Lemon Chicken Spaghetti

Submitted by Courtly

""This all-in-one chicken dish, with creamy, lemon flavored sauce, dresses up chunks of juicy chicken and tender pasta. Peas and tomatoes add a splash of color." From taste of home."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into strips
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1⁄2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 8 ounces uncooked thin spaghetti
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1⁄2 cup chopped seeded tomatoes
• 1⁄2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
• 1⁄8 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning

directions

1. In a large skillet, saute the chicken, onions and garlic in oil until chicken is no longer pink. Remove the chicken with a slotted spoon; keep warm. Add the broth to the skillet; bring to a boil and cook until reduce by half. Reduce heat; add cream. Cook and stir for 5 minutes.
2. Cook spaghetti according to pkg. directions. Add peas, tomatoes, Parmesan cheese and chicken to the cream mixture; heat through. Drain spaghetti; toss with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with lemon peel and lemon-pepper.

Reviews

[mom2b]

Very delicious! I think I went a little light on the tomato, so I'll add more next time. It was a hit at our house!

 

[Margie99]

We all liked this. I thought that the kids would turn their collective noses up at it because of the lemon but it was quite subtle so they didn't mind. I did not use the lemon pepper because I didn't have any but my Dh and I squeezed lemon juice over our plates. I used penne instead of spaghetti and used evaporated milk instead of cream. I also didn't have a toamto but I am sure we will be making this again, its a keeper.

 

[Keolani]

We liked this. I did have a problem getting my chicken to brown due to too much liquid in the skillet. The chicken poached rather than browning as I would have liked. I'll fix this in the future by starting with less olive oil. 2 T. was just more than I thought was necessary. Also, I would consider this to be more like 4 servings. We ate it all (granted, I literally made it a one dish meal) even though one child didn't really eat any. All in all though, we will definately make this over and over again.

 

[fugaler]

it could have used more sauce...i like lots of sauce. i didn't measure veggies...i just threw in a bunch...i like veggies, maybe that's why the sauce was so sparse... probably next time i'll make more sauce to compensate for the increase in veggies. i did not use lemon pepper...rather i just squeezed fresh lemon juice over my noodles...loved it. I'll be making this again..YUM!