Gluten Free Lemon Butter Chicken Pasta (Edit recipe)

This Gluten Free Lemon Butter Chicken Pasta is a quick meal that the whole family will love. It’s fresh, tasty and so easy to make. Also can be made grain free.

10 minutes

20 minutes

Difficulty:

Intermediate

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	525
Fat:	18 g
Carbohydrates:	66 g
Protein:	27 g
Cholesterol:	115 g
Sodium:	675 mg
Fiber:	3 g
Sugars:	0 g
Calculated for total recipe.

by Real Food with Jessica

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Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

4 Tbsp Danish Creamery Butter (Sea Salted), divided
1 lb Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
1 tsp Salt
.5 tsp Garlic Powder
.5 cup Water, (pasta water)
12 oz Gluten Free Spaghetti (Jovial)
fresh Thyme
2 Lemon, zested and juiced

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Process

Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Start cooking the pasta according to the box instructions. Mine took 12 minutes to cook. Don't strain it.
Add 1 tablespoon of butter to a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken, salt and garlic powder and cook 5 to 7 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Turn off the heat until the pasta is ready.
Add the pasta to the pan along with half a cup of the pasta water the zest and juice of the lemons. Turn the heat back to medium and stir until everything as well coated topped with fresh thyme
Store leftovers covered in the fridge for up to a week.