Lemon Basil & Chicken Pasta Bake
 
Ingredients
  • 1 package boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into "bite sized" pieces
  • 1 box pasta - your choice, we love the bowties
  • 1 tsp. Lemon Pepper
  • 2 Tbs. Butter
  • 1-2 Tbs. minced Garlic
  • ½ cup White Wine
  • 2 cups Sour Cream
  • 2-3 Tbs. Fresh Lemon or Lime Basil chopped up
  • 4 Tbs. Lemon Juice (divided)
  • ¼ cup shredded Parmesan (or other Italian cheese mix)
  • ¼ cup Mozzarella
  • 1 Tbs. fresh Parsley, chopped
  • ½ cup Spinach torn into small pieces
Instructions
  1. Cook pasta as directed, taking care not to overcook so your pasta bake isn't mushy. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sprinkle lemon pepper over chicken pieces and heat butter in a skillet over med-high heat. Add chicken to pan and cook until pieces are cooked all the way through. Remove chicken from pan and set aside. Keeping the skillet over med-high heat add the wine, garlic, sour cream, basil, and half of the lemon juice. Stir frequently until the mixture comes to a boil, then remove from heat. Mix together pasta, sauce and chicken and pour into a 9x13 casserole dish (or two 9x9 aluminum pans for freezing). Cover with foil.
  2. Bake (covered) for 15 minutes. Uncover the dish and add cheese, parsley, spinach and 2 Tbs. Lemon Juice. Stir and then bake uncovered for 10 more minutes. Serve warm.
Recipe by The Little Things Journal at https://thelittlethingsjournal.com/2013/08/19/lemon-basil-chicken-pasta-bake/