Lemon Chicken Over Pasta

Nothing is better than a quick and easy meal idea that tastes like you have been cooking all day. Lemon chicken, bell peppers, onions, and garlic served over pasta makes a delicious meal that your family will love.

Ingredients

1 Tbs. butter
1 sweet bell pepper, chopped
1 onion, chopped
4 garlic  cloves, minced
2 chicken breast with skin removed
2 Tbs. flour
1  tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. thyme
1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. cooking oil
2/3 c. chicken broth
3 Tbs. lemon juice
1 Tbs. brown sugar
1 Tbs. parsley
2 c. pasta, cooked

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°.

In a large ovenproof cast iron skillet, melt butter.  Sauté bell peppers, onion, and garlic over medium heat until tender and the onions are caramelized. Remove the vegetables from the skillet and place in a bowl.

In a low dish, combine flour, salt, pepper, oregano, thyme, and garlic powder.  

Dredge the chicken breasts in the flour mixture. 

Heat the oil over medium heat in the same skillet that you sautéed the bell peppers, onion, and garlic in. 

Add the chicken and cook 3 to 4 minutes, or until brown.  Turn the chicken over and cook another 3 to 4 minutes, browning the other side.

Remove the chicken and place on top of the vegetables. 

In the skillet that you browned the chicken, pour in chicken broth, lemon juice, and brown sugar.  Scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pan, as this adds flavor to the sauce. 

Add the chicken, peppers, onions, and garlic back into the skillet. 

Bake for 15 minutes.  Baste the chicken with the pan juices and then bake another 15 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reads 165°.  

Serve over the cooked pasta and garnish with parsley.