Lemon Pasta with Chicken

Ingredients:

• 1 pound dried penne
• 2 chicken cutlets, cut into fingers
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
• 2 lemons, juiced
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
  

Procedure:

1. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water according to package direction. Drain well.

2. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet and fry the chicken. Fry 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.

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. 


Recipe courtesy The Neelys