Lemon pepper pasta with chicken

Mrsrachaelr
Mrsrachaelr @cook_2918626

Ultra quick. Tastes like you worked a lot harder than you did.

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Ingredients

20 mins
6 servings
  1. 3 tbspolive oil, divided
  2. 1 lbchicken breasts
  3. 1red onion, sliced into thin half moons
  4. 3 clovegarlic, minced
  5. 5 ozslice baby portobello mushrooms
  6. 1 tsplemon pepper, divided
  7. 1 tsporegano
  8. 1 tbspbutter
  9. 1/2lemon, juice only
  10. 16 ozangel hair pasta
  11. 1/2 cuppeas

Cooking Instructions

20 mins
  1. 1

    Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large nonstick skillet. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and season both sides with 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper.

  2. 2

    Place chicken, garlic, onions, and mushrooms in pan and cook until chicken is browned, about 4 minutes per side.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. During last minute of cooking time, ladle out and save 2/3 cup pasta water and add peas. When pasta is cooked, drain and toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil.

  4. 4

    During the last minute of cooking the pasta, add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil, butter, lemon juice, marjoram, remaining 1/2 teaspoon of lemon pepper, and reserved 2/3 cup pasta water. Stir and scrape up brown bits.

  5. 5

    Add pasta and peas to pan and toss until coated in sauce.

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Cindy Lynn
Cindy Lynn @cook_3566804
Loved this. I think next time I am going to leave out the peas. I added a little more lemon juice and it was delicious. =^.^=

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