Monday, June 29, 2015

Baked Lemon Pasta

Ingredients
  • 1-2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubes and cooked
  • 1 pound Thin Spaghetti
  • 4 Tablespoons Salted Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 1 whole Lemon, Juiced And Zested
  • 2 cups Sour Cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt, Or More To Taste
  • Plenty Of Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • Flat-leaf Parsley, Chopped
  • Extra Lemon Juice
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Cook spaghetti until al dente.
  3. In a skillet, melt butter with olive oil over LOW HEAT. When butter is melted, add minced garlic. Squeeze lemon juice into the pan. Turn off heat.
  4. Add sour cream and stir mixture together. Add lemon zest and salt. Taste, then add more salt if necessary. 
  5. Add drained spaghetti and cooked chicken to pan with sauce and stir to combine, then pour everything into an oven safe dish.
  6. Bake, covered with foil, for 15 minutes. Then remove foil and bake for an additional 7 to 10 minutes. (Don’t bake too long or the pasta will dry out.)
  7. When you remove it from the oven, squeeze a little more lemon juice over the top. Top generously with Parmesan cheese, then chopped parsley. Give it a final squeeze of lemon juice at the end.
Notes
Serve with crusty French bread and a simple green salad.

Source
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/05/baked-lemon-pasta


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