Creamy Chicken Fettuccine

Name: Creamy Chicken Fettuccine
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 , boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 3/4 pound), cut crosswise into 1/4-inch strips; , Salt and pepper; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 cup, heavy cream; 1 teaspoon, grated lemon zest from 1 lemon; 2 tablespoons, fresh lemon juice from 1 lemon; 1 pound, fettuccine; 2 cups, frozen peas; 1 1/2 cups, grated Parmesan cheese; 1 cup, chopped fresh basil

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2008

We wanted to refresh this classic pasta dish and make it a worthwhile addition to every weeknight-dinner repertoire.

SERVES4

TIME30 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Adding chicken transformed this traditional side dish recipe into a quick, complete meal. Though either fresh or dried pasta worked for our Creamy Chicken Fettuccine, fresh pasta is more porous than dried and better absorbed the sauce. When...

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