Looking for more 30 minute meals? Try our Creamy Pesto Tortellini or Baked Tacos! We live off of easy dinners during the summer months and this Lemon Chicken Pasta if light and refreshing and the perfect way to use your fresh zucchini, yellow squash, and parsley.
How to make Lemon Chicken Pasta:
Cook pasta according to package instructions.Prepare chicken by seasoning with salt, pepper, lemon zest, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and onion powder. Cook in skillet with oil for 3-5 minutes per side, until cooked through. Remove and keep warm.
Sauté zucchini and squash in skillet. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. Add garlic.Combine hot pasta to the pan with butter and lemon juice. Mix until butter has melted. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and toss to combine. Chop chicken and add to pasta.
Serve, garnished with parsley and additional parmesan cheese.
Use Fresh Ingredients:
Parmesan Cheese: The powdered stuff, and even packaged, pre-shredded parmesan cheese doesn’t have the same great flavor and texture as freshly shredded parmesan. Also, freshly shredded parmesan melts better, which works great when you sprinkle it over the warm pasta and on the chicken.Lemon Juice: Freshly squeezed lemon juice makes a big difference in flavor!Parsley: adds a great extra touch of flavor that you can’t get with dried parsley flakes.
Recipe Variations:
Vegetables: Swap out the zucchini and squash for broccoli, asparagus, spinach or another favorite vegetable!Pasta: Use your favorite bite-size pasta.
More Zucchini Recipes:
Zucchini BreadZucchini BrowniesZucchini MuffinsZucchini Cake with Cream Cheese FrostingLemon Zucchini BreadCarrot and Zucchini Bars with Lemon Cream Cheese FrostingRoasted Vegetables
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RATE and COMMENT below! I would love to hear your experience. I originally shared this recipe August 2017. Updated May 2021 with process photos. This post contains affiliate links.
