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Lemon Chicken Pasta

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A hearty and healthy dish of lemon chicken and pasta.

Ingredients

  • 4 whole Chicken Breasts
  • 2 whole Lemons, Divided
  • 2 Tablespoons Oil, Divided
  • 1 teaspoon Each Cajun Seasoning (or Seasoned Salt), Freshly Ground Black Pepper, Tarragon, Basil, Thyme, And Rosemary
  • ½ teaspoons Sage
  • 1 clove Garlic, Minced
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • ½ teaspoons Pepper
  • 16 ounces, weight Package Pasta, Cooked

Preparation

Place chicken breasts in a baking dish; drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and the juice from one lemon. In a small bowl, combine Cajun seasoning, black pepper, tarragon, basil, thyme, rosemary, and sage; pour over chicken breasts. Bake chicken at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until cooked through.

Meanwhile, saute garlic in the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil for 1 minute. Add sugar, pepper, and juice from half of a lemon; mix. Add cooked pasta and toss to coat.

To serve, cut chicken breasts into thin strips and arrange over pasta. Garnish with slices from the remaining lemon half. Makes 8 servings.

Gluten-free variation: use gluten-free pasta.

Nutrition: 254 cal, 5g fat, 1g sat fat, 0g trans fat, 68mg cholesterol, 368mg sodium, 19g carbs, 1g fiber, 1g sugar, 31g protein, 1% vit. A, 10% vit. C, 3% calcium, 11% iron.

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the country cook on 8.5.2010

I use dried simply because that’s what I had in the pantry. I’m sure fresh would taste amazing!

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boschka on 8.3.2010

Do yu use fresh ttarragon, basil rosemary etc or dried..I have both.

Thanks

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ginabell on 8.5.2010

This was a quick and easy meal. The flavor was a little bland, but probably because I didn’t have fresh lemons so I had to use bottled lemon juice.

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