Easy Lemon Pasta with Chicken

Easy Lemon Pasta with Chicken

Recipe by the Neelys

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound dried penne (or pasta of your choice)
• 2 chicken cutlets, cut into fingers
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons EVOO
• 3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh parsley
• 2 lemons, juiced
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
• 1/2 dry white wine

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, until al dente.  Reserve 1 cup pasta water.  Drain pasta.
2. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large grill over medium high and add chicken. Grill until golden and completely cooked. Remove to a plate and slice.
3. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes to a saute pan with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and saute until fragrant. Add the cooked pasta and turn heat off. Mix all together.  Add wine and pasta water and continue mixing together.  
4. Remove pasta to a large bowl. Add chicken to the warm pasta and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle in chopped parsley. Add the juice of 2 lemons and mix. Before serving top with Parmesan.

-Alyssa