Lemon Pasta with Chicken

Lemon Pasta with Chicken

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 5
  • 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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Introduction

Taken from the Neeley's but reduced the oil and thin cut cutlets. Surprising taste with Lemon! Taken from the Neeley's but reduced the oil and thin cut cutlets. Surprising taste with Lemon!
Number of Servings: 5

Ingredients

    1lb penne pasta
    2 chicken cutlets (appx 6oz total)
    Salt and Pepper
    1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes(MAYBE LESS IF YOU dont like spice-but tasty)
    1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
    1lemons,juiced
    3 tblsp fresh cut parsely
    3 cloVes of garlic- sliced(MORE IF YOU PREFER)

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 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.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    great - 4/15/17


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    Very Good
    grest - 4/14/17


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    Incredible!
    delicious! - 5/13/15