Thursday, October 16, 2014

An adventure with what was in the kitchen...

One night I didn't have something planned out to make. Crazy, I know. It ended up being a really good experience because I looked into the the pantry and fridge and figured it out. This is what I came with after a quick search on Pinterest and internet:
INGREDIENTS
1 lb. chicken breasts
½ tsp. each salt & black pepper
1 can {14.5. oz.} chicken broth
⅓ cup lemon juice
2 tsp. honey
8 oz. green beans, cut into 1 -inch pieces
3/4 cup small bite pasta
Parmesan Cheese
INSTRUCTIONS
Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Pour broth and lemon juice into a large pot; bring to a boil and add chicken.
Cover and reduce heat to medium.
Cook for 9 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
Remove chicken from pot; set aside. Increase heat to high and cook sauce for 5 minutes.
Stir in remaining ¼ tsp. salt and pepper.
Whisk in honey.
Add 2 cups water to pot and bring to a boil.
Add pasta and cook for 10 minutes or until pasta is tender and most liquid has been absorbed.
Add green beans to pot for final 4 minutes of cook time.
Stir chicken back into the pot and serve!
Garnish with Parmesan cheese.


This turned out very nicely and, while I don't think that I will make it again, I learned a lot about making a sauce of this nature as well as making a pasta dish without a tomato based sauce.

Until the next experiment...

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