melted. Add salt and pepper. Check consistency, adding some of the hot pasta water to loosen the sauce if needed. Pour pasta and sauce into a large serving bowl. Sprinkle with Basil, add sliced chicken breasts. Serve immediately.

Serving Size: 8 servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JHEIDIBARLOW.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

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