Lemon Piccata-Kinda Chicken Pasta
- Ingredients
- 13
- Steps
- 5
- Category
- Mains
Ingredients
- Spaghetti
- Chicken bouillon (for boiling pasta)
- Butter (plus extra as needed)
- Bell peppers, chopped
- Garlic, minced (small amount)
- Rotisserie chicken, shredded or chopped
- White wine or cooking wine (a medium splash)
- Cream cheese (small amount- like half a spoon for 1 person)
- Capers
- Cotija or Parmesan cheese
- Lemon pepper seasoning (to taste)
- Italian seasoning (to taste)
- Fresh lemon juice (to taste)
Directions
Cook Pasta
Boil the spaghetti in water seasoned with chicken bouillon.
Sauté
Melt 1 tbsp of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add bell peppers and cook until softened. Stir in the garlic and cook briefly. Add the rotisserie chicken.
Deglaze & Seasn
Pour in a splash of white wine of some kind. Add the lemon pepper, Italian seasoning, capers, and Cotija or Parmesan cheese.
Make Creamy
Stir in the cream cheese and let it melt into the sauce. Toss the cooked spaghetti into the pan to coat. Simmer until creamy.
Note: If the sauce gets too dry, stir in more butter.
Finish
Turn off the heat entirely, then stir in lemon juice to taste.