Beach Street Lemon Chicken Linguini

I found this on My Kitchen Cafe. It was a little lemony for me and my family, although I did eat it all gone (leftovers that is). I think next time I will do the marinade for the chicken but leave out the extra lemon part you put the pasta in at the end (the lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, green onions and parsley). I really liked the chicken marinade and the flavors it gave the chicken and pasta! So my advice is to do the marinade, cook the chicken in the marinade and then just add the pasta to this and not add the extra! You decide, but I am definitely going to try this again!!

Beach Street Lemon Chicken Linguini

***This requires marinating the chicken for 3-12 hours, so plan ahead!!!

• 1 lb linguine
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• zest from one lemon
• juice from one lemon
• 3 green onions, chopped (white and green parts)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Marinade

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed or minced
• 1 tbsp cajun seasoning (cut this down to 1 1/2 tsp if you want less heat but don't omit entirely or you will lose great flavor)
• juice of one lemon
• 2 tbsp minced fresh parsley
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 chicken breasts, sliced

Combine the marinade ingredients in a bowl and whisk lightly before pouring into a ziploc bag. Place chicken in marinade and toss to coat. Refrigerate 3-12 hours.

When ready to cook, preheat skillet over medium heat and pour contents of plastic bag (both marinade and chicken) into the skillet. Saute over medium-high heat until chicken is cooked.

Combine juice of one lemon, lemon zest, olive oil, green onions and fresh parsley together in a small bowl. Set aside. (This is what I will omit next time)

While the chicken is sauteing, cook linguine in boiling salted water until done; drain and return to warm pot. Pour lemon juice/olive oil/green onion mixture over pasta and mix lightly (or omit). When chicken is finished cooking, add hot pasta mixture to the skillet with the chicken and toss well. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and toss in parmesan cheese. Serve warm.