Lemon Chicken Pasta

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 648.2
  • Total Fat: 17.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 78.3 mg
  • Sodium: 314.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 87.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 12.4 g
  • Protein: 44.9 g

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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    *Whole Wheat Penne (dry), 16 oz (remove)
    Chicken Breast, no skin, 2 breast, bone and skin removed (remove)
    Garlic, 3 clove (remove)
    Olive Oil, 3 tbsp (remove)
    Parsley, dried, 3 tbsp (remove)
    *Lemon Juice, 2 lemon yields (remove)
    Parmesan Cheese, grated, .5 cup (remove)

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 and red pepper flakes to a saute pan with 3 tablespoons of olive oil 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 and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle in chopped parsley. Add the juice of 2 lemons and mix. Before serving top with Parmesan.


Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NYI31@AOL.COM.