Recipe: Lemon Chicken Pasta Toss

[tamaracat]

I got this recipe from a Better Homes cookbook but modified it.  It's SO good, you might just need to make it every week

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[rainydayslove]

That sounds mouthwatering good! I may have to try that. :)

[tamaracat]

You don't even know. My boyfriend BEGS for it at least once a week.

[rainydayslove]

That just about convinced me, haha. Mhmm. What does this go well with?

[tamaracat]

We usually have a salad with red onion slices and tomatoes with some newman's own oil and vinegar dressing.

for desert we melt a chocolate bar with milk and dip pineapple, strawberries, and banana in it a la fondue.

and of course seltzer.

[magpiefirefly]

I make something like this, only I put white wine or leftover champagne (or a little from a bottle that I just HAD to open for the recipe, and, well, can't let it go to waste, can we?) in with the juice and stock (so you need to balance it out a little). I once substituted some of the chicken for scallops. Mmm. (Dan doesn't eat sea-related things, so it was too many pans to make it a regular thing, to cook some chicken and some scallops and make people happy.)

I've never tried it with spinach fettuccini, but I have some left over from my last pasta-making expedition! I think we will have to enjoy this tomorrow evening! Thanks!

(If I were to die from overeating one food, it would be pasta.)

[tamaracat]

Pasta is my favorite food group, haha.

Scallops sounds good! I've never cooked them before, but I sure do love to eat them. How long do you have to cook them for?

I never buy wine, but I may have to in order to make this new recipe (and to drink, duh).

Let me know how you like it!!

[mistersomebody]

that sounds delicious but with my cooking skills, i'd be sure to screw it up somehow!

[tamaracat]

i know you said you're hopeless, but it's SO easy.

chop first.
boil water.
cook pasta.
put all the things in the pan and cook them, in turns.
mix together.
yum.

[tamaracat]

even my boyfriend can do it, and he's not that skilled in the kitchen either.

albeit he does it a LOT slower than i do.

[comitto]

i think i may try that, it sounds really good! and it's one of those things that can be altered really easily... add vegetables, a little bit of wine, and it's a whole new dish :)

[tamaracat]

Definitely. You can leave it as is or add other stuff. Just don't let it get too liquidy.

Let me know how you like it!

[loved]

That sounds fabulous! I'm adding it to my cookbook (when I decide to make it. Currently it's just a folder in my desk at work. It's on my 101 list, so it will get done eventually!) Perhaps I'll even make it this coming week. :) Thanks m'dear for sharing!

[tamaracat]

It's so easy! Make it this week!

[loved]

I want to. I might see if I can do it Monday. I get home late from work which normally keeps me from making dinner for Dave and I. This past Monday I made dinner and we didn't eat until 8. I was dying at that point!

[tamaracat]

I always eat dinner after 9 because when I get home from work the last thing I want to do is cook. I always have a snack between 5 and 6 to help with late dinner. And, oddly, this eating habit is helping me lose weight! wtf?