Lemon Chicken Asparagus Spaghetti

Lemon Chicken Asparagus Spaghetti

Ingredients
  

  • 4 chicken breasts, grilled, fully cooked
  • ½-pound dry spaghetti
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • ¼ cup butter
  • Juice and finely grated zest of one lemon
  • 2 tbsp. fresh oregano, chopped
  • ½ cup white wine or chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • 2 cups fresh asparagus, chopped
  • 1 small red pepper, diced

Instructions
 

  • Slice the cooked chicken breasts, against the grain, and get the spaghetti boiling in lightly salted water.
  • In a large sauté pan, lightly sauté the garlic in the olive oil.
  • Add the butter, lemon juice and the zest, oregano, wine and Dijon mustard.
  • Simmer slowly for a minute or two; then add the chopped fresh asparagus and diced red pepper.
  • Cook for only about 4 to 5 minutes until the asparagus is cooked but still has a little crispness.
  • Add the sliced chicken, during last minute of cooking, just to warm it through.
  • Pour the contents of the sauté pan over the cooked spaghetti; toss well before serving.
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