Lemon Garlic Cream Pasta

Can you believe Thanksgiving has come and gone?! Heck 2013 pretty much is over. I can honestly say I am SOOOO ready for 2014. The year 2013 was crap, I am OVER it! No one I know has loved 2013. My nan even said she knew it was going to be a bad year, she had a feeling. Then all of her grandchildren broke up with their significant others. Needless to say its been an interesting year, I have learned a LOT and can honestly say I will never forget all of the events that have happened this year.

One good thing that happened this year?! I have been SUPER busy, so busy I don't have time to visit my favorite restaurants. It's kind of depressing. But that's my life right now, so I am okay with it. But the good in that is I have been forced to cook more. And cooking delicious things is kind of amazing.

I made this Garlic Lemon Cream Pasta one afternoon when I had exactly 1 hour break in between leaving work and going back to work. Like I said I have had some loooooooooooong days lately. Anyways, I threw it together and let me tell you I was obnoxiously pleased with it. My sister and I begged for it. We ate one dish each, looked at each other and I said to Lydia "Should I blog it?" naturally she said "YES!" so we plated it up I photographed it and then proceeded to eat the rest of the pasta even though we were both so full.

This pasta was SOOO tasty, so easy and I am newly obsessed with this recipe.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, I am off to cater and Afternoon Tea for 75 people at a local museum in honor of the Unofficial Downtown Abbey Cookbook. Wish me luck 😉

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Lemon Garlic Cream Pasta

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Easy recipe for Lemon Garlic Cream Pasta served with chicken!

• Total Time: 25 minutes
• Yield: 2 Servings 1x

Ingredients

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• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts, fresh or defrosted
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp flour
• ⅔ cup heavy whipping cream
• ½ cup parmesan cheese blend
• Zest of 1 lemon
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 3 tbsp chopped garlic
• ½ cup chopped green beans
• 1 cup diced tomatoes
• 6 oz cooked pasta noodles

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Instructions

1. In a large skillet place over medium heat place, olive oil then add chicken breasts cook until fully cooked and no pink remains, the internal temperature of 165F. Place chicken on a plate set aside. Once cooled for a few minutes cut chicken into bite-size chunks.
2. In the same skillet add butter until melted then whisk in flour to make a rue, then add cream, parmesan, lemon zest, lemon juice, and garlic. Whisk until fully combined.
3. Add green beans to the sauce and cook over medium heat for 4 minutes. Add in tomatoes, cook for another 2 minutes. Add in cooked chicken and pasta noodles. Mix together and let cook for another few minutes on low heat. Enjoy.

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Notes

**Use Shrimp instead of Chicken

• Author: Elizabeth Waterson I Confessions of a Baking Queen
• Prep Time: 5
• Cook Time: 20
• Category: Dinner
• Method: Cook
• Cuisine: American

Keywords: lemon cream pasta, lemon noodles, lemon cream sauce

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