Chicken with Lemon Pepper Pasta

Here’s another quick and easy recipe for those evenings you’re just too tired to “really” cook or need to get a hot and nutritious meal on the table quickly! Serve with a tossed salad and some crusty bread and you will be swooning! Feel free to substitute shrimp for the chicken – it’s delicious as well.

Chicken with Lemon Pepper Pasta

Ingredients:

• Pasta of your choice
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 chicken breasts, cubed
• 1 green pepper, sliced
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white wine
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning

Prepare pasta according to package directions.

Meanwhile, heat vegetable oil in large skillet until very hot. Add chicken and sauté until cooked through. Remove from skillet and keep warm.

Add green pepper and onion to skillet and sauté until crisp tender, approximately 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and sauté until fragrant, approximately 2 minutes. Remove from skillet and keep warm.

Reduce heat to medium low and melt butter in skillet. Stir in flour to make a roux. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Stir in the white wine, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of pan. Reduce wine by half.

Stir in cream and lemon pepper seasoning. Return chicken and vegetable to skillet and stir to completely coat. Taste and add more lemon pepper seasoning, if desired. Serve over pasta.