Lemon Chicken Pasta
A delicious, easy pasta flavored with lemon, onion and garlic.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin bite-size pieces, maybe the size of your thumb
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 box gluten-free pasta like Jovial’s fusilli or pasta of your choice
- 1/2 to 1 lemon juiced and zested (I usually begin with half a lemon, then add juice from the other half at the end, if needed.)
- Fresh flat-leaf parsley chopped
- Parmesan cheese shredded
- Salt & pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper optional
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to directions, toss with olive oil when done, especially if using gluten-free noodles, lots of olive oil is a good thing.
- Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Heat 3-4 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add sliced chicken and cook, turning chicken pieces to cook all sides, usually about two-four minutes per side (depending on the size of your chicken pieces), until no longer pink. Remove to a plate.
- Add onion to hot pan, season with salt, and sauté for 5-7 minutes, until onions begin to brown and soften. Add minced garlic and cook for one minute. Toss chicken back in then add cooked pasta, lemon juice, zest and a dash of crush red pepper (if you like a bit of spice), and toss all together. Add extra olive oil if needed.
- Remove from heat, toss in parsley and Parmesan, and season with extra salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!
Notes
You can omit the chicken, if you are vegetarian. Sauté some asparagus or zucchini instead and toss with the pasta.