Shredded Chicken Pasta With Fried Basil And Feta

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -3 chicken breasts, halved
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 ounces pasta (any kind you like)
• 1 cup fresh basil
• 1/2 cup feta cheese
• lemon wedge

Recipe

• 1 boil salted water in a saucepan for the pasta. cook until done. about 4 minutes for fresh, and 8 minutes for dried pasta. drain and set aside.
• 2 while pasta is cooking, rub salt and pepper on the chicken breasts. (this is optional, but i like the extra flavoring.) heat olive oil in a large skillet.
• 3 cook the chicken in the oil about 3 minutes on each side or until juices run clear.
• 4 remove the chicken from the pan, and shred. mix chicken and feta with the pasta.
• 5 add a little more oil to the pan and fry the basil. remove when it is crispy. (don't worry, once it's past the wilted stage, it will crisp up. believe me!).
• 6 top pasta with the fried basil and serve with lemon wedges.
• 7 enjoy!