Fettuccini And Chicken

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lime juice, from lime
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (can add more or less)
• 4 boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 inch strips
• sea salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (or more if like)
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic (can add more or less)
• 1 (10 ounce) can rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies
• 1/2 lb fettuccine pasta, uncooked
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lime rind
• 2 tablespoons butter
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a gallon size food storage bag, combine first 3 ingredients.
• 2 add chicken, seal and shake well. refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• 3 remove chicken and discard marinade.
• 4 heat large skillet and add 1 tablespoon or so olive oil.
• 5 add chicken and garlic. salt and pepper meat.
• 6 cook until chicken is nearly done.
• 7 add rotel tomatoes (do not drain).
• 8 simmer 10 minutes.
• 9 meanwhile cook fettuccini according to package directions; drain. add back to pan.
• 10 add butter and lime rind to fettuccini. add as much parmesan cheese as you like (i added a large handful). toss well.
• 11 arrange fettuccini on platter. top with chicken and rotel sauce.
• 12 spring with additional parmesan cheese, if desired.