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Kevin Aherne's zesty chicken alfredo: Today

Kevin Aherne's zesty chicken alfredo: Today
Kevin Aherne's zesty chicken alfredo: Today

Ingredients

Serves 4

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 400ml cream
  • 400g tagliatelle pasta fresh or dried
  • 4 cloves crushed garlic
  • 1 lemon
  • 150g stick parmesan
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Italian or mixed seasoning
  • 50g butter

Method

  1. Season the chicken breasts with salt & pepper with a sprinkle of Italian seasoning.
  2. Bake at 180 d for 20-25 minutes pending on size.
  3. Remove from the oven and squeeze half the lemon over the chicken and set aside.
  4. Boil the pasta in salted water for 6-8 minutes.
  5. In a separate wide based pan melt the butter.
  6. Gently fry the garlic in the butter for 2 minutes.
  7. Add the cream & bring to the boil, turn down to a simmer for 3-4 minutes.
  8. Add the Salt, black pepper & 100g parmesan and squeeze in the remaining lemon juice.
  9. Toss the cooked pasta in the mixture.
  10. Carve the chicken breast into slices.
  11. Serve the pasta up in 4 warm dishes with the chicken alongside and shave some extra parmesan over the dish & any remaining lemon juice.