Garlic Lemon Chicken With Linguini
By: Jordan Larrigan
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 4:00pm

Ingredients




Juice and finely shredded peel of 1 lemon
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon dried basil
Salt and pepper, to taste
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cups heavy whipping cream
4 cups hot, cooked linguine
Chopped fresh parsley

Preparation

1 In a bowl combine 2 Lemon juice and peel, garlic, basil, salt, pepper, and half of the olive oil; add chicken breasts. 3 Cover and marinate in refrigerator about an hour. 4 Remove chicken; discard marinade. 5 Heat remaining oil in large skillet and cook chicken breasts about 5 minutes on each side. 6 Once cooked, remove and set aside. To the same pan add cream. 7 Heat and whisk to scrape up browned bits in bottom of skillet 8 Let simmer about 5 min. 9 Cut chicken into thin slices; return to pan. 10 Add cooked linguine; toss to mix. 11 Transfer to serving plate and sprinkle with parsley to garnish. 12 Notes: You may adjust the seasoning to your taste.