To save time, use pre-packaged grilled chicken strips.
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:
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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