Lime Chicken Linguine W/Cilantro Cream Sauce & Roasted Zucch Recipe #356694
My husband made this for dinner last night, I don't know where he got the recipe, but man....it was like eating in a 5 star restaurant!
Don't let all the steps and ingredients scare you off, this recipe is for the entire meal!
The flavour reminded me of being in Costa Rica :)
Prep time is marinating time
by ~Leslie~
1¾ hours | 1 hour prep
SERVES 2
For the Chicken
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
For the Pasta
- 1 (8 ounce) package linguine
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 8 cherry tomatoes, quartered
For the Zucchini
For the Cilantro Lime Cream Sauce
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 bunch green onion, thinly sliced
- Whisk together 1/4 cup lime juice, garlic powder, cumin, salt, and pepper in a large bowl; add the chicken breasts. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours, turning the chicken occasionally.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the cilantro and garlic, cook and stir 1 minute. Pour in the wine, chicken broth, and 2 tablespoons lime juice, and return to a simmer. Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend until smooth. Return the mixture to the sauce pan and stir in the cream and green onions; bring to a boil and remove from heat.
- Preheat an oven to 425 degrees.
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the linguine, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
- Drain well and transfer linguine to a large mixing bowl; add 2 tablespoons olive oil, the Parmesan cheese, and the quartered cherry tomatoes; toss until the pasta is evenly coated in oil.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the chicken breasts, turning once, until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
- Meanwhile, lie the zucchini on a baking sheet and coat with 1 tablespoon olive oil with a pastry brush. Place zucchini on middle rack in the oven, and bake, turning every 5 minutes, until nicely browned, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Return Cilantro Cream sauce to the stovetop and re-heat.
- Lie the zucchini pieces side by side on a serving platter; lie the chicken breasts on the zucchini; pour the cilantro cream sauce over the chicken. Serve with the pasta on the side.
- If there is some extra sauce, toss it into the pasta -- it's delicious! I found I had pasta left over, so I just re-heated it for lunch the next day :).
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