Lemon Chicken Picatta Pasta Toss

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 174.4

Total Fat: 8.3 g
Cholesterol: 27.6 mg
Sodium: 747.0 mg
Total Carbs: 17.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
Protein: 6.2 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Lemon Chicken Picatta Pasta Toss calories by ingredient

Minutes to Prepare: 20

Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1.2lb chicken tenderloins

1 lemon or 2T bottled lemon juice

1/4 cup butter

1T chopped garlic

1/4c fat free milk or heavy whipping cream

1/4c flour

1 1/2t seasoned salt

1 zip top quart sized bag

8oz penne rigati, whole wheat

2T capers

2t chicken base

1/2c white wine

Directions

Cut lemon in hals and remove seeds.
Boil water for pasta.

Preheat saute pan on medium-high. cut chicken into bite sized pieces.

Combine flour and salt in zip top bag and shake to miz. Add chicken and shake to coat.

Add garlic and butter to hot saute pan swirl to coat. Add chicken and cooke until no longer pink, about 2 minutes.

Stir pasta into water and cook for 6 to 8 minutes.

Add capers and chicken base to chicken. Cook for 2 minutes, stiring occasionally.

Stir in wine. Squeeze lemon halves. Add milk or cream and mix well, reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes.

Drain pasta and toss with chicken.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CBIRCK.