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We enjoy lemon herb chicken mixed with olive oil & farfalle pasta during the summer. Add black olives if you like. My family loves it.
- Vicky, Kentucky

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Lemon-Pepper Pasta and Chicken

 

Serve this light linguine recipe as a fast weeknight meal, or enjoy it the next day as a cool tote-along lunch.

 

Servings: 4 servings

Total: 20 mins

Rated:

 

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Ingredients

8 ounces dried lemon-pepper linguine or penne pasta*

1 cup shelled fresh or frozen baby peas

3 tablespoons olive oil

12 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into thin, bite-size strips

1 medium red onion, cut into thin wedges

1 tablespoon snipped fresh marjoram, or 1 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed

4 cloves garlic, sliced

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon lemon juice

 

Directions

1. Prepare pasta according to package directions, adding peas during the last 1 minute of cooking. Drain pasta mixture; toss with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Set aside.

2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet heat remaining olive oil over medium heat. Cook chicken, onion wedges, dried marjoram, if using, garlic, and salt in hot oil for 3 to 4 minutes or until no pink remains in chicken, stirring often.

3. Stir lemon juice into mixture in skillet. Cook and stir for 1 minute more, scraping up brown bits. Gently toss pasta with chicken mixture and fresh marjoram, if using. Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.

4. If lemon-pepper pasta is not available, add 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper and 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel to 2 cups plain cooked pasta just before tossing with chicken.



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