Peppered Lemon Chicken Pasta

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"A delicious chicken and pasta meal."

 

• Ready In: 31mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 6 cups
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 8 ounces uncooked dried spaghetti (or linguine)
• 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 lb chicken breast, cut in small chunks
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 3⁄4 cup sliced green onion

directions

1. Break spaghetti in half; cook according to package directions in 4-quart saucepan.
2. Drain; remove pasta from pan; keep warm.
3. Melt butter in same pan until sizzling; add chicken.
4. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until chicken is golden brown, about 6-8 minutes.
5. Stir in lemon juice, salt and ground red pepper.
6. Return cooked spaghetti to pan; toss to coat.
7. Remove from heat, stir in green onions.
8. Variation: Fresh, unpeeled, uncooked shrimp can be substituted for chicken.

Reviews

[Mrs.Harvey]

Made this the other night, and it was very good! Very easy and fast to make.

 

[KelBel]

This was delicious, quick and simple. After working all day, I came home and had dinner ready is 10 minutes. The bright lemon and the spicky red pepper was a nice combination. I did not have green onion, so left it out. Served with green salad and a nice bold red wine.

 

[Thalvid]

Very delicious recipe. <br/>I used Cayenne pepper instead of the ground Red Pepper though, it turned out well. I'm gonna make this for my friends next week.