Mary's Kitchen: Easy Lemon Pasta With Chicken

This pasta dish is very easy and quick to make.I saw this recipe in food network

channel and tried it out.It came out very well.I immediately wanted to share this

recipe in my blog with my family and friends.Try it sometime and hope y'all will

enjoy it as much as we did.

Ingredients:

Dried Penne Pasta/Spiral Pasta - 1 Lb

Grilled Chicken Breasts - 2 (Cut into bite size pieces)

Garlic Cloves - 3 (Sliced)

Red Pepper Flakes - 1/4 tsp.

Olive Oil - 3 tbsp.

Fresh Parsley - 3 tbsp. (Roughly Chopped - For Garnish)

Lemons - 2 (Juiced)

Grated Parmesan Cheese - 1/2 Cup

Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper - To Taste.

Method:

Boil some water in a large pot with 1 tsp. of salt.Add the pasta and cook it until al dente

or according to the package directions.Then drain it well.Set it aside.

Season the chicken breasts with salt and black pepper powder.Heat a large grill pan over

medium high and add the chicken breasts.Grill until golden and completely cooked.

Remove to a plate and slice it.Keep it aside.

Heat a sauce pan with 3 tbsp. of olive oil and add the sliced garlic cloves and red pepper

flakes and saute till they are fragnant in medium heat.Add the cooked pasta and turn the

heat off.Mix the sauteed garlic cloves,red pepper flakes and cooked pasta together.

Remove pasta to a large bowl.Add the grilled chicken breasts (sliced) to the warm pasta

and season with salt and black pepper.Sprinkle in freshly chopped parsley.Add the juice

of 2 lemons and mix.Before serving,top it with grated parmesan cheese and serve.

Source : Patrick and Gina Neely from Food Network Channel.

Note : I made this dish with brown rice pasta (spirals).Brown rice pasta is

available in Walmart under the Pasta Aisle.

Brown Rice Pasta is Gluten-free and not mushy like regular pasta.

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