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Angel Hair Pasta With Chicken

Here's how you make Angel Hair Pasta With Chicken
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 8 ounces chicken breast (cut in 1" chunks)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil (or more)
  • 1 teaspoon Southwestern seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 cup minced yellow onion
  • 1 large garlic clove, minced
  • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth (unsalted)
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 3/4 cup fresh basil leaves ( roughly chopped)
  • 1/4 cup walnut halves (toasted lightly in a dry skillet and roughly chopped)
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 pound dry angel hair pasta
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 2 ounces crumbled goat cheese
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place 1 tablespoon olive oil in skillet. Heat on medium heat. Place chicken chunks in heated oil and season with Southwestern seasoning and dried Italian seasoning. Brown on all sides.

  • Step 2: Add onions and cook till translucent. Add a little more olive oil if needed. Add garlic and cook an additional 30 seconds.

  • Step 3: Begin to heat water for pasta and add when it's boiling. Cook according to directions.

  • Step 4: To chicken mixture, add lemon juice, chicken broth, honey, most of the chopped basil and walnuts (save some of the basil and walnuts for garnish), and additional 1/3 cup olive oil. Let simmer on low while the pasta cooks.

  • Step 5: When pasta is cooked, add the lemon zest to the chicken mixture and stir in.

  • Step 6: Drain pasta (reserving about 1 cup of water to mix with the pasta if it's too dry) and mix with chicken mixture.

  • Step 7: Plate and sprinkle reserved basil and walnuts, and top with goat cheese crumbles.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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