This creamy lemon chicken pasta will immediately be added to your “make again” list.

This is a rich pasta dinner, with cream and cheese, but the lemon makes it feel light.

We’ll have seconds, just!

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It’s sure to be a hit with everyone at the table.

Here’s a brief outline of the process.

The full recipe is further below.

Southern Living Lemon Chicken Pasta ingredients

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Use a rotisserie chicken to help speed up the process for a weeknight meal.

Drizzle lemon juice over the chicken to add lemon flavor into the chicken.

If you don’t have linguine, spaghetti or fettuccine would work nicely with this cream sauce, too.

Southern Living Lemon Chicken Pasta cooked linguine in the strainer

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Instead of zucchini (or in addition to it), consider sauteing some asparagus or broccoli florets.

You could always add a side ofroasted broccoli,too.

Store chicken and sauce separately after cooling.

Southern Living Lemon Chicken Pasta preparing the breading station

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Slice zucchini, and keep in an airtight container.

Finish with the cooked chicken and garnishes.

Add a little cream or milk if the pasta is too thick to reheat evenly.

Southern Living Lemon Chicken Pasta breading the chicken

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Ingredients

1 (16-oz.)

Add linguine; cook until al dente, about 7 minutes.

Southern Living Lemon Chicken Pasta cooking the zucchini

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Place egg in a third shallow bowl.

Set chicken aside on a plate.

Repeat process with remaining pieces of chicken, flour, egg, and panko mixture.

Southern Living Lemon Chicken Pasta cooking the chicken in the skillet

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(Discard any remaining flour, egg, and panko mixture.)

Cook zucchini:

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high until shimmering.

Add half of the zucchini evenly spaced in skillet, pressing slightly so surface makes contact with skillet.

Southern Living Lemon Chicken Pasta melting the butter for the sauce

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Cook, undisturbed, until browned in spots, about 1 minute.

Flip, and cook on other side, 1 minute.

Transfer to a plate, and set aside.

Southern Living Lemon Chicken Pasta adding the cream and pasta cooking water to the pan

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Repeat process with remaining zucchini.

Cook chicken:

Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in skillet over medium-high until shimmering.

Transfer chicken to a plate; wipe skillet clean.

Southern Living Lemon Chicken Pasta adding the lemon juice and cheese to the pan

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Repeat process with remaining 3 tablespoons oil and remaining 3 pieces chicken; set aside, and keep warm.

Begin sauce:

Add butter to large pot used to cook pasta, and melt over medium-high.

Add garlic and onion powder, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Southern Living Lemon Chicken Pasta adding the pasta and zucchini to the sauce

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Garnish with parsley and lemon slices.

Southern Living Lemon Chicken Pasta ready to serve

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