Grilled chicken with Lemon Basil Pasta

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 541.2
  • Total Fat: 21.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 121.2 mg
  • Sodium: 486.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 40.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.1 g
  • Protein: 45.3 g

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Number of Servings: 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

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.