Saturday, August 19, 2006

Pasta: Baked Lemon-Basil Pasta with Chicken

Serves 6

3 cups bow-tie pasta
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast, half cut into bite size pieces
1 t lemon-pepper
1/4 cup butter
2 T olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup white wine
2 cups sour cream
1 T chopped basil
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup grated mozzarella
1 T chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup torn fresh spinach
Cook pasta according to instructions.  Drain.  Preheat oven to 375 F (190C). Season chicken with lemon pepper.  Melt butter with olive oil in skillet over med heat, cook and stir the chicken until no longer pink in the center. Remove and place in bottom of a casserole dish.  In same skilled, add garliv, wine, sour cream, basil, lemon zest, and 1/2 lemon juice.  Bring to boil, stirring constantly.  Remove skillet from heat, stir in pasta.  Spoon over chicken and cover with foil.  Bake in oven until heated through, abou 15 mins.  Uncover, sprinkle evenly with cheeses, parsley, spinach, and drizzle with remaining lemon juice.  Bake uncovered 10 mins.

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