Chicken Caesar Pasta (One Pot!)

Ididn’t know what to think of this recipe until I dove right in - so simple, delicious and hardly any clean up. Perfect dish to make during the work week! ~Megan Keller

Ingredients

½ cup Parmesan cheese

1 cup Caesar salad dressing

¾ cup milk

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts

3 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning

2 Tablespoons olive oil

4 cloves garlic, minced

1-½ cups chicken broth

¾ pound angel hair pasta, 12 oz.

1 Tablespoon capers

2 Tablespoons lemon juice

Freshly cracked pepper

Fresh Parsley, roughly chopped

3. Meanwhile, shred the Parmesan cheese and set it aside. It should be at room temp when added to the sauce.

4. Take ¼ cup of the Caesar Salad Dressing and whisk it with ¾ cup milk. Set it aside, it should also come down to nearly room temp. Don’t worry if it’s not completely uniform in consistency.

5. Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large highwalled skillet or dutch oven.

6. Add the marinated chicken and let the meat sear, undisrupted, for 4-5 minutes. Decrease heat to medium if oil begins to splatter.

7. Use kitchen tongs to flip the chicken once it’s golden brown and nearly blackened. Cook for 4-5 additional minutes or until golden brown.

8. Set the chicken on a plate. Let it rest for 5 minutes, then cut it into strips. Ensure the middle is sufficiently cooked.

9. Reduce the heat to medium and add the minced garlic. Heat for one minute.

10. Add the chicken broth, milk/Caesar dressing, and capers.

11. Add the angel hair pasta, it will eventually bend as it heats. Use kitchen tongs to gently bend the softened noodles into the pan. Cook for 4-5 minutes.

Directions

1. Slice each chicken breast in half to create thinner pieces of equal size. Season each side with lemon pepper seasoning.

2. Place the chicken in a freezer Ziploc bag and add ¾ cup of Caesar dressing (save ¼ cup for the pasta sauce). Coat the chicken with the dressing and seal. Refrigerate for 20 minutes (or longer if time allows.)

12. Decrease heat to low. Gradually sprinkle in the Parmesan cheese, use the tongs to toss and allow the cheese to melt. Add the chicken back to the pan along with the lemon juice. Stir to combine.

13. Garnish with freshly chopped parsley. Add freshly ground pepper and serve. D

Ingredients

Pretzel Bread Dough

2 ¼ tsp yeast

1 cup warm water

105-110 degrees F

2 Tablespoons whole milk

3 Tablespoons brown sugar

4 Tablespoons butter melted

1 teaspoon sea salt

3 cups all-purpose flour

Baking Soda Bath

4 quarts water

½ cup baking soda