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Creamy lemon chicken pasta in a white plate
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Creamy lemon chicken

A delicious dish of creamy lemon chicken. It's a great family dinner and has enough steps in it for kids to help with and get busy in the kitchen.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 376
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large chicken breasts
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 red onion diced
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 50 ml water
  • 120 ml double cream
  • 85 g baby spinach
  • 2 tbsp parmesan plus extra for serving
  • Pasta

Method
 

Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet.
    Cook the chicken
    1. Cut the chicken into small pieces and fry over a medium heat. Once it’s browned on all sides, set aside.
    Chop the onion and garlic
      Prepare the vegetables
      1. Peel and chop the onion and garlic. And Zest and juice the lemon. Pop the lemon in the microwave for 10-15 seconds – this will help you get a lot more juice out of it.
      Cook the onion
      1. Wipe the pan the chicken was in with a paper towel and add a tablespoon of butter. Fry the onion and garlic for a few minutes until they have softened.
      Add the lemon
      1. Add the lemon zest and juice and stir everything together. Add a tsp of thyme.
      Add the liquids
      1. Pour in the water and double cream.
      2. Add the spinach and leave it in the pan to wilt for a minute or so.
      3. Add the cooked chicken back in along with the cooked pasta and parmesan. Give everything one final stir to coat the pasta and chicken in the sauce.
      4. Serve the a sprinkle of parmesan.