Chicken Piccata Pasta Primavera

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Chicken Piccata Pasta Primavera

A light pasta meal, this chicken piccata pasta primavera is a prefect Summertime quick family dinner full of classic Italian flavors!!!

Full of lemony freshness this chicken and pasta dish comes together in less than 30 minutes, and  your family is going to love it . And you will feel good  serving a restaurant quality meal from your kitchen, that’s not only delicious, it’s healthy too!!!!

Customize this Chicken piccata pasta primavera

This chicken piccata pasta primavera recipe is easy to customize to fit your lifestyle and taste.

The first and easier way to make this pasta dish your own is to change the pasta shape.  The truth is most pasta shapes work well in most pasta dish recipes.

Second if your family hates or loves spinach add more or less to taste. I love spinach and add extra most of the time.  Spinach is one of those vegetables that ends up being half of the amount you put in after it’s cooked. Pasta dishes are also a good place to hide spinach for those that don’t have the same fondness for spinach as I do.

Lastly I used chicken stock. You can use white wine instead in his chicken piccata pasta primavera if that’s your preference.

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Ingredients

  • 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast cut into strips
  • 1/2 Lb. Fettuccini
  • 1 Tbls each butter and extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 Tbls. minced garlic
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes
  • 2 cups chopped spinach
  • 1/2 cup capers
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1 cup pasta water
  • 1 cup chicken stock or white wine

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package direction reserving 1 cup of the water before draining
  2. Salt and pepper the chicken
  3.  In a medium size saute pan over medium high heat in the butter and olive oil, saute the chicken along with the garlic until slightly brown
  4. Add the tomatoes along with the capers saute for a few minutes
  5. Deglaze the pan with the broth or white wine
  6. Add reserved pasta water, simmer until sauce thickens about 10 minutes, add spinach and 1/2 the parmesan cheese last 5 minutes
  7. Toss pasta in picatta sauce sprinkle with additional parmesan and Italian parsley
  8. Enjoy!!!!!

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