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festive lemon pasta

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Recipe by
Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter
Las Vegas, NV

Made this for dinner today- I wanted to make some type of pasta to go with my baked chicken.It turned out great. Give it a try. We all loved it, you will too!

yield 4 -8
prep time 25 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For festive lemon pasta

  • 1 c
    pecans,chopped coarsely,roasted
  • 1 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 12 oz
    pkg. frozen chopped 3 pepper and onion, use frozen
  • 4 lg
    chicken breast halves, skinless and boneless
  • 1 lb
    wide noodles
  • 1/2 c
    fresh parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1/4 c
    olive oil
  • 1/4 c
    lemon juice, fresh
  • 2 tsp
    lemon zest, grated
  • 2 tsp
    garlic paste
  • 1/4 tsp
    black pepper
  • 1/2 c
    fresh italian parsley, chopped

How To Make festive lemon pasta

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350^. Line an 8 inch square baking dish with no-stick foil. Place chicken pieces in dish. sprinkle with seasoned salt and garlic powder and a little pepper. Drizzle with olive oil. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour.
  • 2
    While chicken is baking ,put the pecans in the oven to roast for 10 minutes. Remove pecans and set aside. Put water on to cook pasta, when the water boils add the pasta and boil about 8 minutes, drain, saving 1/4 cup of pasta water.
  • 3
    Place the Tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; add the frozen vegetables and cook and stir once in awhile until tender; about 10 minutes.Turn off heat and let set. While veggies are cooking chop the parsley and set aside.
  • 4
    In a large bowl add the cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest. garlic paste and pepper . Stir well to blend.Add the pasta water and the cooked vegetables. Stir to combine to blend.
  • 5
    Add the pasta, nuts and parsley.Stir to combine. Remove cooked chicken from oven; if there is any broth with the chicken pieces add to the pasta. Mix in. Serve pasta with the chicken..Enjoy.
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