Food & Wine
One-pan lemon garlic chicken pasta
With very little prep and made just in one pan, this one-pan lemon garlic chicken makes the perfect quick but tasty weeknight dinner.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 500g boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 2 centimetre pieces
- Salt and pepper
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup water
- 200g penne pasta
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 lemon, sliced for garnish
- 1 cup freshly shredded parmesan
- 1 cup fresh basil
- ½ cup toasted walnuts, chopped
- 1 cup snap peas, chopped
Method:
- Season chicken with salt and pepper. In a large fry pan heat olive oil over medium high and brown chicken.
- Lower heat and add garlic, sauté with chicken for about one minute.
- Add chicken stock, water and pasta, bring to a boil then reduce heat to low.
- Cook covered on low for about fifteen minutes.
- Remove cover and let simmer for about five minutes or until liquid is reduced by half.
- Add snap peas. Remove from heat, add lemon juice, zest and parmesan cheese. Mix well.
- Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed, mix in walnuts, fresh basil and then garnish with lemon wedges.
Source: TipHero
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