Thursday, March 24, 2011

Smarter Fettucini and Lemon Chicken

So I was at a Deluca's cooking lesson the other day with my brother- and learned a new way to cook chicken- and its good!
Here is my version of a Healthy Chicken Fettucini:

  • Whole wheat pasta- don't drain and cool- keep it hot and put it in a big bowl- add 2-3 tbsp of cream cheese (garlic and herb to keep it simple), and 2-3 tbsp of chicken stock, salt and pepper to taste. Toss and depending on the consistency you like in your sauce- add more stock or cheese. No need to cook this again because the heat from the noodles will warm your cream cheese and stock. great short cut- and a lot less calories than the full fat cream substitute!
  • The other part is to take 1 chicken breast- slit it in half the long way so that you get two thin and even pieces of chicken. Dredge or dip these in flour with a bit of salt and pepper. Have a shallow pan heated with olive oil and when your oil is ready (see the oil tip 2 posts ago!) drop in your chicken. Keep moving the pan around so the chicken doesn't stick- about 3-4 minutes per side- because your chicken is so thin it goes quickly! When it is fully cooked and lightly browned add about 1/4 c each of lemon juice and water. Let this simmer in with the chicken until the sauce thickens. Your chicken is ready! Serve along-side your pasta and done!

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