Chicken Lemon Basil Penne

Dear Reader-

This recipe screams summer to me…

It is roughly based off of Jo Ann’s Lemony Angel Hair Pasta in Gooseberry Patch’s Meals in Minutes 10th Anniversary Cookbook.

Truth be told, I set out to make the original and realized I was missing a few things… and then my creativity took over and I ended up making a slightly different dish all together!

I started by cooking up 2 cups of chicken breasts sliced thin and cut into pieces in about 1 T of oil.

I season the chicken with a little bit of salt and pepper.

And I add 3 cloves of garlic -minced- to my chicken.

Psst… I add in a little chicken broth (1/4 cup) about half way through to keep things nice and moist.

Meanwhile I cooked up a box of penne (12 oz) and drained it.

Then I added 1/4 cup olive oil and tossed the pasta to coat.

I then zested  two lemons with my favoritest microplane…

And to that I added the juice of those two large lemons.

I then added the lemon and 2 cups of cherry tomatoes-halved to my pasta.

And seasoned well with salt and pepper.

I then added 1/4 cup of chopped basil.

And then added my chicken.

I mixed well and poured it all into a baking dish (I used my favorite deep dish pie plate , but you can use a 9 x 13 if you’d like)

I then added 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan and broiled for 5 minutes like I did with the Basil Asparagus Penne and Chicken Asparagus Penne (of Pinterest fame ;))

Light, flavorful summer fun in a bowl!

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Chicken Lemon Basil Penne

Recipe adapted from Gooseberry Patch's Meal in Minutes. For more food and fun, visit GOODEnessGracious.com

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time5 minutes mins

Author: Cris

Ingredients

• 2 Cups Cooked Chicken Breast Pieces cooked with 3 cloves garlic
• 12 oz Box of Penne Cooked and Drained
• 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
• 2 Large Lemons- Zested and Juiced
• 2 Cups Cherry Tomatoes- Halved
• 1/4 Cup Chopped Basil
• 1/2 Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
• Salt and Pepper to Taste

Instructions

• Toss pasta in oil.
• Add lemon, tomatoes, basil and chicken-- seasoning to taste and mixing well.
• Pour into a oven safe dish and top with cheese.
• Broil for 5 minutes

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