Lemon, Chive & Chicken Pasta

May 25, 2008 | Tags: - - - -

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This is a quick dish you can throw together in a hurry. It was inspired by a nice bunch of chives I picked up at the farmers’ market which I had no plans for. We used rotini, but fresh pasta would probably work better.

Lemony, Chivey, Chickeny, Pasta Sauce

Ingredients:

  • Some sort of pasta, maybe even some Fresh Pasta
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 bunch chives
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 Tbs olive oil

Directions:

  1. Bring water to a boil for the pasta. Don’t forget some salt. Cook the pasta.
  2. Cut the chicken breasts in half horizontally so that they are half as thick. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
  3. Cook the chicken filets over a medium-high heat with a little bit of oil. It should take 3-4 minutes per side to cook the chicken.
  4. Zest the lemon, removing as little of the white part as possible. Juice the lemon into a large bowl and add the zest and olive oil.
  5. Finely chop the chive and add them to the bowl. Chop the chicken width-wise into bite size strips. Add the chicken in with everything else.
  6. When the pasta is done, drain and toss in the bowl with all the other stuff. Yum.

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