This dish is creamy and very refreshing. It seems strange to call a chicken and pasta dish refreshing, but it is because of the wonderful lemon flavor. A prefect dish for spring or summer.
Grilled Chicken with Lemon Basil Pasta
Ingredients:
Marinade
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 lemons, juiced
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Lemon Basil Pasta
- 16 ounces penne pasta
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3 lemons, juiced
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup half and half
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 20 basil leaves, chopped
Directions:
- In a medium bowl whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, dijon mustard and honey.
- Place chicken in a resealable bag and pour marinade over chicken. Close bag and turn to coat chicken.
- Place in refrigerator and marinate for 2 hours.
- Remove chicken from marinade, discard marinade, and grill chicken until completely cooked. Slice chicken.
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and reserve 1 cup of hot pasta water.
- In the same pot the pasta was cooked in, melt the butter over medium heat. Pour in the heavy cream and half and half, stir until hot, but not boiling.
- Add in the cheese, stirring until completely melted.
- Add in the pasta and stir to fully combine.
- Add in the lemon juice and stir. If sauce is too thick add in as much pasta water as needed to reach desired consistency.
- Stir in half of the chopped basil.
- Serve the pasta, top with remaining basil and then sliced chicken.
Serves: 8
Calories: 390
Total Fat: 10.4g
Saturated: 4.8g
Polyunsaturated: 0g
Monounsaturated: 0g
Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 92.5mg
Sodium: 203.8mg
Potassium: 21.8mg
Total Carbs: 43.5g
Dietary Fiber: 2.1g
Sugars: 2.7g
Protein: 32.3g
Vitamin A: 6.8%
Vitamin C: 13.8%
Calcium: 1.2%
Iron: 10%
*The nutritional information will vary slightly depending on the brands you use.
*Adapted from The Pioneer Woman.