Family Favorite Lemon Chicken Spaghetti

"This is one of my 6 year old's favorite meals. He has requested that I make it more often. If you like the flavor of lemon, you will probably like this dish. I use whole wheat thin spaghetti to make it even more healthy. *Update* 2-10-10. I made this last night using shrimp instead of the chicken. It was pretty good as well. Instead of baking for 30 minutes, I boiled the shrimp and marinade in a pot for 5 minutes (until shrimp turned pink). I also added a little paprika to the marinade."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 45mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
1 pot
Serves:
5-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cut up chicken into bite sized pieces.
  • Squeeze lemon juice into a small bowl.
  • Add the remainder of the ingredients and stir.
  • Place cut up chicken into a gallon size bag.
  • Pour the lemon juice mixture over the chicken.
  • Marinate for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator (it is better if you have time to marinate for 2 hours).
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spray a large baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Pour entire contents of bag into the dish.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Bring some water to a boil and cook spaghetti to your liking, then drain.
  • Pour the chicken and the juices together with the spaghetti and stir.
  • It tastes better if the juices soak into the spaghetti for a few minutes.

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Reviews

  1. We really enjoyed this dish. The marinade flavored the chicken bits quite nicely and gave it a zesty touch with a refreshing citrus zing. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that the spaghetti noodles were a little bland (and the extra sauce was not quite enough to season the noodles sufficiently). I will make this dish again though, because it really is good. I'll just double the marinade so we have more sauce to "spruce up" our noodles. Thanks for sharing your recipe, micheles3boys. Made for Spring 2011 Pick-A-Chef.
     
  2. We do love lemon (thus the choice of this recipe to make), & the lemons I used were large & very juicy! I did cut the amount of salt in half & substituted lemon pepper for the usual pepper! Also was a bit generous with the garlic, & then my other half convinced me to top it all with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese! Very satisfying, & the recipe is a keeper! Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in this Spring's round of Pick A Chef]
     
  3. Made pretty close to as written only adding a little more garlic (love garlic) and adding some peas in for some color. I did use less spaghetti noodles since a previous reviewer suggested making more sauce. Very good and I will be making it again. Thank you. Made for Fall PAC 2011.
     
  4. As lemon lovers DH and I really loved this dish! It was so simple and quick - perfect for a busy weeknight. I sprinkled it with some fresh chopped parsley - and am thinking it would be great with a sprinkling of Parmesan or Feta. Although my teens loved the chicken, they found the pasta too lemony for their tastes. I will make this again for DH and me ;) - it was wonderful! Thanks michelles3boys! (Made for Best of 2010 game.)
     
  5. This was a quick, easy, delcious recipe! Since I was making another shrimp dish, I made this with a combination of chicken and shrimp. I also added some fresh asparagus.The lemon really complemented all of the ingredients and the flavor was really fresh. I also added a couple of extra cloves of garlic since my family loves garlic. I made this for Spring PAC 2010, thanks!
     
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  1. We do love lemon (thus the choice of this recipe to make), & the lemons I used were large & very juicy! I did cut the amount of salt in half & substituted lemon pepper for the usual pepper! Also was a bit generous with the garlic, & then my other half convinced me to top it all with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese! Very satisfying, & the recipe is a keeper! Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in this Spring's round of Pick A Chef]
     

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