Lemon Chicken Pasta - An Everyday Cookin' Classic

This is an Everyday Cookin' Classic for sure.

It takes literally about 10 minutes to make. The hardest thing about this dish is waiting to eat it. The pasta cooking is really the longest part. The technique is easy too. It's all about creating layers of flavor. The pasta is seasoned. The oil has been infused with garlic, onion, and red chilli. The chicken has been slightly charred. A fresh dousing of lemon juice and you're ready to rock and roll.

2 cooked chicken breasts, cut and cubed (if they're not cooked, you can cook them in the saute in Step1 below - this should add another 7 minutes to your cook time)

1/2 cup of frozen peas

1/4 lb of whole grain pasta

2 table spoons of minced garlic

2 tablespoons of minced onion or shallots

1/8 tablespoon of red pepper flakes

5 tablespoons of olive oil, separated

salt and pepper to taste

juice & zest of 1 lemon

Step 1 - Cook pasta - be sure to add salt

Step 2 - In 1 table spoon of olive oil, heat up cooked chicken - get a few char marks - they taste great

Step 3 - Throw everything else in (except for the lemon juice and zest) until it's all heated through and coming together nicely

Step 4 - Drain pasta and toss in sauce

Step 5 - Plate and top with fresh parmesean cheese

See - it's that simple. It's healthy. It's delicious. And it was soooo quick that I'm making it again tonight.

Just a few simple ingredients

The sauce...nothing but infused oil.

The finished plate