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Lemon Chicken Pasta

Super tasty, crowd pleasing recipe that you can make quickly!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked and shredded or cut up chicken usually from a whole roasted chicken, but you can cook and cut up some breasts to go in this
  • ·16 oz pasta we always use the bowtie pasta, but any shape will work
  • 2 lemons or more depending on your affinity for lemons
  • 1/3 cup of olive oil
  • ·Salt and pepper
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Cook the pasta to your liking
  2. In a bowl, combine the zest from 1 or 2 lemons (based on preference), juice from 2 lemons, 1/3 cup olive oil, salt, and pepper to taste.
  3. Once your pasta is cooked, drain it, and put it in a large bowl. Mix in the sauce from the other bowl, cooked chicken, and parmesan cheese.
  4. Enjoy as is, or add extra lemon or cheese! A sprinkle of parsley is a great addition as well.

Recipe Notes

This recipe is very kid friendly, but you can kick it up a notch with some sautéed garlic and veggies added in. This is also excellent with zoodles! It also seems to be a great crowd pleasing dish, so keep this recipe around for an easy go-to dish if you need something fast and easy.

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