{"id":282,"date":"2012-01-27T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/?p=282"},"modified":"2012-01-21T21:34:24","modified_gmt":"2012-01-22T05:34:24","slug":"recipe-pasta-with-chicken-and-broccoli-in-lemon-garlic-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/recipe-pasta-with-chicken-and-broccoli-in-lemon-garlic-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli in Lemon-Garlic Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This isn&#8217;t one for the freezer (at least, we didn&#8217;t try it out as a freezer meal), but if you&#8217;re looking for some epic dinner time deliciousness, I highly recommend this. This was one of our accidental meals, something we just threw together at the last minute because it sounded good together. Lucky us! It&#8217;s amazing. I could seriously eat this for days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 package bow tie pasta<\/li>\n<li>4 tbsp. butter<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves garlic minced<\/li>\n<li>Zest of 1 lemon<\/li>\n<li>1 c. heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>1 c. grated parmesan<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp. lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>salt and pepper (to taste)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 lb. chicken breast fillets, cut into 1-inch cubes (bite-sized)<\/li>\n<li>1 large head broccoli, broken down<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cook pasta in pot of boiling salt water.<\/li>\n<li>Steam broccoli in a separate pan.<\/li>\n<li>In a saucepan, melt butter, then saute garlic and lemon zest.<\/li>\n<li>Add cream, and season with salt and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Once heated, add chicken. Stir regularly until chicken is cooked through.<\/li>\n<li>Once chicken is finished, stir in lemon juice and parmesan.<\/li>\n<li>Once parmesan is melted, stir in broccoli.<\/li>\n<li>Once pasta is done, drain and then stir into chicken, broccoli and sauce mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-283\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/food_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-283 \" title=\"Pasta with Chicken, Broccoli in Lemon-Garlic Sauce - Steps 1-6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/food_1-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Pasta with Chicken, Broccoli in Lemon-Garlic Sauce - Steps 1-6\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/food_1-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/food_1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steps 1-6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-284\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/food2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-284 \" title=\"Pasta with Chicken, Broccoli in Lemon-Garlic Sauce - Step 7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/food2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Pasta with Chicken, Broccoli in Lemon-Garlic Sauce - Step 7\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/food2-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/food2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Step 7<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-285\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/food3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-285 \" title=\"Pasta with Chicken, Broccoli in Lemon Sauce - Serve\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/food3-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Pasta with Chicken, Broccoli in Lemon Sauce - Serve\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/food3-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mominleggings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/food3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Serve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This isn&#8217;t one for the freezer (at least, we didn&#8217;t try it out as a freezer meal), but if you&#8217;re looking for some epic dinner time deliciousness, I highly recommend this. This was one of our accidental meals, something we just threw together at the last minute because it sounded good together. Lucky us! 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