Lemon Past with Chicken

Yields 3-5 servings

Estimated cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried penne
• 2 chicken cutlets, cut into fingers
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
• 2 lemons, juiced
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Directions

1. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, until done. Drain well.
2. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large grill pan (or skillet) over medium high and add chicken. Grill until golden and completely cooked. Remove to a plate and slice.
3. 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.
4. 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.

My Review

I found this recipe from FoodNetwork.com. This tasty meal only took 30 minutes, including prep time and cooking time. The combination of lemon and garlic was perfect. This meal was delicious, and best of all it was cheap and easy to make.

Since I was only making this for my self, I made a few changes to the recipe. My changes included:

    3 cups of pasta instead of 1 pound

    2 garlic cloves instead of 3

    2 dashes of chili powder (I did not have chili flakes)

    2 tablespoons olive oil instead of 3 tablespoons

    1 large lemon herb chicken filet instead of 2 cutlets

When i was grocery shopping I came across some pre-seasoned chicken filets, Foster Farms Zesty Lemon Herb filets. I highly recommend using these pre-seasoned filets. They definitely added more flavor and complimented the lemon pasta very well.

Overall this was a great meal! I would give it a 4 out of 5