Spicy Garlic Lime Pasta

By KDudek88

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp butter
• Few drizzles of olive oil
• 1 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 2 tsp lime juice
• 2 tsp corn starch
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp dried parsley
• 1 small onion, diced fine
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite size pieces)
• 8 oz pasta (I used shells)
• 1-2 cups broccoli florets
• Optional - Parmesan cheese for topping

Details

Adapted from elizabethscooking.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Bring pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions. During the last 5 minutes of pasta cook time add the broccoli into the boiling water. Drain. (I did this in two separate pots, as I do not like the taste the broccoli gives the pasta).

Mix together all the sauce ingredients (butter through parsley) in a medium sized pan. Heat over medium-low heat. Add onion and simmer.

Meanwhile, cook chicken until no longer pink inside (I did this on the George Foreman grill, but you could do it in a pan on the stove, too). Add too sauce and continue to simmer.

Toss cooked broccoli and pasta with the chicken and sauce. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired and serve.