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Lemon Chicken Pasta

Lemon Chicken Pasta — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Total 01:00
Yield 2

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces (340 g) boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into ½-inch (1 cm) thick slices
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • Oregano to taste
  • About ½ cups flour
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 ¼-inch (0.5 cm) thick lemon slices
  • 2 artichoke hearts, cut into quarters (canned is fine)
  • ½ cup (120 g) oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained
  • 4 garlic cloves, peeled
  • ½ teaspoon capers
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  • ½ cup (120 ml) dry white wine
  • 3 ounces (¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons / 90 g) heavy cream
  • 1 cup (240 g) loosely-packed fresh spinach
  • 1 pinch fresh rosemary
  • ½ pound (225 g) linguine, cooked al dente and drained

Instructions

  1. 1
    Season the chicken slices with salt, pepper, and oregano.
  2. 2
    Dredge chicken in flour, shaking off excess flour.
  3. 3
    Heat a heavy-bottomed skillet or large sauté pan (not non-stick) over high heat until very hot.
  4. 4
    Add olive oil.
  5. 5
    When oil begins to smoke, add the chicken pieces.
  6. 6
    Cook until pieces are seared on both sides (1–2 minutes per side).
  7. 7
    Remove chicken to a plate and keep warm, leaving the oil in the pan.
  8. 8
    Add the lemon slices to the hot pan and cook until caramelized (about 1 minute per side).
  9. 9
    Add the artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, capers, and red pepper flakes, and sauté for 2 minutes.
  10. 10
    Add the white wine and cook until reduced to a glaze.
  11. 11
    Return the chicken to the pan with the cream, and sauté for 2 minutes.
  12. 12
    Add the spinach, rosemary, and cooked linguine.
  13. 13
    Cook, tossing to combine linguine and sauce, just until spinach is wilted, about 1 minute.
  14. 14
    Serve immediately.
Category
Entree/Main
Method
Frying

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