This lemon chicken fettuccine is a refreshing pasta recipe made with chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, herbs and a light lemon dressing. Easy and delicious in 30 minutes!
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Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta
The fresh lemon paired with the chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, parsley and a homemade dressing is the perfect combination of summer flavors in this light and bright fettuccine dish. It’s a nice change from fettuccine alfredo with chicken or creamy chicken pasta!
This lemon chicken fettuccine is one of my family’s new favorite meals. It’s easy to make with just a few ingredients and ready. in 30 minutes! We also can’t get enough of this carbonara and chicken piccata recipe!
How to Make Lemon Chicken Fettuccine
Cook the noodles. First, start by cooking 8 ounces (or half a box) of fettuccine noodles according to the instructions on the box. These noodles are thick and chewy, making them delicious in this pasta dish.
Cook the chicken. While the pasta is cooking, dice 3 to 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts into bite size pieces. Season with salt and pepper. Cook with 2 Tablespoons extra virgin oil on medium heat until the chicken is brown and cooked.
Mix in tomatoes and parsley. Add drained sun-dried tomatoes and fresh parsley to the chicken and continue to cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until chicken is fully cooked. Reserve 2 Tablespoons of sun-dried tomato oil for the dressing. I really love the flavor from the tomatoes. They are slightly sweet and chewy and packed with tons of yummy flavor.
Make the dressing. For the dressing, I combined the reserved sun-dried tomato oil, fresh lemon juice, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a mason jar. Then stir or shake with a lid until well combined.
Add noodles and dressing. Add the fettuccine noodles to the cooked chicken. Pour lemon dressing over the pasta and mix well. Garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.
Got more pasta noodles? This bang bang shrimp with pasta and chicken tetrazzini are more favorites!
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Lemon Chicken Fettuccine
Ingredients
- 8 ounces fettuccine , cooked
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 to 4 boneless chicken breasts , diced
- salt and pepper , to taste
- 17 ounce jar sun-dried tomatoes in oil , drained and roughly chopped
- ¼ cup loosely packed fresh parsley
For the Dressing
- 2 Tablespoons sun-dried tomato oil
- 1 lemon , juiced
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper , to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add diced chicken breasts. Season with salt and pepper and cook until chicken is browned, stirring occasionally.
- Add sun-dried tomatoes and parsley and continue to cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
- Add cooked fettuccine to chicken mixture and toss together.
- In a mason jar, combine the sun-dried tomato oil, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Shake until thoroughly mixed. Pour the dressing into the pasta mixture and stir.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
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Nutrition
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Mary Jane
My family loved this and it was soooo easy to make! I will be making this often. Thank you so much for a great & easy recipe! ❤️
Toni
I love how easy this is to make!! Really perfect for weeknights!
Lauren Kelly
I made this over the weekend and my youngest just asked me to make it again since there were no leftovers! Great recipe!
Alex
Love all the extra flavor in this fettuccine recipe! The sun dried tomatoes and parsley make it so delicious!
Anita
This sounds good! I love pasta. Thanks for sharing at I’m Lovin’ It Link Party.
Keshia White
This looks sooo good. I love good pasta! This sounds so flavorful. With a nice glass of wine and a good show on TV, this would make for the perfect evening.
Keshia