Spring Lunch!

Spring is here and I am in the mood to make some yummy spring lunches! Yesterday, I made a Lemon Pasta with Chicken and some roasted asparagus! Then for dessert I made a fruit dip for strawberries! It's from Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade Magazine! Yummy!

Lemon Pasta with Chicken
Ingredients:

1 lb dried penne (or use any pasta you want! I used farfalle!)
2 chicken breast tenders
3 cloves garlic, sliced
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
3 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp roughly chopped parsley, for garnish
2 lemons, juiced
1/2 c grated parmesean (I prefer shredded, but use what you like!)

Directions:

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, until al dente. Drain well.

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large grill pan over medium high and add chicken.

Grill until golden and completely cooked. Remove to a plate and slice.

Add the garlic and red pepper flakes to a saute pan with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and saute until fragrant. Add the cooked pasta and turn heat off. Mix all together.

Remove pasta to a large bowl. Add chicken to the warm pasta and season with salt and pepper.

Sprinkle in chopped parsley. Add the juice of 2 lemons and mix. Before serving top with Parmesan.

Lemon Sour Cream Fruit Dip
Ingredients:

1 c (8 oz.) sour cream
1/4 c brown sugar
zest of 1 lemon
juice of 1 lemon

Directions:

Mix all ingredients. Serve with fruit! Yum!