Lemon Chicken with Pasta Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • Calories:
  • 428
  • Fat:
  • 12 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 2 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 66 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 652 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 46 g
  • Fiber:
  • 2 g
  • Protein:
  • 33 g
  • Diabetic Exchange:
  • 3 starch, 3 very lean meat, 2 fat.


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Lemon Chicken with Pasta

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Karen Hall adds chicken to a few pantry staples in South Hamilton, Massachusetts…and she has a wonderful warm entree in minutes. Guests always ask for the recipe, but her friends and “pasta-hating husband” just ask for seconds!

SERVINGS: 4

CATEGORY: Lower Fat

METHOD: Other stovetop

TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 20 min.

Ingredients:

  • 1-1/2 cups uncooked medium pasta shells
  • 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
  • 6 teaspoons canola oil, divided
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large resealable plastic bag, combine the bread crumbs, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat.
    In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute chicken in 4 teaspoons oil until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm.
    In the same skillet, cook onion in remaining oil over medium heat until tender. Sprinkle with flour; stir until blended. Gradually stir in broth and lemon juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
    Drain pasta; toss with lemon sauce. Serve with chicken; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Yield: 4 servings.


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